What is the limit on your account?

The limit on the account is the maximum stake that you can bet on an event with a bookmaker.

The limit can occur when you try to bring the bet.

Why bookmakers use limits?

Bookmakers have to cope with the risks they face. They estimate the chances and convert them to the odds taking into account the margin of error, which we call the bookmaker's margin.

Then the bookmaker sets a maximum limit, the amount that he wants to take on any of the options at a particular odd. When the limit is exceeded, the bookmaker reduces the odds and increases the limit.

The limits usually do not have a constant value and depend on the popularity meetings / league adopted the values of the bets and who wants to play.

Types of limits

Few people know that bookmakers have two types of limits: personal and events.

Personal limits are used for individual players. Perhaps the only betting exchange (eg betfair) and Pinnacle Sports does not adhere to such limits.

There are two types: the limit on the rate (rate limited) and the limit to win (the maximum rate depends on the odd).

The limits apply to events all bookmakers. The more popular the event / league the higher limits.

If you encounter a limit, it means that you hit on one of the two cases above.

What is my limit?

Checking what is the limit is usually done empirically. You can also find information on the Internet as large limits come into play.

If you created an account with a new bookmaker and do not know what you can expect limits, always assume that they are low. Gradually increasing the rate or you will eventually limit or not - will have orientation, remembering how you received a big bet (and whether it was a common occurrence or not).

Why bookmaker limited me?

Could be several reasons:

• often played for high stakes on a single incident in less popular leagues in a short period of time and have been considered a professional player
• play often inflated error odds resulting from the bookmaker
• more win than lose in the long run or hard for you to earn (in spite of the negative balance of account)
• bookmaker has set a limit of rates that can be put in a month (eg, up to 500 € per bet)
• cheating by playing the bookmaker goal scored (in the live plants when bets were not locked at the time), after the start of the game (when the bet has not been pulled from the offer or has a bad date), etc.

Perhaps even some other reasons.

How much bookmakers give the limits?

The highest limits you meet on betfair, the pinnacle sports bookmakers and in Asia. In other bookmakers size limit is highly variable. Its size depends on such factors:

• bookmaker (those for professional players have higher limits, new and low reputation are usually small)
• What nationality are you
• if you play surebets (sharply limited group)
• if your balance is positive bets (important also is the amount of wagers)
• if you put "smart" or "stupid" bets
• if you put singles, AKO or playing the system
• well do you know of any discipline / league
• or tried to cheat or deceive bookmaker
• how to play high stakes
• other reasons.