When stakes feel chaotic, you don’t need another “system”—you need clear signals. The RAG System (Red/Amber/Green) turns mood, tempo and bankroll into simple traffic lights: Green to play, Amber to slow and audit, Red to stop. It works across slots, crash and live tables, and pairs naturally with fixed units and short cycles.
Your base kit
- Flat unit: 1–2% bankroll per spin/hand—no mid-session edits.
- Cycle timer: 10–12 minutes on, 2–3 minutes off-screen.
- Stops: close day at +2u profit or −3u from the day’s peak.
- Vault: skim 20–30% at any new equity high; don’t redeploy today.
Green: play conditions
Calm mood (4–5/5), rules visible, pace readable. For slots, prefer low/medium variance during missions; for crash, target 1.6×–2.0× auto-cashout; for tables, stick to lines you can execute perfectly. Log start balance and one micro-goal.
Amber: slow & audit
- Three quick checks: unit still flat? timer running? goal relevant?
- Drop volatility or swap title if tempo feels erratic; keep stake unchanged.
- If down −2u on the cycle, finish the timer and don’t extend.
Red: stop & protect
Tilt signs (irritability, rushing bets), rules ignored, or drawdown hits −3u from peak. Move to cooldown, log the reason in one line, and bank the vault. Red is not failure—it’s maintenance.
Weekly 60/30/10 with RAG
- 60% Green sessions: core titles for missions and wagering progress.
- 30% Amber experiments: new/event games at half-unit within cycle rules.
- 10% Red recovery: review logs, no play; set next week’s unit from fresh equity.
Tiny log, big signal
One row per cycle: game, start→end balance, best peak (for vault), mood (1–5), color state (G/A/R). After a week, patterns jump out—what time of day, which titles, which moods keep you Green. For neutral safer-play guidance, see BeGambleAware.
Quick checklist
- Color set before you start? (Green by default, Amber if tired)
- Unit fixed, timer on, micro-goal written?
- Vault destination ready for instant skims?
Bottom line: the RAG System turns fuzzy feelings into binary choices. Green means play your plan, Amber means tighten and reassess, Red means stop and keep the win rate of your mood—not just your bets.