In a real casino, you are sensible. You play a smart live casino game. You do not throw away all your money in a quick, if spectacular, burn. You make your night stretch out and have an enjoyable evening. Unfortunately, when you're playing a live TV roulette game, without a physical stack of chips in front of you it can be awkward sometimes remembering you are playing with real money.

When you go to a casino, you keep yourself in check (well, to a degree). You do not suddenly turn into a mad man (or woman), and throw all your money down on the green zero, thinking that you will walk away with a small fortune! You are careful, you play a smart live casino game. You are measured with your betting, because you want to have a long, enjoyable night. Of course, if you are playing live TV roulette, many of the casino restrictions no longer apply. Rather than seeing a physical stack of chips in front of you, you are playing with real money, albeit in a digital numbers-only form. It can be very easy to simply key in an extra zero or two, and your whole night is gone.

Why do people suddenly abandon their smart live casino game when playing live TV roulette? Well, as mentioned above, one of the reasons is because of the lack of physical chips. Seeing a stack of chips shrink or grow can give you much more of a sense of loss than simply seeing a number representing real money increase or decrease. Although both are real, only one is real in a solid you-can-hold-it sense. The other is a representation, and it is easy to fool yourself that it is just a number, without even thinking about it.

It's easy to transfer your smart live casino game to your live TV roulette experience. Simply use a substitute for chips; create a stack of your substitute and add to it or take away from it according to your bets. You could use anything for this – matches, coins, even real roulette chips! They're readily buyable (although expensive) on the internet. Failing that, just use some cheap chips from one of the toy roulette games available in most childrens toy shops. Regardless of what you use, you will find that having a physical representation of what you are betting in front of you helps you keep your focus on what you are actually betting.

Of course, one of the attractions of live TV roulette is that a track of your winnings and losses are kept for you; something that you do not have to worry about when playing your smart live casino game, and you may feel that using a chip-substitute is not for you. In that case, set a top bet amount, and don't go over it. Set a limit of, say five pounds, and make sure no single roulette wheel spin has more than that placed on it.

The temptation to abandon your smart live casino game will always be with you when you are playing live TV roulette, but fight that urge! It's easy to exercise some self-control on your betting. However, if you feel that you are unable to do so, please turn off your TV and call one of the help lines such as Gambleaware. They are there to help you, not judge you.

Always remember, playing roulette should be a fun, enjoyable experience, not a way of life or destructive. Take care, and enjoy your roulette playing.