Tips for players who don't want to limit themselves
1. Principle of "soft barriers"
If you are not ready to put hard numbers, use soft-limits - notifications when you reach 70-80% of your "comfortable" budget or time. Configure pop-up and push notifications so that the system only reminds you of boundaries, but does not block them.
2. Help from external timers
Pomodoro approach: play in the context of 25 minutes of work and 5 minutes of break.
Forest or Focus To-Do: Run at the start of the session so that the visual "growing grass" motivates not to interrupt the timer early.
Browser extensions (StayFocusd, LeechBlock): severely limit the time on casino sites without reconfiguring the account.
3. "Responsible Partner"
Agree with a friend: let him check your balance and playing time once an hour. Call or message "Are you still in the game?" - easy social control, which does not require formal limits from you, but cools impulses.
4. Dedicated wallets and prepayment
Separate card or e-wallet: transfer the amount you are comfortable spending there.
Paysafecard or other vouchers: Once they are exhausted, your top-up access automatically stops.
5. Psychological techniques
1. If-then technique: "If I lost 50% of the deposit, then I immediately go for a walk."
2. Three-step method: if you want to make another bet, get up, walk 3 steps from the monitor, take a deep breath and only then decide if you need the next bet.
3. Game log: Briefly record each session in your notebook - start time, end time, amount spent. Viewing previous entries cools the excitement.
6. Exit session on signal
Audio signal: set the alarm melody, which for you is associated with the end of the game.
Calendar Notifications: Type "Check Limits" or "End Session" as a daily reminder on your Google Calendar or smartphone.
7. Change of activity
If you feel "flowing" into the game, immediately switch to any other matter: a phone call, a household task, physical exercises. Even 5 minutes off screen will bring back a sense of control.
8. Result
Even without formal hard limits, you can stay within the framework of a healthy game, relying on soft reminders, external timers, social control and psychological tricks. Choose a few suitable tricks, test them and combine them - and you will retain freedom of action with minimal risk of overspending and burnout.
If you are not ready to put hard numbers, use soft-limits - notifications when you reach 70-80% of your "comfortable" budget or time. Configure pop-up and push notifications so that the system only reminds you of boundaries, but does not block them.
2. Help from external timers
Pomodoro approach: play in the context of 25 minutes of work and 5 minutes of break.
Forest or Focus To-Do: Run at the start of the session so that the visual "growing grass" motivates not to interrupt the timer early.
Browser extensions (StayFocusd, LeechBlock): severely limit the time on casino sites without reconfiguring the account.
3. "Responsible Partner"
Agree with a friend: let him check your balance and playing time once an hour. Call or message "Are you still in the game?" - easy social control, which does not require formal limits from you, but cools impulses.
4. Dedicated wallets and prepayment
Separate card or e-wallet: transfer the amount you are comfortable spending there.
Paysafecard or other vouchers: Once they are exhausted, your top-up access automatically stops.
5. Psychological techniques
1. If-then technique: "If I lost 50% of the deposit, then I immediately go for a walk."
2. Three-step method: if you want to make another bet, get up, walk 3 steps from the monitor, take a deep breath and only then decide if you need the next bet.
3. Game log: Briefly record each session in your notebook - start time, end time, amount spent. Viewing previous entries cools the excitement.
6. Exit session on signal
Audio signal: set the alarm melody, which for you is associated with the end of the game.
Calendar Notifications: Type "Check Limits" or "End Session" as a daily reminder on your Google Calendar or smartphone.
7. Change of activity
If you feel "flowing" into the game, immediately switch to any other matter: a phone call, a household task, physical exercises. Even 5 minutes off screen will bring back a sense of control.
8. Result
Even without formal hard limits, you can stay within the framework of a healthy game, relying on soft reminders, external timers, social control and psychological tricks. Choose a few suitable tricks, test them and combine them - and you will retain freedom of action with minimal risk of overspending and burnout.
