Do you set a gambling budget?

[cocopop3011]

Do you set a gambling budget every week or month? Please answer the poll above and let us know if you do or not  

[Afi4wins]

Done. 

[Blackjax]

I used to have a gambling budget of €200 per contest where the first prize was above €200. This would be anywhere between €400-€600 per month. This was before the new payout structure came into play.

 

[loceff13]

Yep, the days of loss chasing etc are long behind me. These days I tend to stick to small deposits with bonus offers and lowrolling as a 20c 1000x brings me enough enjoyment.

If the NZ gambling law coming into force in ~December this year is effective with casinos blocking NZ players I might play substantially less as playing at VPN friendly casinos does not seem fun/safe to me. 

[Icy]

Usually! I let the minimum deposit and the small bets do the work in the hopes of landing a super rare max win, should they exist outside bonus buys, so I can feel like a Loceff13 that impresses and puts the hots on a Cocopop3011 without being fully interviewed by a reporter Afi4wins.

[lucks_maximus]

My "gambling budget" for slots is set by me only taking fat deposit bonuses and is more-or-less self-sustaining, as the money won from either gambling or won on forum contests let's me avoid having to make further deposits from the bank (though ONLY because I don't play much nowadays).

Sports betting is beyond self-sustaining and has been for a while. I almost never play slots on the sportsbook that has most of my gambling bankroll like I used to since they booted me from their main slots promotion in an douchey way.

[formerPokerpro]

i am very happy that  its not necessary for me either

similar to @lucks_maximus  all my gambling is funded by itself nowadays. enough money on skrill to take some nice bonuses and to make the occasinoal raw depo on stars.

i never chase losses since thats the way to lose everything and i mostly lowroll slots.

discipline is the most important skill when u want to be sucessfull at gambling!

[cristalbenaim]

Yes, always. I don’t really see it as a “budget” anymore, more like a hard stop before I even start. If I deposit, I already assume that money is gone, and if I’m not okay with losing it, I shouldn’t be playing that day

[Maddison Dwyer]

For me, “budget” is almost too soft a word. It sounds flexible, and flexible is where gambling gets messy.

The healthier version is more like: this is the amount I’m fine treating as gone before I start. If that sentence feels uncomfortable, the number is too high. Not very glamorous, but it saves a lot of later mental gymnastics.

[loceff13]

16 minutes ago, Maddison Dwyer said:

For me, “budget” is almost too soft a word. It sounds flexible, and flexible is where gambling gets messy.

The healthier version is more like: this is the amount I’m fine treating as gone before I start. If that sentence feels uncomfortable, the number is too high. Not very glamorous, but it saves a lot of later mental gymnastics.

Good point, what $$ that are on my skrill/crypto is what I'm willing to lose too.

 

How is gambling in australia now, last I checked it was pretty grim(even talking about enforced breaks at poker tables at casinos etc).

[marius1978]

I don't have a set budget, I just go through my monthly checklist: 

- Is the rent paid?

- Is the electricity paid?

- Are there food and beer in the fridge?

- Do I have cigarettes?

- Did I buy fresh flowers for the wife?

If yes on all 5, it's my go ahead