bigbaazi refer code — how invites work.

Where to find your code.

Your refer code is unique to your account. Find it in the app under the profile or invite menu. The same code is shared with both the invited player and the inviter at the point of invite.

What counts as a successful referral.

The published terms describe what counts as a successful referral. The standard conditions across the major platforms are:

• The invited player signs up with your code at registration.
• The invited player completes KYC.
• The invited player makes a first deposit and plays the published minimum number of paid contests.
• The invite remains active for the published validity window.

Read the published terms before sharing your code; the most common source of confusion is the minimum contest threshold.

Read the published terms.

The published refer terms are the source of truth. Look for:

• The bonus amount for the inviter.
• The bonus amount for the invited player.
• The minimum contest threshold.
• The validity window for the invite.
• The maximum bonus cap (some platforms cap the total refer bonus).
• Any state-level restrictions (invites may not qualify in restricted states).

Reading the two sides of the offer.

Refer-a-friend offers are some of the most generous promotions a rummy platform runs and some of the easiest to mishandle. The offer to the referrer and the offer to the referee are usually different, the conditions attached to each are usually specific, and the platform's tracking of who referred whom is the silent mechanism that determines whether either side gets paid. Reading the two sides as one offer is the most common source of confusion.

The referrer may get a fixed cash credit, a percentage of the referee's first deposit, a free entry to a tournament, or a points-based reward. The referee may get a welcome bonus, a deposit match, or a free play credit. The eligibility list for each side is different. The qualification rules for each side are different. Reading the two sides as two separate offers — and verifying each — is the cheapest way to know what the offer actually pays.

Tracking, qualification, and the silent mechanism.

Refer-a-friend offers are tracked through a unique code, a unique link, or a manual reference field at sign-up. The tracking must be in place when the referee creates the account, not after. A referee who signs up through a generic link and then enters the code after the first deposit typically does not trigger the offer. The honest habit is to confirm the tracking mechanism with the referee before they sign up, and to use the platform's official refer-a-friend route rather than a forwarded link.

A refer-a-friend offer usually has qualification rules: a minimum first deposit, a minimum first session, a verification step, or a time window. The referee must complete the qualification before the referrer's reward is triggered. The qualification rules are easy to miss on a quick read and easy to fail on a casual first session. Reading the qualification rules before sending the invite is the cheapest way to keep the offer on track.

Both the referrer and the referee offers usually carry time windows. The referee's qualification window may be seven, fourteen, thirty, or a custom number of days from the first deposit. The referrer's reward window may be shorter — the reward often posts only after the referee has played a specific number of hands or cleared a specific wagering requirement. The two windows can be different, and a referee who qualifies inside the qualification window but whose referrer fails to clear the wagering requirement inside the reward window is the most common reason the offer does not pay out.

The relationship between the welcome offer and the refer offer.

Some platforms run the refer-a-friend offer on top of the welcome offer, allowing the referee to use both. Other platforms make the refer-a-friend offer exclusive with the welcome offer, requiring the referee to pick one or the other. The relationship between the two is one of the first things to verify, because a referee who activates the welcome offer before the refer-a-friend code is applied typically cannot retroactively claim the refer-a-friend credit. Checking the relationship before the referee signs up is the cheapest fix.

One-shot rules apply to most codes. A code that is one-shot per account, per device, or per payment method can usually be redeemed only once on the same identity. Entering the same code twice on a single account typically activates the offer once and returns an error the second time. The redemption rules deserve a quick read before the activation tap.

Honest use of the offer.

A refer-a-friend offer is a legitimate use of a personal contact, but it is not a marketing list. The honest habit is to send the invite only to people who would genuinely benefit from the platform — friends who already play, family who have asked, colleagues with a known interest. Sending the invite as a mass message, posting it publicly on social media, or sharing the code in a chat group is not in the spirit of the offer and can be flagged as abuse by the platform. The honest use of the offer is also the most sustainable one.

The tax position of a refer-a-friend credit is the same as for any other bonus. In India, the tax treatment depends on the form of the credit (cash, bonus balance, free play) and on the player's overall taxable income. The honest record is to log the credit in the same ledger as the rest of the account activity and to seek a qualified tax opinion for the specific case if the amount is meaningful. The desk's role ends at the editorial assessment; the player's own tax position is theirs.

The referee's side — what the invitee should know.

The referee is the person who accepts the invite and creates the new account. The referee's side of the offer is the part of the contract that the referee reads at the moment of sign-up, and the referee's side is the part that determines whether the offer pays out on the referee's end. The honest read is to confirm the tracking mechanism before the account is created, not after, and to confirm the eligibility list before the first deposit.

The tracking mechanism is the silent part of the offer. A code that is in place when the referee creates the account is a code that the platform's tracking system will pick up. A code that is entered after the first deposit is a code that the platform's tracking system will not pick up, and the offer will not pay out on the referee's end. The honest habit is to confirm the tracking mechanism with the referrer before the account is created, and to use the platform's official refer-a-friend route rather than a forwarded link.

The eligibility list is the part of the offer that the referee reads at the moment of sign-up. The eligibility list may include a minimum first deposit, a minimum first session, a verification step, a time window, or a payment method restriction. The honest read is to read the eligibility list before the first deposit, and to confirm that the referee's plan for the first session matches the eligibility list. A first session that does not match the eligibility list is a first session that does not trigger the offer.

The referrer's side — what the inviter should know.

The referrer is the person who sends the invite. The referrer's side of the offer is the part that pays out after the referee has completed the qualification. The referrer's reward is typically a fixed cash credit, a percentage of the referee's first deposit, a free entry to a tournament, or a points-based reward. The reward is published on the platform's refer-a-friend page; the reward is the part of the offer that the referrer reads before sending the invite.

The referrer's reward window is the part of the offer that the referrer reads after the referee has signed up. The reward window is the time the referrer has to clear the reward conditions — the wagering requirement, the play requirement, the time limit. The honest read is to confirm the reward window before the invite goes out, and to track the referee's progress against the window. A window that expires before the referee has qualified is a window that voids the referrer's reward.

The honest habit is to keep the same record on the referrer's side that the player keeps on the platform's account. The record is the prompt for any later query, the evidence base for any later dispute, and the cleanest way to keep the reward on track. The honest read is that the refer-a-friend offer is a contract, and the contract is worth reading like a contract.

The honest use of the offer.

A refer-a-friend offer is a legitimate use of a personal contact, but it is not a marketing list. The honest habit is to send the invite only to people who would genuinely benefit from the platform — friends who already play, family who have asked, colleagues with a known interest. Sending the invite as a mass message, posting it publicly on social media, or sharing the code in a chat group is not in the spirit of the offer and can be flagged as abuse by the platform. The honest use of the offer is also the most sustainable one.

The platform's refer-a-friend page typically publishes an anti-abuse clause. The clause names the limits on the offer — the maximum number of referees per account, the maximum reward per account, the rules on sharing the code publicly, and the consequences of a flagged abuse. The honest read is to read the anti-abuse clause before sending the invite, and to confirm that the invite is within the published limits. The honest habit is to treat the published limits as the floor, not the ceiling.

The tax position of a refer-a-friend credit is the same as for any other bonus. In India, the tax treatment depends on the form of the credit (cash, bonus balance, free play) and on the player's overall taxable income. The honest record is to log the credit in the same ledger as the rest of the account activity and to seek a qualified tax opinion for the specific case if the amount is meaningful. The desk's role ends at the editorial assessment; the player's own tax position is theirs.