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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
Determine Your Emotional Bankroll by Bill Burton
Your gambling “bankroll” is the money you set aside for playing when you visit a casino. Players who visit casinos for entertainment usually have a bankroll of “extra” money they have on hand to take to the casino with them. A player planning on spending a few days at a casino during
vacation may save up a little each week during the year to form a bankroll that will last them a few days. These are temporary bankrolls.
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Serious players maintain a gambling bankroll in a separate fund or bank account that is used only for playing their game of choice. Any winnings go back into the fund and losses are taken out it. They never use any other funds for gambling purposes or use their gambling funds for any other expenses. One player I know refers to his gambling bankroll as his “401-g.”
The size of your bankroll is one of the determining factors of the limits of the games you play. If your bankroll consists of $50, you would be foolish to sit down at a $25 blackjack table since you would only be able to play two hands. If you are a slot player with $20, you would be best advised to avoid dollar slot machines and stick with quarters or nickels. Your monetary bankroll is not big enough for those limits.
The other determining factor in choosing the denomination of the games you play is what I call your “emotional bankroll.” Your emotional bankroll is not based strictly on the amount of money you have.
You can have a very large bankroll, but still not be comfortable playing at higher limits. Your emotional
bankroll equates to your risk tolerance. How much stress can you handle when playing a casino game? The size of your bet should be one that gives you a little thrill, but not enough to make you sweat each outcome.
The Extreme Player. Some players like to live on the edge. They are thrill seekers and only get enjoyment when their bets are extremely high. To these types of players money is only a way of keeping score. The real excitement is the action. For sports they may enjoy rock climbing or sky-diving, and if they are investors in the stock market you can be pretty sure they are investing in speculative stocks. In the casino you will  nd them playing Craps or Blackjack at the high roller tables or playing high-denomination slots.
The Conservative Player. Other players are more conservative. They enjoy casino games, but are concerned about the price of their entertainment. They want to play, but do not feel that they want to risk a large portion of their bankroll on any one outcome or playing session. For sports they may enjoy golf or bowling or some other competitive sport that doesn’t entail risking
their
life
in the
process. If
they are investors, they may choose mutual funds or blue chip stocks to give them a steady and safe return. In the casino, these players will be at the  ve-dollar tables or playing nickel or quarter slots.
Determine Your Player Profile. You probably fall somewhere in the middle of these two types of players. Once you determine the size of your money bankroll then you have to decide how much risk your emotional bankroll can handle. If you are conservative by nature, you may  nd that you could have a very large bankroll, but still not be comfortable sitting at the higher limit tables.
The best way to determine your ideal emotional level is to try moving up in levels of play slowly. Five-dollar table game players may want to try a
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