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06 / Product

The product carries the position.

A phone-first walk through the core flow: find a market, understand it, stake with friction, and stay in control. The responsible-use system from the spec is built into the screens, not bolted on after. Amber stays disciplined, outcomes stay neutral, and the limit travels with the user the whole way.

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Getting started, honestly

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Starter mode, 18 to 20

First, the honest part.

Real money on real outcomes. Most people lose over time. We will set your limits before you place anything, and you can lower them any time, instantly.

Daily deposit limit$25
Daily loss limit$20
Session reminderevery 30 min

Limits are on by default. Raising one takes a day to take effect. Lowering is instant.

Set my limits and continue
Onboarding
Protection is the first move, not a buried setting. The defaults protect, so the user opts out rather than in.
B

Find a market, understand it

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Today$20 left today
Search markets
SportsLiveClosing
Will the home side win tonight?
62%resolves 8:00pm · fee 1.5%
Over 2.5 goals in the derby?
44%resolves 10:00pm · fee 1.5%
Will the series go to a game 7?
38%resolves Sun · fee 1.5%
Discovery
Sports-forward feed, calm cards. The limit chip rides in the header, fees on every market, no urgency banners.
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< TodayLive
Will the home side win tonight?
resolves at full time, 8:00pm · fee 1.5%
62%implied chance, Yes
Yes62%
No38%
New here? Let me explain this market before you stake.
Continue to stake

Yes and No stay neutral. Amber only marks your choice.

Market detail
Probability leads in plain percent. Outcomes are not green and red. The explainer is offered before the stake, not after.
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Explain this marketclose
What does 62% actually mean here?
It means the market, the crowd of people staking, currently puts the home win at a 62 in 100 chance. It is not a guarantee, and it moves as money and news come in.
It resolves on the final score at full time. A draw or a loss both count as No.
Why: home unbeaten in 6, key striker fit, away side on a back-to-back. Source lines update live.
Got it, back to the market

First time on a market type, this runs before the stake screen.

Explain this market
The AI assistant, plain-language probability plus the evidence. Understand-before-you-stake, designed as a one-time gate, not a nag.
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Stake, with friction that protects

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< MarketYes · 62%
Your stake
$5.00
To win if Yes$8.06
Fee, 1.5%$0.08
Your net todayacross all markets-$12.40
Loss limit left$7.60
123456
Confirm $5 on Yes
Stake, confirm
The honest number is the one in view: your real net today, not just the potential win. There is one amber action, the confirm, and the loss-limit headroom stays shown.
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A quick check-in

You are near your limit for today.

-$12.40
net today, $7.60 of your loss limit left

No pressure either way. A lot of people find this a good place to stop.

Stop for today Keep going, $7.60 left
Nearing-limit check-in
Friction at the dangerous moment, framed as the user's own control. The calm option is the prominent one; continuing is allowed, not pushed.
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Stay in control

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ControlStarter
Daily deposit limit$25
Daily loss limit$20
Session reminder30 min
Time on app today22 min

Take a break

24 hours7 days30 days
Self-excludechoose how long
Get support

One tap to pause. No retention offer, no friction to leave.

Control center
Limits, session time, and self-exclusion sit together, plainly. Red appears only here, where it means stop, never on an ordinary loss.
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Positions22 min today
Net today, all markets
-$12.40
Home side to winopen, resolves 8:00pm62%
Over 2.5 goalssettled, No-$5.00
Series to game 7settled, Yes+$3.20
Positions, honest ledger
Net is the headline, and wins and losses get equal weight in the same neutral style. No confetti, no celebration screen on a win.