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The two minimum deposits
Every bookmaker in this market has two of them and most pages print one. The cashier floor is what the payment rail will accept. The qualifying deposit is what a welcome offer demands before it releases anything. Deposit between the two and the account opens while the offer does nothing.
Where they differ
| Bookmaker | Cashier takes | Offer needs | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| SportyBet | GH₵1.00 | GH₵10 | 10x |
MSport and Wiwi Casino set them at the same amount, so the distinction does not bite there.
The spread across the market
Opening an account costs between GH₵1.00 and GH₵20 depending on the bookmaker, which is a multiple of 20. Nothing else this ledger can read separates the market that widely.
Soccabet and Bangbet and Betway and Premier Bet publish no cashier minimum at all. Their line stays empty here rather than being filled with the market average, because a book that says nothing and a book that says exactly the average would otherwise look identical.
The whole column, sorted, is on the deposit floor page.
Questions about minimum deposits
Which number do affiliate sites usually quote?
The larger one, because it comes attached to the offer they are promoting. That is not dishonest on its own; it becomes misleading when it is labelled "minimum deposit", which is what the cashier will take rather than what the offer requires.
What happens if I deposit above the cashier floor but below the qualifying amount?
The account funds normally and the welcome offer does not engage. On this ledger the difference between the two thresholds is a small amount in absolute terms and a large multiple, so it is an easy mistake to make and a cheap one to avoid.
Is a low deposit floor a good sign?
It is a fact rather than a virtue, and this publication weighs it because it decides who can open an account at all rather than because it indicates quality. A cheap entry and a slow payout is a worse combination than an expensive entry and a fast one, which is why the two sit in the same model with getting paid weighted far higher.