How-to
Setting a deposit limit in a betting app, step by step
To set a deposit limit in a betting app in Ireland, choose an amount and a period, find the limit setting in the app, save it and check that it shows as active. Our estimate is 5 minutes, and you need only your account. A limit does not replace a break. Free 24/7 support: 1800 936 725.
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What you need
- A betting account with the operator.
- A figure you decide yourself: amount in euro and period (day, week or month).
- Your monthly budget in euro, if you want to compare it with the limit.
- The deposit limit planner, which converts a limit between periods. It stores nothing.
The operator must make a monetary limit available to you (s.164, in force since 5 February 2026). You choose the figure.
In short: you pick the figure and the period; the app only records it.
The five steps
- Pick the amount and the period.
- Do: write a figure in euro for a day, a week or a month. Convert it with the table below or the planner.
- Result: one limit you can state in a sentence.
- Typical error: choosing a figure you would not miss, then raising it later in the same session.
- Find the setting in the app.
- Do: open the account or profile area and look for deposit limits or a safer gambling section. The exact path differs by operator: Not checked.
- Result: a screen that asks for an amount and a period.
- Typical error: stopping at the first screen that mentions limits, which may be a time limit and not a deposit limit.
- Save it.
- Do: enter the figure, choose the period and confirm.
- Result: a confirmation message or a saved limit in the list.
- Typical error: leaving the screen before the confirmation appears.
- Check it applied.
- Do: reopen the setting and read the figure and the period. Note the date.
- Result: the limit shows as active.
- Typical error: trusting memory instead of the screen.
- Know how a change works.
- Do: read the operator's own help page on changing or removing a limit before you need it.
- Result: you know what the operator publishes. If the operator does not publish this, write that down.
- Typical error: assuming every operator treats a rise in the same way.
In short: choose, find, save, verify, read the change rules.
Convert a limit between periods
| Limit you set | Per day | Per week | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| €15 per day | €15.00 | €105.00 | €455.00 |
| €60 per week | €8.57 | €60.00 | €260.00 |
| €250 per month | €8.24 | €57.69 | €250.00 |
Figures are rounded to the cent. They are examples, not advice on an amount.
In short: a small daily limit adds up to a larger monthly one.
Where the limit sits in four apps
12 not checked
| Operator (candidate, licence to be confirmed) | Path in the app | Periods offered | How a change works |
|---|---|---|---|
| bet365 | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked |
| Paddy Power | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked |
| BoyleSports | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked |
| BetVictor | Not checked | Not checked | Not checked |
We need the operator's help page for each row, read on the day. The dated version of this table is the safer-gambling snapshot.
In short: the paths are still to be read from each operator's help pages.
How long it takes
Our estimate, not measured: 5 minutes once you have a figure. Choosing the figure is the slow part.
In short: 5 minutes for the setting, as long as you need for the figure.
If it did not work: three cases
- You cannot find the setting. Search the operator's help page for "deposit limit". If it names no setting, write "The operator does not publish this" and contact support in writing.
- The limit does not show as saved. Do not deposit until it does. Take a screenshot and write to support.
- A limit is not enough. Take a break or self-exclude in the app, and read what a deposit limit is.
In short: if the limit is not visible and saved, treat it as not set.
Help and support
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 (Gambling Awareness Trust, per the GRAI list read on 6 November 2026).
- More on responsible gambling and the limits hub.
In short: 18+ only; help is free and open at all hours.
How we checked, what changed, caveats
- How we checked: we took s.164 and the helpline from our research notes. We opened no accounts and set no limits ourselves.
- What changed: 7 November 2026, first version.
- Caveats: operator paths and rules are Not checked. The section text is to be re-read before publication.
In short: the method is ready; operator facts are still to be read.
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