Having that budget and prevent getting exceeded will keep you safe and will still be able to call yourself as responsible, though it's tough to compete against your ownself as sometimes you'll find yourself in a situation where you think that you have big potential to win but upset happen after, those are the times that you need to consider and always knows your bounderies so even you exist some you'll be able to catch up and pause to reassess, that will stop the bleeding and prevent you lose more.
Having boundaries in gambling is very important, just to hold to your limits; this is the pattern of gambling responsibly. Another important factor that works in conjunction with having a gambling budget is understanding gambling because if the understanding is not there, it will be difficult for gamblers to remember their budget and stick to it.
When the understanding of gambling is not present and one has already exceeded their gambling limit, the urge will be there to continue to gamble, and there is a mindset that always makes one feel previous losses will be recovered if they continue playing. Budgeting is not enough without understanding because you definitely increase your risk by continuing to gamble.