The casino bonus calendar

What a bonus calendar is and why it matters

Think of a bonus calendar as two layers. The first is the offer layer: start and end dates of a promotion, the time allowed to opt in or claim, and the validity period of spins or bonus funds once credited. The second is the rules layer: dates on which UK law and Gambling Commission rules changed what an offer may contain.

Both layers matter because a bonus that expires is simply removed. A claim window you miss means no spins at all; a wagering deadline you miss means the bonus balance and anything won with it can be removed, as our guide to bonus expiry explains. None of this changes the odds of any game. The house edge applies on every spin, with or without a bonus.

Bonus calendar for our five partner offers

Here are the published dates for the welcome offers we list, as last checked on 5 October 2026. All are 18+ and for new customers only; full terms apply. An offer marked "until further notice" can end whenever the operator updates its promotions, so recheck the page on the day.

The detailed pages for Coral's expiry rules and Ladbrokes' expiry rules go through each clause.

Ten days of claims: Ladbrokes' daily spins

The Ladbrokes offer is the clearest example of why a calendar helps. After a single qualifying £10 slots spend, 50 spins become available each day for the first 10 days, and each day's batch has to be claimed before 23:59. Each batch then lasts 7 days. Miss a day's claim and that 50 is gone; the offer terms cap the total at 500.

In plain terms, a full run of claims can stretch the spins across roughly two and a half weeks. That suits some people and not others. Our pages on daily free spins and the full Ladbrokes casino bonus show how the daily structure compares with a single drop of spins.

Deadline maths for deposit matches

With a match bonus, the calendar turns into a pace. Wagering is the bonus multiplied by up to 10 (the UK cap since 19 January 2026), and the deadline divides that play into days. The point of the sum is not to reach the target; it is to see whether the pace fits the play you were going to do anyway.

Those costs are long-run averages. Any single session can finish well above or well below them, and 10bet caps bonus winnings at £1,000. Casumo limits bets to £5 while a bonus is active, and that sits alongside the UK's online slot stake limits of £5 per spin for 25+ and £2 for 18–24s. Swap in your own figures to see the pace for a different deposit.

If the deadline would push you to play faster or longer than you planned, you can decline the bonus or ask for it to be removed. Under the CMA undertakings you can withdraw your own deposited money during bonus play.

The seasonal bonus calendar: what tends to run when

Across the UK market, casino promotions cluster around holidays and big events. The table below is a guide to themes you will see advertised in general, not a forecast for any of our partners. Partners publish seasonal offers only on their own promotions pages, so check those, and remember most seasonal deals are aimed at existing customers rather than new sign-ups.

For the detail on each season, see Christmas casino bonuses, the advent calendar bonus page and Halloween casino bonuses. A seasonal theme doesn't make an offer better value; the spin value, wagering and expiry decide that, exactly as for any other promotion.

UK bonus rules calendar: the dates that changed offers

The second layer of the bonus calendar is regulatory. These dates explain why UK offers look the way they do in October 2026. The full story is on our bonus rules timeline.

What changed for time-based offers on 19 January 2026

One quieter part of the January 2026 package matters directly to any bonus calendar. The Commission deleted an older clause saying an incentive's value must not depend on gambling for a pre-determined length of time or frequency, and it dropped a proposed replacement. What stays is a carried-over rule: a casino must not alter or increase an incentive if the qualifying spend is reached in a shorter time than the whole period the offer runs for. The announcement, gambling promotions to be safer and simpler (opens in a new tab), sets this out alongside the 10x cap, and the code itself is LCCP SR code 5.1.1 (opens in a new tab).

In practice, this means an offer can have a deadline, but its value shouldn't climb because you hit the qualifying target early. That is different from an offer that releases a fixed allowance on set days after one qualifying bet: the reward is fixed in advance, and the terms say what happens if you don't claim. Our page on the time-based incentive rules covers the rule in more detail.

