Roulette Strategies

Added On: July 14, 2009 at 5:41PM

Category: Roulette

Author: Jennifer McKingler

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While Roulette is essentially a game of pure chance and the house will always hold an advantage over the players, there is also the lure of the game with a chance to win big. Over the years, many people have tried to develop betting strategies for the game that were aimed to help maximize profits from the game. Some of these strategies were successful for a while, but on the whole, the existence of the house advantage means that the chances of losing money in the long run are very high. This article gives a brief overview of the different strategies that have been popular through the years. They should help to neutralize losses if not actually make you a winner in the long run.

Martingale and Fibonacci Strategies: Both these strategies are based on the amount of money wagered, and they will help ensure that whenever there is a win, you will make a profit on top of the amount that you have lost up to that point. Using the Martingale betting strategy, the player doubles his/her bet after every loss. This ensures that whenever there is a win, the player recovers all losses and makes a profit that equals the initial bet. The Fibonacci Strategy is slightly different in that the next bet is calculated according to the next number in the Fibonacci Series.

24/7 Strategy: This strategy ensures that the player has a high 61% chance of winning at roulette. While using this strategy, the player divides the total amount he/she is willing to wager into 35 units and wagers one unit on every spin (for 35 spins). When the bet is made on a single number, whenever the player wins in any round, the total original amount is recovered.

Labouchere System: This is another strategy that is based on the wagering amount. Using the Labouchere system, the player writes down a series of number in a line, and this line of numbers determines the next amount to be wagered. Whenever the player experiences a loss, the players adds the previous amount wagered to the end of the line, and proceeds along the longer line, and for a win, the player strikes off the outside numbers on the line and proceeds down the smaller line of numbers. The advantage with this system is that the player can design and play around with the initial line so that it is set up to his/her advantage.

The D’Alembert Strategy: This strategy employs a mathematical equilibrium theory that was invented by D’Alembert who was a Mathematician in France. The system is used for outside bets and ensures recovery of losses. The strategy used is that whenever the player wins, he/she deducts one unit (unit size is determined by the player) from the subsequent bet, and whenever there is a loss, one unit is added to the next bet. If by some chance, the number of wins equals the number of losses when the player is betting using this system, the player experiences a net gain which equals the number of games that are won.

1st and 3rd Column System: Using this system, the player places a bet of two pieces on the first, and two on the third column. This simple measure means that virtually all the reds in the table are covered. Finally, adding a bet of 2 pieces on color black will ensure that virtually all numbers are covered with the exception of the 0 and the 00 as well as 4 reds.