Dozens of decisions in a few minutes
In a crash game, a round from stake to crash often takes just a few seconds. In plinko you drop the ball and see the outcome before you have finished your coffee. In ten minutes you can place more bets than in a whole evening spent on another type of game.
RTP is an average over the very long run; it says nothing about how your session will end. Over a large number of rounds that average shows itself faster, and that includes the casino’s edge. Exactly how a round is put together is covered in the article how a crash round works.
The biggest trap is the feeling that one round ‘costs nothing’. It does cost something; it just adds up quietly.
Autoplay and auto cash-out: convenience with a catch
Autoplay runs a series of rounds for you without any further clicks. It is comfortable, but it removes the natural pause in which you might decide to stop.
Auto cash-out is a different matter. It sets the multiplier at which the stake is taken out automatically and shields you from hesitation or a dropped connection. It does not, however, raise your chance of winning, and it will not prevent a loss if the game crashes earlier.
If you do use Autoplay, always give it a fixed number of rounds. Leave the endless mode switched off.
‘Just one more round’ and chasing losses after a crash
After a crash just short of your target multiplier comes the urge to try again straight away, ideally with a bigger stake. This is the riskiest moment of the whole session.
Previous rounds have no bearing on the next one. The game does not remember that ‘nothing high has come up for a while’, and no way of raising stakes will change that.
Watch out above all for these signals:
- you raise your stake to win back what you lost,
- you play longer than you planned, or in secret,
- you deposit money set aside for rent, groceries or loan instalments,
- once you stop, you feel irritated rather than relaxed.
If you recognise yourself in this, it is a reason to stop, not to try your luck again.
Brakes to set before your very first bet
Decisions made in advance hold up better than those made mid-game. The following have proved their worth:
- A budget per session. An amount you can afford to lose, and not a cent more.
- A limit on rounds or time. For instance a hundred rounds or twenty minutes, then you are done.
- Autoplay only with a fixed number of rounds. No endless mode.
- Stop-loss and stop-profit inside the game, where they exist. Sugar Daddy, for example, offers them in automatic play, so a series halts on its own.
- An alarm on your phone. On a phone, time slips away unnoticed; more in the article instant games on mobile.
If a game has no stop-loss, a note on paper with the line at which you quit will do the job.
Limits, breaks and exclusion in your player account
Licensed casinos usually offer limits on deposits, losses or session length in the account settings, along with a short break and long-term self-exclusion. Which of these are available to you at Dukat.bet and how they are set up is something to confirm in your account or with the casino’s support.
Lowering a limit tends to take effect immediately, while raising it often only happens after a waiting period. That is precisely why a limit is best set at a calm moment.
In Slovakia you can additionally sign up to the register of excluded persons kept by the Gambling Regulatory Authority (Úrad pre reguláciu hazardných hier).
Where to turn when you cannot manage alone
Problem gambling can be treated, and there is nothing to be ashamed of. Wherever you live, addiction treatment centres, psychologists and psychiatrists can help, and a first step may simply be a talk with your family doctor. Self-help groups for people with a gambling addiction and for those close to them offer support as well.
If you or someone close to you is in immediate danger, call 112.
In Slovakia, only those who have reached 18 may gamble for money. More answers are waiting in our FAQ.