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Roulette Betting Systems |
Roulette is a game of chance. There is no way to predict where the roulette ball will land. Nevertheless, there are those who claim that, by adjusting your roulette bet amounts, you can control your overall results and ensure that you win more than you lose. None of these systems has been scientifically proven, but they are worth learning about and they could enhance your roulette playing experience.
The Martingale Roulette Betting SystemThe Martingale roulette betting system is used for even-money bets such as red or black, odd or even, or high or low. It doesn't matter which bet you pick, as long as you pick one even-money roulette bet and stick with it.Under the Martingale system, you start with a certain bet amount. Every time you lose, you double your bet; every time you win, you go back to your original bet. The theory behind the Martingale is that you cannot lose every spin of the roulette wheel. Sooner or later, you are bound to win. And when you do win, you will recoup all of your losses and make a small profit. Then you start a new series, which is also bound to end in a profit. And so on, with every Martingale series yielding a profit.
So the Martingale system appears foolproof: no matter how many times you lose, you are sure to eventually win sometime, and that win will recoup all your losses plus gain a profit. At that point, you start a new Martingale series, leading to another inevitable profit. The flaw in the Martingale system is that, in the real world of casino gambling, you cannot double your bet indefinitely. Every roulette table has a betting limit, and every roulette player has a personal bankroll limit. Doubling your bet after every loss means that, sooner or later, you will hit a really bad losing streak and dig yourself into a hole that you cannot get out of. Suppose you lose six roulette spins in a row. It might sound unlikely, but it's really not. If you play roulette steadily, there is a good chance that it will happen to you sometime. So now you have lost $630 (10+20+40+80+160+320). Now, according to Martingale, you should double your bet to $640. But your roulette game might have a betting limit of $500. Or a $640 bet might just be too rich for your personal bankroll. So now there is really nothing to do but quit while you are $630 behind. Many real-money gamblers who believed in the infallibility of Martingale have been burned in this way. The Dopey Experiment in Roulette GamblingThe Dopey Experiment was described by Andres Martinez, a lawyer and Wall Street Journal Reporter, in his wonderful book "24/7: Living It Up and Doubling Down in the New Las Vegas." Unlike most roulette betting systems, the Dopey Experiment does not promise to make you rich or even to come out ahead. It is simply a way to have fun gambling real money at the roulette table.With the Dopey Experiment, you take your roulette bankroll and divide it into 35 equal units. You then pick one roulette number, and bet one unit on that number for 35 consecutive spins of the roulette wheel. If you win during that time (and there is a better-than-60 percent chance that you will), you continue playing, still betting one unit on your particular number, but with the satisfaction of knowing that you are gambling with the casino's money and not your own. If you lose all 35 spins — well, that's life. The main idea is that you have had a good long run at the roulette table and hopefully had some fun while you were doing it.
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