Just how much money to place on any given bet is something of a mixed question, and although everyone will have their own theories, there are, in the gambling world, two main schools of thought when it comes to managing your money while betting. First, your money when gambling is known as your bankroll, and just how much of your bankroll you decide to bet will, in part, is dictated by what type of gambler you are and what your aims are. It should also depend upon just how knowledgeable you are about betting in general, and, if you are betting on a sports event or game, how knowledgeable you are about the sport in question, as this is a way in which you can affect your odds of being successful.

First, let’s examine the money management system known as flat betting, which is fairly methodical and mathematical in its outlook. In flat betting, you simply wager exactly the same amount of your bankroll on every single bet. In general, most experienced gamblers will tell you that this will amount to 2% of your total bankroll. Therefore, a punter holding a beginning bankroll of $1,000 will simply bet $20 on each play or event, irrespective of the circumstances or factors around him or her. The more experienced gambler might also begin to re-calculate the amount they are willing to bet when they have increased their starting bankroll by 25%. They would still use the 2% betting ratio, meaning that, once their winnings had taken their bankroll up to $1,250, they would raise each individual bet to $25 per game, as the $25 would now be 2% of their total bankroll. Such a method would negate its use on low percentage bets such as money lines, teasers and parlays.

As you can see, this is a methodical and mathematical method of betting, and is a cool approach to managing your bankroll when betting. It affords you good rates of return for your bets, whilst also enabling you to overcome the lean patches that every punter will go through at some point. In short, you will outlast those making rash choices and decisions that over-extend their bankrolls. It is also true to say that many recreational punters do not have the discipline or the patience to exercise the flat method, and for those merely seeking entertainment and the unpredictable, it may not be for them.

Secondly, we can examine scaled betting. In scaled betting, each of your individual bets will depend on the probability of your success during any given play, how large your bankroll is and what odds exists. The main benefit of this is that it allows a player to be flexible with regard to game situations, enabling the player to exploit any weaknesses. A scaled wager also enables a player to exploit their successful streaks and lay a little lower during lean ones. Rather than simply betting the same amount in percentage terms every time, you can adapt to the vagaries of a given situation. Some find it to be a more ‘human’ system, and less robotically cold.

Every player must decide for themselves which method to employ, and much will depend on individual personality. As always, bankroll should be carefully managed, and punters should only use for their bankroll money that is not needed for any other purpose.

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