Bet Unit: One Fixed Slice of the Bankroll per Stake

A bet unit turns pesos into a measuring stick. Instead of deciding a fresh stake every time, you stake the same slice of your bankroll and count wins and losses in slices. The problem it solves is simple: stakes chosen by mood climb after a loss, and that climb is how a budget meant for a month ends in a night.

Sizing a bet unit from the bankroll

The usual convention is 1 to 2% of the bankroll per unit. The table runs that arithmetic on three hypothetical budgets.

Round down when the result is an odd figure; a ₱37 unit becomes ₱30 or ₱35, whichever the game’s bet selector offers. The bankroll management guide sets the bankroll figure itself.

Why units keep losses in proportion

Losses measured in units tell you the damage at a glance. Ten losing 2% stakes cost 20% of the bankroll, whatever the peso amount. Ten losing stakes chosen by feel could cost anything.

• Sports. A single at decimal odds of 1.80 and a parlay at 6.00 should not carry the same stake. Many players put 1 unit on singles and half a unit on multi-leg bets, because every leg must land.
• Slots. The spin stake is the unit. High volatility titles such as Sugar Rush or The Dog House, both rated high in their studio data, can run long without a hit, so the 1% end suits them.
• Live tables. One hand is one unit. Speed is the danger: a fast baccarat table can deal many hands in a short session, so set a hand count as well.

Three unit mistakes and their fixes

1. Problem: raising the unit to win back a loss. Fix: the unit changes only on the set resize day. PAGCOR’s advice is blunt: don’t chase your losses.
2. Problem: a feature buy treated as one bet. Fix: count it as the number of units it costs.
3. Problem: resizing upward after one good night. Fix: recalculate from the bankroll on the scheduled day, the same way you would after a bad one.

Keeping a unit log

A unit means little unless you record results in it. A short log, kept in your phone notes, is enough:

These rows are an illustration, not results. After a month, the total in units tells you whether play cost what you planned, and the peso figure follows from the unit size you used.

Units and the stop line

A unit tells you how big each step is; a cap tells you where the walk ends. Pair them: a session of 20 units with a stop at minus 10 units is a plan you can follow without arithmetic at the table. At a 2% unit, that stop costs 20% of the bankroll at most.

The loss limit explainer covers caps an account can enforce, and the RTP meaning notes explain why no unit size beats the house edge. More money notes sit on the casino blog hub.