Referring a Friend to OneRush
Referral schemes look like the simplest promotion on the menu and produce more rejected claims than any other. The reward is not paid for the invitation; it is paid for a chain of things the invited person has to do afterwards, and every link in that chain is a place where the claim quietly fails. This page walks the chain, then covers the part most pages skip: when you should not send the link at all.
How the invite link is tracked
Where a referral programme runs, it issues a unique link or code tied to your account, and that tracking is the whole mechanism. Your friend must arrive through the link and register in the same browsing session, or type your code into the referral field at sign-up. Nothing else establishes the connection: sending the plain site address and telling them to mention your name creates no tracked referral, and support cannot normally attach one afterwards. Two ordinary browser behaviours break it before anyone has done anything wrong — clicking the link, closing the tab and registering next day from a bookmark, or a browser that blocks the cookie carrying the code. Send the link, have them register in one sitting, and check your code is visible in the form before they submit.
What the friend must complete before anything pays
The reward is almost never triggered by registration alone. A typical programme requires four steps in order, and the last two are where claims stall.
| Step | What it involves | Where it usually breaks |
|---|---|---|
| Register through the link | New account, referral code recorded | Cookie lost, or the account already existed |
| Verify the account | Identity document and proof of address | Left undone for weeks, holding the reward |
| Deposit a qualifying amount | Usually the standard minimum, 200 kr on instant rails | Funded below the threshold or by an excluded method |
| Play through the deposit | Often a turnover requirement on the new account | Friend deposits and withdraws without playing |
That last row is the one people miss. Many programmes release the reward only once the referred player has staked a defined amount, which protects the operator against money that arrives and leaves the same afternoon. It also means payment can arrive weeks after the invitation, so check the referral status before contacting support.
Caps, and how the reward is credited
Every scheme limits how many referrals one account is paid for — a lifetime total, a monthly count, or a ceiling on total reward value. The cap exists because an uncapped referral programme is an affiliate programme, and operators run those separately under contract. Past the cap, sign-ups through your link still register but stop paying. The credit itself is usually bonus balance rather than cash, carrying wagering, a bet cap and an expiry like any other bonus, so read our bonus terms breakdown before assuming it is withdrawable money. Some schemes reward both sides, giving the new player a starting bonus alongside the standard welcome offer; where the two cannot combine, the terms say which wins.
Why referral claims get rejected
Rejections are rarely about the invitation and almost always about a shared footprint that makes two accounts look like one person. The risk system compares registration and payment data, and a match on any of these holds or voids a claim: the same residential address, the same IP at registration, the same device fingerprint, or the same payment instrument funding both accounts. The awkward part is that these flags catch honest cases — two flatmates on one connection, a couple sharing a bank account, a friend who registers on your phone. Being genuine is not a defence the system can see, so declare it: message livechat, explain that two people at one address hold accounts, and let them note it. A connection disclosed beforehand is treated very differently from one discovered during a payout review.
The part worth thinking about first
A referral link turns a personal recommendation into a financial interest, and that changes the recommendation. Telling someone who already gambles about a site you have tested is fine. Introducing gambling to someone who does not is not, and sending the link to a person you know has had trouble with it — someone who has used Spelpaus, who has talked about losses, who would treat a small win as a solution — is worse than not fine. No reward is worth that, and the reward is small in absolute terms anyway: capped bonus balance with a requirement attached, paid weeks later. If you are the one receiving an invite and unsure, the tools on our responsible gambling page and Stodlinjen on 020-81 91 00 exist before anything starts. Everyone involved must be 18 or over.
Questions about referrals
My friend registered but I have not been paid. What is wrong?
Can I refer someone who lives in my house?
Is the referral reward real money?
How many people can I refer?
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