Gaming at 365k is meant to be enjoyable. Whether you are following a PSL match, spinning slots or playing live casino, the experience should stay within your own limits – time, budget and headspace. This page gives you the tools and guidance to make sure it does.
This is something 365k takes seriously, not just as policy language but as a genuine operational priority. Online gaming – whether that is sports betting on a T20 match, playing baccarat on a live table or running through slot reels – is entertainment. It comes with a cost, the same way going to a PSL match or eating out with friends comes with a cost. You set what you can afford, you enjoy it and you stop when that budget is done.
The problem starts when that mental separation breaks down. When you start depositing money that was earmarked for rent, groceries, or school fees. When you deposit again after a bad session to try to recover what you lost. When the excitement of a win convinces you that you have found a system, and you start betting in a way that is driven by that feeling rather than by a clear budget.
None of this makes you a bad person. The design of these games – the near-misses on slots, the in-play odds shifting on a cricket match you are watching – is deliberately engaging. That is how they work. Knowing that is your first line of defence. Going into every session with a clear budget set in advance, before you open the lobby, is your second.
365k provides tools in your account that help you hold to those limits even when the moment feels different. Deposit caps, session reminders and the option to take a break from the platform are all there because we recognise that the environment we have built is designed to keep you engaged, and we think you should have practical controls to work alongside that design rather than against it.
The rest of this page walks through those tools in detail, gives you a checklist to check your own patterns honestly and explains what to do if you feel things are getting out of balance. Read it once, keep it in mind and come back to it whenever you need a reset.
Core rule: Your 365k deposit budget should only ever come from money you have already allocated for entertainment in your monthly spending. If you have not budgeted for it, you should not be depositing it.
You set a budget before each session. You stop when it runs out. You have not deposited more than once in a day to top up after a loss. Gaming is something you do for fun alongside other things in your week.
You have chased a loss at least once recently. You have thought about gaming during work or daily tasks. You have deposited slightly more than you planned in a session. These are early signals – set tighter deposit limits in your account now.
Gaming is affecting how much you have for bills, food or family. You feel anxious or irritable when you are not playing. You have tried to cut down and could not. Use the self-exclusion option in your account or contact our support team directly.
These tools are built into the platform and are there for you to use proactively. Set them before you think you need them, not after.
Set a daily, weekly or monthly cap on how much PKR you can add to your account. Once the cap is reached, no further deposits can be made until the period resets. You can lower your limit immediately – increases take effect after a cooling-off period to prevent impulsive changes.
Set a session duration after which you will receive an on-screen reminder of how long you have been playing. This is not a forced logout – it is a prompt that gives you a natural moment to decide whether to continue or call it a session.
Need a short pause? Use the Take a Break option to temporarily suspend your account for a defined period – 24 hours, 48 hours or up to 30 days. You cannot deposit or play during this period, but your account and balance are preserved for when the break ends.
For a longer or more definitive break, self-exclusion closes your account for a minimum period of six months. During self-exclusion you cannot reactivate your account, create a new one or access any gaming features. Contact our support team to initiate self-exclusion.
Set a maximum amount you are willing to lose in a given period. Once that threshold is reached, further betting or gameplay is paused for the remainder of that period. This works alongside deposit limits as a second line of budgetary control.
If you want to talk through any concerns about your account activity, our support team can help. Reach us at [email protected] – we can adjust limits, discuss your options or initiate a break or self-exclusion on your behalf if that is what you need.
A budget only works if it is set up before you sit down to play, based on real numbers from your actual monthly income and expenses. Here is a straightforward way to think about it.
List your fixed monthly costs – rent, utilities, groceries, transport, education fees, loan payments. What remains after all of those is your discretionary income. Your gaming budget can only come from this number, never from the essentials column.
Think of gaming as one line item in your entertainment budget alongside other things – eating out, cinema, cricket tickets. Decide what percentage of your total entertainment spend goes to gaming. That is your monthly cap, in PKR.
Go into your 365k account settings on the first day of each month and set your deposit limit to match the PKR figure you decided in Step 2. The system enforces it automatically – you do not have to rely on willpower in the moment.
If you win during a session, that is great. But do not adjust your mental model to include winnings as part of your monthly income or budget for next month. Winnings are unpredictable by nature – planning around them leads to chasing losses when they do not come.
This is the hardest part. When your monthly deposit limit is reached, the session is over – regardless of where you are in a game, how close a win feels or how the cricket match is going. Closing the platform at that point is the correct decision.
Chasing losses with additional deposits is one of the clearest early warning signs. If you have done this more than once, set a stricter deposit limit now.
Gaming that intrudes into your daily attention when you are not playing is a sign that it is taking up more mental space than is healthy.
These physical reactions to not playing suggest the activity is meeting a need it should not be meeting.
When gaming starts competing with essential spending, it has moved from entertainment into a financial risk that needs immediate action.
Hiding the real amounts is a significant signal. The secrecy usually reflects a level of spending that you already know is outside what you have agreed with yourself.
Needing larger wagers to feel the same rush is a pattern that escalates quickly and is worth pausing to address as soon as it becomes noticeable.
If you have decided to stop or reduce your gaming and have not been able to stick to it, that is worth taking seriously. Use the platform tools or contact our support team.
Borrowing from anyone – family, friends or any other source – to fund deposits is a serious red flag that requires immediate action. Use self-exclusion and speak to someone you trust.
Run through these questions after each month of gaming activity. There are no right or wrong answers to share with anyone – this is just for you. The point is to notice patterns before they become problems.
Under-18 Access: If you are a parent or guardian concerned that a minor may be accessing 365k, contact us immediately at [email protected]. We will review and close any underage account as a priority. Consider parental control software for shared devices.
If any part of this page has resonated and you are concerned about your own gaming habits, there are clear next steps you can take right now.
Log into your 365k account and use the Take a Break feature to pause your account for 24 hours, 48 hours or up to 30 days. Your balance is preserved. The platform simply becomes inaccessible during the break period.
Go to your account settings and reduce your deposit limit to a number that feels genuinely comfortable – not just manageable in theory, but genuinely within your entertainment budget. Limit reductions take effect immediately.
Email [email protected] and let us know you need help managing your account. We can set limits, activate a break or initiate self-exclusion on your behalf. Your message will be handled respectfully and without judgement.
If you feel that gaming has moved beyond entertainment and is genuinely affecting your finances, work, family relationships or mental health, please speak to someone you trust – a family member, close friend or a community counsellor. Taking that step is the most important one.