# A six-point monthly check-up for your betting apps

> Six checks to repeat every month for betting apps: limits, account history, updates, permissions, bank block and help numbers, with a fail condition for each.

Source: https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/monthly-betting-app-check-up/
Updated: 2026-11-07

A monthly check-up for betting apps has six points: your deposit limit, your account history and net position, app updates, permissions, your bank's gambling block and your help numbers. Each point has a fail condition, such as a missing limit or a permission you cannot explain. Set a calendar reminder, run the six checks on the same date each month, and write down what changed.

## The six checks and what counts as a fail

**Monthly check-up for betting apps. Source: editorial method, Gambling Regulation Act 2024 · checked 7 November 2026**

| Check | What you do | Fail if |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Limits | Open the limits page in each app and compare the limit with the budget you set for the month. | No limit is set, or the limit is higher than your budget. |
| 2. History and net position | Read the account history for the month: stakes, returns, and the net result where the app shows one. | You cannot find the net result, or the figure surprises you. |
| 3. Updates | Update the app from the App Store or Google Play, not from a link in a message. | The app is out of date, or an update was offered outside the store. |
| 4. Permissions | List what each app may use: location, notifications, camera, contacts. | A permission is on and you cannot name the reason. |
| 5. Bank block | Check that the gambling block in your banking app is still on, if you chose one. | The block is off and you did not switch it off. |
| 6. Help | Save 1800 936 725 in your contacts and find the time-out and self-exclusion screens in the app. | You cannot find those screens in under a minute. |

**In short:** six points, one date a month, a written note of any fail.

## What each check rests on

- **Limits.** A licensee must give players a way to set a money limit (s.164). The step page is [setting a deposit limit](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/set-a-deposit-limit-in-a-betting-app/); to turn a limit into daily, weekly and monthly amounts, use the [deposit limit planner](https://beforeyouinstall.com/tools/deposit-limit-planner/).
- **History.** The Act requires a licensee to show wins, losses and time on the account (s.173(4); the wording is to be confirmed in the Act). See [your betting history and net position](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/betting-history-wins-losses-in-app/).
- **Updates and permissions.** See [updating or reinstalling safely](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/update-or-reinstall-a-betting-app/) and [what the app asks the phone for](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/betting-app-permissions-and-data/).
- **Bank block.** The GRAI protection tools list names AIB, Bank of Ireland, EBS, PTSB and Revolut. Steps: [switch on a bank gambling block](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/switch-on-a-bank-gambling-block/). Snapshot: [bank blocks and protection tools](https://beforeyouinstall.com/data/bank-gambling-blocks-and-protection-tools/).
- **Help.** Time-out and self-exclusion steps are in [taking a break or self-excluding](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/time-out-or-self-exclude-in-a-betting-app/).

**In short:** every check links to a step page, so a fail has a next action.

## Where each app puts the screens

App-specific paths to limits, time-outs and self-exclusion are in the [safer-gambling controls snapshot](https://beforeyouinstall.com/data/safer-gambling-controls-in-apps/). Status on 7 November 2026: Not checked. The snapshot holds no operator paths until the help pages are read and dated.

Until then, search the app's help or account menu for "limits", "time-out" and "self-exclusion", and note the path you used.

**In short:** paths differ by app, and we publish none that we have not checked.

## If a check fails

- Missing or high limit: set or lower it now, then record the new figure.
- Unexplained permission: switch it off in the phone settings and see whether the app still works.
- Bank block off: switch it on again, or note why it is off.
- You feel unable to stop: use a time-out or self-exclusion, and call 1800 936 725.

The National Gambling Exclusion Register (ss.44–49) is planned, not in force on 21 October 2026. Exclusion today is set per operator.

**In short:** fix the fail, record it, and ask for help early.

## How we checked

- Law (ss.164, 173(4), 44–49): GRAI compliance note, checked on 7 November 2026; s.173(4) still to be confirmed in the Act text.
- App paths: Not checked.
- The list of banks: GRAI protection tools page, via the compliance note, checked on 7 November 2026.
- We did not open accounts or place bets.

**In short:** the method is sourced; operator paths are empty until read.

## Help and limits

18+ only. Gambling can be addictive – play responsibly. Set limits, take breaks and never bet more than you can afford to lose.

Free 24/7 support: 1800 936 725 · gamblingcare.ie. More numbers are on the [Responsible gambling](https://beforeyouinstall.com/responsible-gambling/) page. Browse all [limits, breaks and blocks](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/limits/).