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How to Bankroll Manage Your Betting Funds: Tips for Beginners

How to Bankroll Manage Your Betting Funds: Tips for Beginners

Managing your bankroll is one of the most critical aspects of successful sports betting. Without proper bankroll management, even the best betting strategies can fail. If you’re a beginner, understanding how to allocate and protect your betting funds is essential for long-term success. This guide will walk you through key tips to help you manage your sports betting bankroll effectively.


1. Understand How Sports Betting Works

Before you even start managing your bankroll, you need to understand the basics of sports betting. Knowing how odds work, different types of bets, and expected returns will give you a better foundation. If you’re new to sports betting, check out this guide on how sports betting works to get started.


2. Set a Dedicated Betting Bankroll

One of the most important rules in sports betting is to never use money that you can’t afford to lose. Establish a dedicated betting bankroll separate from your daily finances. This ensures that you’re not risking essential expenses on bets.


3. Use a Staking Plan

A staking plan is a structured approach to how much money you wager on each bet. Here are some common strategies:

  • Flat Betting: Betting the same amount on each wager.
  • Percentage Betting: Wagering a fixed percentage of your bankroll.
  • Kelly Criterion: A mathematical formula that adjusts bet size based on perceived edge.

Each method has its pros and cons, but having a plan will help you maintain control over your funds.


4. Choose a Reputable Sportsbook

Not all betting platforms are created equal. Using an unreliable sportsbook can lead to lost funds, withdrawal issues, or unfair betting conditions. Before signing up, ensure the platform is secure. To learn more, check out this review on whether Bet Online is legit.


5. Track Your Bets

A common mistake among beginners is failing to track their bets. Keeping a detailed record of your wagers, including the type of bet, amount wagered, odds, and outcomes, can help you analyze your performance and adjust your strategy accordingly.


6. Avoid Chasing Losses

One of the biggest bankroll management mistakes is trying to recover losses by making bigger bets. This approach can quickly drain your funds. Instead, stick to your staking plan and trust the process.


7. Use Efficient Funding Methods

Deposits and withdrawals can be a hassle if you don’t choose the right payment method. To ensure a seamless experience, explore these quick and easy ways to fund your sports betting account.


8. Have Realistic Expectations

While sports betting can be profitable, it’s important to stay realistic. Expecting to get rich overnight often leads to poor decisions and unnecessary risks. For a better understanding of sports betting profitability, read about whether you can get rich off sports betting.


Final Thoughts

Effective bankroll management is key to long-term success in sports betting. By setting a budget, following a staking plan, tracking your bets, and avoiding common pitfalls, you can protect your funds and enjoy betting responsibly. Remember, sports betting is a marathon, not a sprint—patience and discipline are crucial.


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Betting Stage® is our program that helps players build better skills, discipline, and habits as they are evaluated for sports bet funding. Achieve the objectives in the Betting Stage® to earn the Player Funded Account™.

The following is an overview of the full journey traders can expect with Sports Bet Funding:

The Betting Stage®

Objectives:

Reach and maintain the profit target (30% Phase 1, 25% Phase 2)

Place a minimum of 20 bets

Bet a minimum of 20 days

Rules:

Do not allow your Account Balance to hit or exceed the Maximum Loss Limit

Do not lose more than or equal to 15% of your initial balance in a day.

Do not lose more than or equal to 30% of your initial balance at any point in the challenge.

Player Funded Account™

Objectives:

Reach and maintain the profit target of 25%

Rules:

Do not lose more than or equal to 10% of your initial balance in a day.

Do not lose more than or equal to 20% of your initial balance at any point in the challenge.

As you probably know, becoming a successful sports bettor who consistently takes profits from his bets is no small task. Losing $1,000+ when placing bets is a real thing that happens to players every day. Our mission is to provide a safe experience so that players can professionalize their passion while also limiting your personal risk.

Once you pass both phases, you are guaranteed a Player Funded Account™ with us.

After you earn a Player Funded Account™, we recommend you focus on minimizing your risk and building up your account balance through strategies learned in The Betting Stage®.

Once you have built up your account, we recommend that you start paying yourself and balance payouts while continuing to grow your account. This way, you will be prepared should you experience an unexpected drawdown.

If you are thinking about how to leverage the Betting Stage® and have more questions about membership or the path to earning a Funded Betting account, we encourage you to chat with a Sport Bet Funding Specialist who can help answer any questions you have about the programs.

You can also reach the Player Support Team here.

To learn more about Sports Bet Funding®, check out our Help Center or join Discord.

