1 What Responsible Gaming Actually Means
Responsible gaming is not about telling you how much to bet or which sports to follow. It is about making sure that whatever you wager on — a PSL match, a T20 series, a live casino game — comes from a place of entertainment and informed choice, not impulse, stress or financial desperation.
At 87bet, we want the platform to be something you enjoy picking up during a cricket season, celebrating a good innings or unwinding on a weekend. What we do not want it to become is a habit that starts eating into your household budget, your sleep or your relationships. That shift can happen gradually, and it is genuinely hard to notice from the inside.
So this page is honest. It covers the warning signs, the tools we have built into the platform and some practical thinking that can help anyone who bets — regardless of how casually — keep things in a healthy place.
2 Warning Signs to Watch For
Most people who develop a difficult relationship with betting do not recognise it early on. The signs below are not a diagnosis — they are honest checkpoints. If several of them feel familiar, it is worth taking a step back.
Placing more bets immediately after a losing session to try to recover the money you lost. The next bet does not cancel the last one — it is a separate event with its own odds.
Depositing money that was set aside for rent, groceries, utility bills or family commitments. Your fixed expenses should never compete with your betting budget.
Feeling the need to keep your betting hidden from family members or close friends. Secrecy is often a signal that on some level you already know something is off.
Betting feels like an obligation rather than entertainment. You are not excited about a cricket match — you are anxious about the outcome of a bet placed on it.
Taking loans, borrowing from family or using credit specifically to fund deposits. This is one of the clearest indicators that betting has moved outside healthy boundaries.
Spending time on betting that was meant for work, studies or family. If sessions are running longer than intended and you are missing other commitments, that is a sign worth taking seriously.
3 Your Control Tools on 87bet
We have built several account management tools that give you direct control over how you interact with the platform. These are available to every registered player and can be adjusted through your account settings or via the support team.
4 Setting Deposit Limits
A deposit limit is a cap you place on how much PKR you can add to your 87bet account within a specific time period — daily, weekly or monthly. Once you hit that limit, no further deposits are accepted until the period resets.
Why This Works
A deposit limit set when you are in a calm, rational state protects you during moments of impulse. The PSL final is on, your team is losing, and every instinct says to chase it. If you have already hit your weekly deposit limit, the platform simply will not let you go further. That friction is intentional and genuinely useful.
How to Set One
Log in to your 87bet account
Go to your account settings from the top-right menu after logging in.
Find the Responsible Gaming section
Look for the Responsible Gaming or Limits tab within account settings.
Choose your limit period and amount in PKR
Select daily, weekly or monthly. Enter a PKR amount that genuinely reflects your entertainment budget — not the maximum you could theoretically deposit.
Confirm and let it run
Limits take effect immediately. Increases require a cooling-off period before they activate — decreases apply right away.
5 Taking a Break and Self-Exclusion
Sometimes the most responsible move is to step away entirely. 87bet offers two options for this, depending on what you need.
Cooling-Off Period
A short-term break of 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days during which you cannot deposit or place bets. Your account remains open, and when the period ends you can return if you choose to. This is useful when you notice your sessions are getting too frequent or you just had a rough week and want to clear your head.
Self-Exclusion
A longer-term option where you request that your account be suspended for an extended period — typically a minimum of six months. During a self-exclusion period, you cannot log in, deposit or bet. You will also be removed from marketing communications.
Self-exclusion is the right tool when a cooling-off period feels insufficient — when you know that if the account were available after 30 days you would be back immediately without any real change. It is not a punishment. It is a practical circuit-breaker.
6 Protecting Young People
87bet is strictly an adult platform. You must be 18 years of age or older to register an account, make deposits or place bets. We verify age as part of the account registration and KYC process, and accounts found to belong to minors are closed immediately.
If you share a device with younger family members at home — a common situation in Pakistani households — we strongly recommend the following steps:
- Always log out of your 87bet account when you are done with a session. Do not rely on auto-fill or saved passwords on shared devices.
- Use your device's screen time or parental control features to restrict access to betting-related websites and apps on profiles used by children.
- Do not share your account login credentials with anyone, including family members.
- Keep the 87bet app (if installed) protected with a PIN or biometric lock separate from general device access.
If you suspect a minor has accessed an 87bet account, contact support immediately. We will investigate and act swiftly to close the account and return any funds to the original payment source.
7 Practical Tips for Keeping It Healthy
The following habits are simple but they genuinely make a difference over time. They are not rules — they are the kind of thinking that separates players who consistently enjoy betting from those who end up regretting it.
- Decide your budget before you deposit. Work out what you can afford to lose this week before you open the app. Do not decide after you are already logged in and looking at the markets.
- Bet on sports you actually follow. If you understand the teams, the form and the conditions, you are making an informed entertainment choice. Betting on sports you know nothing about is basically just a random number generator.
- Never bet to recover losses from the same session. Chasing losses in the same session is the single fastest way to turn a modest loss into a significant one. When it is gone, it is gone — move on.
- Set a time limit as well as a money limit. Decide in advance how long you will spend on the platform. When the time is up, log out — regardless of whether you are ahead or behind.
- Take natural breaks during a session. If you have been on the platform for more than an hour, step away for at least 15 minutes before continuing. Fatigue leads to poor decisions.
- Keep track of your actual results over time. Most people dramatically overestimate how much they have won and underestimate how much they have lost. Check your actual transaction history in your account periodically.
- Do not bet under the influence. Alcohol or other substances seriously impair judgment. Sessions started under the influence almost always end with regret.
- Remember odds represent probabilities, not certainties. Even a heavy favourite can lose. Treat every bet as entertainment spending, not as an investment with an expected return.