What is Bonus Hunting?

10.06.2025
Bonus hunting is the process of actively seeking out profitable offers from bookmakers with the goal of generating income. In this case, betting itself takes a back seat: the main task of a bonus hunter is to find an attractive bonus and extract profit from it.
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🪙 How Do Bonus Hunters Make Money?

To withdraw a bookmaker’s bonus, bonus hunters place bets on opposite outcomes at different bookmakers. Since one of the bets is guaranteed to win, the player secures a payout. This strategy helps fulfill the bonus wagering requirements without risking personal funds. It works especially well with no-deposit free bets and cashback bonuses.

🎯 Why Isn’t Bonus Hunting So Simple?

Bookmakers are aware of these tactics and impose various conditions for bonus wagering. The more attractive the bonus, the tougher the requirements. Bonus hunters often resort to multi-accounting—creating multiple accounts with the same bookmaker—which is strictly prohibited. They also frequently use arbitrage betting, which can lead to account suspension.

Pros and Cons of Bonus Hunting:

➕ Pros:
  • Opportunity to earn without investing your own money
  • Wide variety of bonuses to choose from

➖ Cons:
  • Hard to achieve consistent and high earnings
  • Time-consuming to monitor and track bonus offers
  • Risk of account suspension and withdrawal issues

🔍 How Do Bonus Hunters Profit from Cashback Bonuses?

For example, players may register with two low-margin bookmakers and bet on opposing outcomes of the same event. The losing bet contributes to the cashback, which should exceed the minor losses from betting. This allows for profit even when bets lose.

🚫 How Do Bookmakers Treat Bonus Hunters?

Bookmakers do not welcome bonus hunters, as they have no real interest in betting. If bonus hunting is suspected, the bookmaker may take action, including account suspension.