  1. Choose The Betting Stage® of your choice, i.e. $2.5K Rookie ($250 max wager), $5K Tipster ($500 max wager), $10K Punter ($1,000 max wager), $25K Wagerer ($2,500 max wager), $50K Player ($5,000 max wager), or $100K High Roller ($10,000 max wager).

    1. Click “Buy Now” (Make sure you sign up with your full name exactly as it reads on your government issued identification; do not use a fake name or a nickname; if you qualify for a Player Funded Account™, you must submit government issued identification)

  2. Follow the steps to purchase the The Betting Stage® account and create an account with Sports Bet Funding.

  3. Once payment is complete, your account will be created. Please allow up to 2 hours to receive an email containing your credentials (if account is purchased after 5:00PM ET, please allow until next calendar day @ 11:00AM ET).

  4. A video tutorial is available here

Follow the rules of the betting programs and you will succeed. Break the rules and the account will be terminated.

The Betting Stage®:

  • Minimum days betting: 20
  • Minimum bets per phase: 20 bets
  • Only Straight Bets and Parlays are allowed.

Parlay Rules:

  • Max Teams: 2
  • Max Odds: +300
  • Minium Bet Wager: 5% of initial balance.
  • Maximum Bet Wager: 10% of initial balance.
  • Maximum Daily Loss: Cannot be greater than or equal to 15% of initial balance.
  • Maximum Overall Loss: Cannot be greater than or equal to 30% of initial balance.
  • Profit Target To Complete Phase 1: 30% of initial balance (must meet minimum day and bet requirements).
  • Profit Target To Complete Phase 2: 25% of initial balance (must meet minimum day and bet requirements).

The Player Funded Account:

  • Minimum days betting per 30 days: 20
  • Minimum bets per 30 days: 20 bets
  • Only Straight Bets and Parlays are allowed.

Parlay Rules:

  • Max Teams: 2
  • Max Odds: +300
  • Minium Bet Wager: 5% of initial balance.
  • Maximum Bet Wager: 10% of initial balance.
  • Maximum Daily Loss: Cannot be greater than or equal to 10% of initial balance.
  • Maximum Overall Loss: Cannot be greater than or equal to 20% of initial balance

Once you qualify for a Player Funded Account™, there are two options available.

The monthly subscription is $85 per month per Player Funded Account™

The one-time fee is $250 per Player Funded Account™

Betting frequency must be carefully considered when deciding between the monthly subscription and the one-time fee. Deliberately placing minimal bets only to count as a betting day or keep a near-depleted account active, is not permissible.

Meet your Profit Target while Managing Risk (do not let your account meet either of the max losses).

Bet for a minimum of 20 days.

Please note, There is no maximum limit. All 20 days of betting must occur on the same account number that met the target. Multiple account numbers can not be combined, i.e. 10 days with one and 5 days with other.

What happens if I reach my goal in 3 days? Do I have to keep placing bets? (Yes)

If I reset my Betting Stage® account, do previous betting days count? (No)

If I reset my Betting Stage® account, does my previous betting balance count? (No)

What is considered a betting day? When does the clock start ticking on my new account? Days are calendar days – clock ticks the day credentials are emailed out (if received PRIOR to 5:00PM ET)

 

Consistency Guideline

Potentially hitting a profit target in a short span, could be luck. A day later, one could be unlucky. We want players to learn the ability to manage risk, stick to a betting plan, demonstrate their strategy and measure of consistency. Betting conditions change. You do not need to bet every day. Be wise, selective and patient. Betting Stage® accounts with monthly subscription fees connected to them remain active until you cancel.

I hit my goal early, how should I bet my remaining days?

Sports Bet Funding has made our case for needing to see you demonstrate your skill and bet on 20 individual days. However, we understand the wisdom of risk management if you have reached the required target. It’s acceptable to lower your bet size. This allows you to continue to take your normal bets which demonstrates your usual betting plan and strategy on the remaining days.

Players are permitted to purchase and operate more than one Betting Stage® account at the same time, as long as they are all associated with the same email address. Likewise, players are permitted to operate more than one Player Funded Account™ simultaneously. Multiple Player Funded Account™ will not be combined into one larger account and each require their own small monthly fee of $85 per month or one-time fee of $250 regardless of the size of the account.

WARNING *If a player is discovered to have registered more than one membership and operate more than one email address, that account is subject to termination.

SBF has set a defined limit of three (3) Player Funded Account™ that can be operated concurrently.

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