“Why was my bonus not credited and why is my deposit missing?” Players often see an empty bonus balance or an unchanged cash balance right after they act. The most common cause is that a condition attached to the bonus or the payment was not yet met, so the system held the credit back.
Welcome bonus and free spins missing from the balance
The player finishes registering or enters a code, and the bonus balance stays at zero while the cash balance looks untouched. Several causes are routine.
- The bonus code was typed with a typo or left out during registration.
- The first deposit was made before the bonus was selected.
- A previous bonus on the account was still active, so the new one could not stack.
- The free spins sit in a separate section of the account rather than the main balance.
- One condition of the offer, such as a minimum first deposit, was not met.
- Sign in and open the bonus or promotions area of the account.
- Look for the offer and check whether it shows as active, pending or completed.
- Compare the deposit you made with the condition attached to the offer.
- Confirm that you entered the code in the bonus field, not in a notes field.
- If you registered with a code, check that it appears on your profile.
- Open the free spins section separately, since spins may be issued apart from cash.
- Complete any remaining step the offer lists, such as confirming your email address.
- Close the page, sign out and sign in again to refresh the balance.
- Try a different browser on your phone if the balance still looks wrong.
- Avoid starting a second bonus while the first is open.
- Note the time you claimed the offer and the deposit that followed it.
- Take a screenshot of the bonus page showing its status.
Contact support when the offer shows as active but nothing has reached the balance after you completed every listed step.
Deposit or withdrawal declined because of a limit
The player submits a payment and sees a message that the amount is outside the allowed range or that the limit has been reached. The causes usually sit with the account or the chosen amount.
- The amount is below the minimum or above the maximum for that payment route.
- The player has already used the allowed total for the day or the month.
- The chosen method does not match the one used before, which some rules require.
- Account checks are incomplete, so larger movements are held back.
- A withdrawal is larger than the balance available after an active bonus is set aside.
- Read the message on screen closely, because it usually names the limit that was hit.
- Reduce or raise the amount to sit inside the range the message describes.
- Try the same amount again later if a daily or monthly cap is the cause.
- Use a payment route that has already worked on your account.
- Complete any outstanding account step before retrying a large amount.
- Split a large withdrawal into smaller requests only where the rules allow it.
- Check whether an open bonus is holding part of the balance back.
- Make sure the name on the payment account matches your player profile.
- Switch from the phone browser to a desktop browser if the form misbehaves.
- Clear the browser cache, then sign in again at https://betmgm-ca.org/ before retrying.
- Keep the reference number shown after each failed attempt.
- Repeat the request once, and do not send it several times in a row.
- Note which route and which amount failed, so support can trace it.
Contact support when a request inside the stated range is still declined twice and no message explains why.
Money left the bank but the casino balance stays empty
The bank shows the payment as taken, yet the balance in the account has not moved. The funds are often in transit between the two systems rather than lost.
- The payment is still being confirmed by the provider.
- The bank reference and the player profile do not match closely enough.
- The payment page was closed before the confirmation step finished.
- Account checks were requested partway through the payment.
- A duplicate request was sent and the second one is being returned.
- Refresh the balance and sign out, then sign in again.
- Look for a pending payment entry in the account history.
- Keep the bank statement or receipt that shows the payment left.
- Wait for the confirmation to finish before starting a new payment.
- Do not repeat the payment while the first one is still pending.
- Check that the name and details on the payment match your profile exactly.
- Complete any account step the site asked for during the payment.
- Open the account history on a desktop browser if the phone view looks incomplete.
- Note the reference number from the bank and from the account history.
- Compare the two references to confirm they describe the same payment.
- Keep the confirmation page or email from the payment provider.
- Retry the payment only after the first one is marked as failed.
- Gather the bank receipt and the account history entry together.
Contact support with both references when the bank shows the payment as complete and no pending entry appears in the account.
Login fails or the account locks after wrong attempts
The player types the password several times and then sees a lock or an error in place of the lobby. Wrong credentials and repeated attempts are the usual reasons.
- The password or email has a typo, or the keyboard language changed.
- Too many wrong attempts triggered a temporary lock.
- A password reset was started and never finished.
- The account is open in another browser or on another device.
- A saved password in the browser is out of date.
- Type the email and password by hand instead of using the saved version.
- Check that caps lock is off and the keyboard is set to the right language.
- Use the password reset link and set a new password you have not used before.
- Finish the reset in one sitting, because an unfinished reset can block the next attempt.
- Close other tabs where the account is open.
- Sign out on any other device you own before trying again.
- Clear the browser cache and cookies, then reload the page.
- Try the phone browser on mobile data instead of Wi-Fi.
- Wait out a temporary lock instead of typing more attempts.
- Check the inbox and spam folder for messages about the account.
- Keep the new password somewhere safe after the reset works.
- Do not share the login with anyone else, since shared use can trigger a lock.
- Note the exact error text shown on screen.
Contact support when the reset link does not arrive or the account stays locked long after the attempts stopped.
Quick Reference
This table maps each symptom to its usual cause and the first thing worth checking.
| Problem | Usual cause | First check |
|---|---|---|
| Bonus not credited | Code missing or condition unmet | Bonus status in the account |
| Payment declined | Amount outside the allowed range | The message naming the limit |
| Deposit missing | Payment still in transit | Pending entry in account history |
| Login fails | Wrong password entered repeatedly | The exact error text on screen |
| Account locked | Too many wrong attempts | Whether a reset link arrived |
A bonus problem almost always comes down to a condition that was not met, so the bonus status page answers most questions. Payment declines usually trace back to an amount outside the range for that route, and the on-screen message names the limit. A missing deposit is most often in transit, which is why the pending entry matters more than the bank statement alone. Login trouble starts with the exact error, because a lock and a wrong password need different responses. The quick reference works as a first stop before any support request. Write down the reference numbers from each attempt, since they shorten every conversation.
The single habit that prevents most of these problems is making one action at a time and noting the reference it produces before starting the next.