Sometimes known as the 'plateau philosophy', the percentage staking plan says you should recalculate your stake whenever your betting bank reaches a certain, predefined level. For instance, whenever your fund increases by 25%. Some say that you shouldn't downgrade your stake if you fall back through a level, on the assumption that if you stick with the higher stake it will speed up your return to the top. However, a losing sequence can sometimes feel like it is never ending and by not adjusting your stakes when losing, you facing bankrupting your bank.

As with any other staking system, the percentage or plateau plan has a number of variations, for instance, you can increase your stake by 25% whenever the betting increases by 12.5%. Or as an extreme you could upgrade your stakes whenever your betting bank grows.