Bonus Fraud

Bonus abuse is the practice of players systematically exploiting promotional offers -- such as welcome bonuses, free spins, or deposit matches -- to extract value with minimal risk or genuine play.

Bonus laundering is a fraud pattern where bad actors exploit promotional offers to extract cash from an operator by meeting wagering requirements through low-risk betting strategies.

The systematic practice of claiming operator bonuses to extract mathematical edge against the house, including pure arbitrage where wagering requirements yield positive expected value and grey-area advantage play where promotions are exploited beyond intended use.

The fraudulent practice of creating multiple customer accounts under different identities or proxies in order to abuse welcome bonuses, exploit affiliate CPA payouts, circumvent limits, or evade self-exclusion controls.

Self-referral fraud occurs when an affiliate creates accounts or makes purchases through their own tracking link to earn commissions on their own activity rather than genuinely referred customers.

A clawback is the reversal or recoupment of affiliate commissions that were already paid out, typically triggered by chargebacks, fraud, refunds, or failure to meet qualification criteria.

Qualification rules are the conditions a referred customer must meet before the affiliate earns a commission, such as minimum deposit amounts, wagering requirements, or identity verification.

An affiliate fraud ring is a coordinated group that systematically generates fake conversions, fabricated traffic, or fraudulent accounts to extract unearned commissions from affiliate programs.