The Commission's guidance also says operators shouldn't vary or withdraw a promotion for someone who has already opted in, except to prevent fraud or similar unlawful behaviour, according to its page on the right to vary a promotion (opens in a new tab). Dates in the terms you accepted are the dates that apply to you.

How to build your own bonus calendar

A personal bonus calendar takes five minutes and saves most of the common timing mistakes. A phone calendar works, or a note kept with your other bonus records.

1. Before depositing, note the promotion's end date and confirm it hasn't passed.
2. Write down the qualifying action and its deadline (for example, 10bet's 7 days from sign-up to first deposit).
3. Add the claim or accept window as an alarm: 48 hours for Coral's spins, 23:59 each day for Ladbrokes'.
4. Add the expiry of what you receive: 7 days for each spin batch, or the wagering deadline for a deposit match.
5. Put your own spending limit for the period on the same calendar entry.
6. Set one reminder a day before each deadline, not on the day itself.
7. When the offer ends, record the result and remove any remaining reminders.

Step 5 is the one people leave out. A deadline should never be the reason to deposit again or keep playing; if the offer and your budget don't fit together, let the offer go.

Putting safer gambling limits on the same calendar

Since 31 October 2025, UK operators have had to prompt you to set a financial limit before your first deposit, as the Commission explains in new deposit limit rules (opens in a new tab). That prompt arrives at the same moment as most welcome offers, which makes it the natural time to decide your budget for the whole bonus period.

• A deposit limit set for the bonus period caps what the calendar can cost you.
• A reality check reminds you how long a session has run.
• A time-out lets you step away for a fixed period, deadline or not.
• GAMSTOP (opens in a new tab) lets you exclude yourself from UK-licensed gambling sites if you need a longer break.

If deadlines start to feel like pressure, that is a signal to stop. The National Gambling Helpline is free on 0808 8020 133, 24 hours a day, and our guide to bonuses and gambling harm explains the warning signs.

Timing mistakes that cost offers

• Depositing after the promotion window has closed. Check the end date on the day, not from memory.
• Forgetting the accept step. Coral's spins need accepting within 48 hours of being triggered.
• Skipping a daily claim. Each Ladbrokes day's 50 spins must be claimed by 23:59 that day.
• Confusing claim and expiry. Claiming starts the 7-day clock; it doesn't extend it.
• Starting a deposit match before a busy few days. 10bet's 3-day wagering window runs whether you are free or not.
• Assuming time zones. Deadlines follow the time stated in the terms.
• Treating a seasonal offer as extra value. It is worth the same as any offer with the same spins, stake and terms.

Most of these are avoided by the seven steps above, set up before the first deposit.

Where the bonus calendar points: partner offers compared

On timing alone, Coral has the simplest calendar: a stated promotion window of 1 October 2026 to 1 February 2027, then 48 hours to accept and 7 days to play 100 free spins at 10p (£10 of spins), triggered by depositing and betting £10 on slots. Winnings carry no wagering. Neteller, PayPal, Paysafe, Skrill, prepaid cards and certain debit cards don't qualify. 18+, new players, terms apply.

Ladbrokes needs the most calendar discipline: spend £10 on slots, then claim 50 free spins each day for 10 days before 23:59 (up to 500 at 10p, or £50 of spins), each batch valid 7 days, no wagering. Prepaid cards, PayPal, Paysafe, Neteller, Skrill and Moneybookers deposits don't qualify. PlayOJO has the fewest dates to track: 80 free spins on Big Bass Bonanza at 10p (£8 of spins) on a first deposit of £10 or more, with winnings paid as cash and no wagering; not available in Northern Ireland. 18+, terms apply.

Coral and Ladbrokes are both run by LC International Limited, so check the terms before trying to open new accounts at both. More side-by-side detail is on Coral vs Ladbrokes, and the casino bonus guides hub lists every explainer.

18+. Gambling should be entertainment that costs money, not a way to make it. Decide a budget before you play: set a budget. Free, confidential help: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133.