A Guide To Bankroll Management

Most people understand that casinos have an edge and that more players lose money over the long term than they win. Even though they understand this concept, they don't think it applies to them, or at least their plan relies on the hope that it doesn't. It's vital that when you get started at a casino online, you plan to lose money over the long term, and you come up with a strategy to control these losses and get the most entertainment for the money lost. This is what is known as bankroll management and it's an important concept for everyone using a casino.

Budget For Many Bets

Casino games are games of chance, and the casino is more likely to win money than you are. If you want to experience a winning streak (and let's be honest who doesn't?) then you have to make sure you have enough bets to improve your odds of winning at least a little bit while playing. The right amount of money to meet this need depends on the game, the house edge, and how big the average win-loss swings are when playing the game. For instance, when playing blackjack with £10 bets, you would want to bring with you a minimum of £300 to give you 30 bets to play with. That offers you enough money to make up for any mistakes you make while playing, and would give you a good chance of winning quite a bit over time.

Whether you're playing at slots, or playing a table game like roulette or poker, you have to bring enough money with you to play for an extended period. If you bring too little you'll feel like you just missed out on your winning opportunity.

Casino players should only play with an amount they can afford to lose.

Only Play With What You're Comfortable Losing

There's only one thing worse than not bringing enough money with you to a table and having to stop right when you feel a winning streak coming on, and that's bringing far too much with you and losing it all. You never want to play with your entire bankroll, unless you plan on leaving the casino for good when you're finished. Instead you should try to bring a comfortable level of money with you, like 10% of your total bankroll or less. If you want to play a game that requires much more money than 10% of your bankroll in order for you to have enough to play, it's likely out of your price range, and you should go to a lower limit instead. Be cautious with how you spend your casino money, and you'll be playing for much longer before running out.

Prepare A Stop-Loss

You're going to lose money on games at the casino, it's only a matter of time. To keep from losing too hard, you should have a strategy in place to help you manage your losses. For example, you could bring £300 with you to a poker table, and when you lose £150 of that you could force yourself to move down from the £0.50/0.25 to £0.20/0.10 to keep the game going longer and to take pressure off of you. If you know how to manage your losses you'll be able to minimize those losing streaks and hopefully maximize your winning ones.

Bankroll management is something that every gambler should learn and practice actively. If you forget to take care of your gambling money you'll soon find yourself without any at all, and that's the point where you'll have to question if you should keep going or not and probably reconsider how you manage your money as well.