Meaning
Deposit limit
A deposit limit caps how much you can pay into your betting account in a set period, such as a day, week or month. It does not cap your stake size or stop you staking money already in your balance. Irish law requires licensees to let you set a monetary limit (s.164). Steps in each app are Not checked here.
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What a deposit limit is
You choose an amount and a period. The operator then restricts what you can pay in over that period.
A deposit limit is one of several tools. A loss limit and a time limit work on other things, and a time-out or self-exclusion blocks access.
In short: A deposit limit caps payments in, nothing else.
What it does not do
- It does not cap the size of a single stake.
- It does not stop you staking money already in your balance.
- It does not block a withdrawal.
- It does not limit time spent in the app.
Example: with a €50 weekly limit, deposits of €20, €20 and €10 reach the limit. A further €5 that week is above it. What the app does then is set by its rules: Not checked.
In short: A deposit limit controls one thing: money paid in.
What the law says
Section 164 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 lets a player set a monetary limit on taking part. It has been in force since 5 February 2026.
Our country brief summarises the section. The full text must be re-read before publication.
A separate section, s.170, only lets GRAI make regulations on caps for amounts deposited. None was found in the list of statutory instruments checked on 6 November 2026.
In short: The player sets the limit; no state-set deposit cap was found on 6 November 2026.
Convert a limit
| Limit you set | Per day | Per week | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| €50 per week | €7.14 | €50.00 | €216.67 |
| €20 per day | €20.00 | €140.00 | €606.67 |
| €300 per month | €9.89 | €69.23 | €300.00 |
Try your own numbers in the deposit limit planner. Steps in an app: setting a deposit limit.
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In short: The planner converts a limit; it does not recommend an amount.
How we checked
Checked on 7 November 2026: the three conversions, recalculated by hand (50 ÷ 7 = 7.14; 50 × 52 ÷ 12 = 216.67), and the legal references taken from our country brief.
Not checked: any operator's limit settings and the full text of s.164. We did not place bets or open accounts.
In short: Only the dated items above were checked; everything marked Not checked is still open.
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