How to understand which limits are right for you
1. Introduction
Personal limits in online casinos help control gambling expenses and keep the fun of the game. Standard recommendations are not suitable for everyone: it is important to correlate your financial capabilities, gaming habits and psychological profile in order to set really working restrictions.
2. Assess your gaming habits
1. Budget: How much money are you willing to commit to a game a week or month without sacrificing day-to-day spending.
2. Session frequency: Whether you play daily, several times a week or sporadically.
3. Average duration: duration of one session (30-60 minutes or more).
4. Betting style: Like small frequent bets or prefer rare but large ones.
5. Emotional stability: are they prone to "chasing losses" with a series of failures.
3. Varieties of limits
Deposit limits: limit the amount of replenishment per day, week or month.
Rate limits: maximum amount of one bet and/or total amount of bets per session.
Loss limits: loss threshold for the selected period or session.
Time limits: session duration and total playing time for the day.
Each type imposes its own set of restrictions - all four work most effectively together.
4. Selection criteria for optimal values
1. Percentage of budget: start with 10-20% of the free budget for the selected period.
2. Distribution by periods:
5. Step-by-step algorithm for selecting limits
1. Define an overall budget. Write down the amount available for games without sacrificing other costs.
2. Specify the monthly deposit. Set it to this budget.
3. Spread over weeks and days. Calculate 25% weekly and 30% daily from monthly.
4. Select rate limits.
Max. rate = 1-2% of the daily budget.
Session rate amount = 50-70% day deposit.
5. Set loss limits. Session loss threshold = 30-50% of daily budget; per day = 50% daily; per week = 70% of weekly.
6. Define the time frame. Session limit - 45-60 minutes; total time per day - no more than 2 hours.
7. Test for a week. Record the actual spending and playing time, compare with the established limits.
8. Adjust. With frequent early operation, lower the thresholds, with insufficient - increase by 10-20%.
6. Calculation example
Monthly budget: €800
Weekly limit: 800 € × 25% = 200 €
Daily deposit: 200 € ÷ 3 (estimated playing days) = ≈ 66 €
Max. rate: 66 € × 0.02 = 1.3 € ≈ 1 €
The amount of bets per session: 66 € × 0.6 = ≈ 40 €
Loss limit per session: 66 € × 0.5 = 33 €
Session time: 45 minutes; total time per day - no more than 2 hours.
7. Additional recommendations
Combine hard and soft limits. Soft limits will give a warning, hard limits - guaranteed blocking.
Enable reality checks. They are triggered after 25%, 50% and 75% of the time limit.
Use self-exclusion during periods of extreme risk. Short pause (24 h) or long (week or more).
Monitor reports. View your limit and notification history daily.
Adapt to the style of games. For "shooters" (slots), lower the loss thresholds at the same time; for poker, focus on betting limits.
8. Conclusion
Personal limits work only when taking into account your finances, habits and emotional reactions. Follow the algorithm: evaluate the budget and style of the game, distribute by periods, set all four types of restrictions, test and adjust. This way you will maintain control over expenses and enjoy the game in a sustainable way.
Personal limits in online casinos help control gambling expenses and keep the fun of the game. Standard recommendations are not suitable for everyone: it is important to correlate your financial capabilities, gaming habits and psychological profile in order to set really working restrictions.
2. Assess your gaming habits
1. Budget: How much money are you willing to commit to a game a week or month without sacrificing day-to-day spending.
2. Session frequency: Whether you play daily, several times a week or sporadically.
3. Average duration: duration of one session (30-60 minutes or more).
4. Betting style: Like small frequent bets or prefer rare but large ones.
5. Emotional stability: are they prone to "chasing losses" with a series of failures.
3. Varieties of limits
Deposit limits: limit the amount of replenishment per day, week or month.
Rate limits: maximum amount of one bet and/or total amount of bets per session.
Loss limits: loss threshold for the selected period or session.
Time limits: session duration and total playing time for the day.
Each type imposes its own set of restrictions - all four work most effectively together.
4. Selection criteria for optimal values
1. Percentage of budget: start with 10-20% of the free budget for the selected period.
2. Distribution by periods:
- Monthly limit = total game budget.
- Weekly = 20-25% monthly.
- Daily = 20-30% of weekly.
- 3. Risk management: If games with high variance (slots), lower the thresholds for losses and bets.
- 4. Time load: if sessions are more than an hour lead to fatigue - set a limit of 45 minutes.
- 5. Emotional factor: with a penchant for "chasing" - more attention to limits on losses and deposits, supplement with hard restrictions.
5. Step-by-step algorithm for selecting limits
1. Define an overall budget. Write down the amount available for games without sacrificing other costs.
2. Specify the monthly deposit. Set it to this budget.
3. Spread over weeks and days. Calculate 25% weekly and 30% daily from monthly.
4. Select rate limits.
Max. rate = 1-2% of the daily budget.
Session rate amount = 50-70% day deposit.
5. Set loss limits. Session loss threshold = 30-50% of daily budget; per day = 50% daily; per week = 70% of weekly.
6. Define the time frame. Session limit - 45-60 minutes; total time per day - no more than 2 hours.
7. Test for a week. Record the actual spending and playing time, compare with the established limits.
8. Adjust. With frequent early operation, lower the thresholds, with insufficient - increase by 10-20%.
6. Calculation example
Monthly budget: €800
Weekly limit: 800 € × 25% = 200 €
Daily deposit: 200 € ÷ 3 (estimated playing days) = ≈ 66 €
Max. rate: 66 € × 0.02 = 1.3 € ≈ 1 €
The amount of bets per session: 66 € × 0.6 = ≈ 40 €
Loss limit per session: 66 € × 0.5 = 33 €
Session time: 45 minutes; total time per day - no more than 2 hours.
7. Additional recommendations
Combine hard and soft limits. Soft limits will give a warning, hard limits - guaranteed blocking.
Enable reality checks. They are triggered after 25%, 50% and 75% of the time limit.
Use self-exclusion during periods of extreme risk. Short pause (24 h) or long (week or more).
Monitor reports. View your limit and notification history daily.
Adapt to the style of games. For "shooters" (slots), lower the loss thresholds at the same time; for poker, focus on betting limits.
8. Conclusion
Personal limits work only when taking into account your finances, habits and emotional reactions. Follow the algorithm: evaluate the budget and style of the game, distribute by periods, set all four types of restrictions, test and adjust. This way you will maintain control over expenses and enjoy the game in a sustainable way.
