How does the Friday and Monday Cashback work on FirstBet for sports, horse racing, and lucky numbers?

Short Answer: The FirstBet Friday and Monday Cashback gives you bonus bets equal to 10% of your total net loss across sports, horse racing, and lucky numbers bets. The bonus bets are credited to your bonus wallet on Fridays and Mondays at or close to 11:00 CAT, with a minimum of R5 and a maximum of R5,000 per cashback period.

There is no opt-in, as the cashback is calculated automatically from your resulted bets and allocated to your bonus wallet.

1. How the Cashback Periods Work

The promotion runs from 00:00 on Friday, 29 May 2026 and continues indefinitely until terminated by FirstBet. The Friday cashback covers bets resulted from Monday 00:00 to Thursday 23:59:59. The Monday cashback covers bets resulted from Friday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59:59. The bonus bets are allocated on Fridays and Mondays during the promotion period at or close to 11:00 CAT.

Your net loss for each cashback period is calculated as cash wallet stakes minus cash wallet payouts minus bonus payouts. A negative net loss means no bonus bets will be allocated for that period, so you only receive cashback when you end the period down.

2. How to Use the Bonus Bets

The bonus bets can be used on sports, horse racing, and/or lucky numbers. They must be wagered at least 1x at odds of 1.5 or higher before any winnings can be transferred to the cash wallet. The stake of the bonus bets falls away when the bets have resulted, meaning you only receive the winnings.

You have 3 days to wager the bonus bets from when they are allocated, or they will expire. The maximum winnings from the bonus bets is R20,000. The bonus bets are allocated to your bonus wallet, which is where you will find them under the sports, horse racing, and lucky numbers cashback.