Casino Betting Systems

There are four basic betting strategies that people can follow when playing Blackjack. Many people stick by these systems when playing Blackjack in the casinos.

Martingale System

With this system, the player starts with a low bet. If he wins, he keeps the same bet. But, if he loses the hand, he doubles his bet.

This system is not generally recommended because if the player loses several consecutive hands, he will soon be betting a very significant sum of money.

D�Alembert System

This system is much like the Martingale system in that if a player wins, he keeps the same bet. But, this system is different for losses. If a player loses with the D�Alembert system, he does not double his bet, he instead increases his bet by one unit. For example, if his initial bet was for $10, his next bet would be $15 if he were to lose the initial hand. After a winning hand, the bet drops back down to the initial bet (in this case, $10).

Like the Martingale system, this system is not generally recommended because it, too, can lead the player to eventually be betting a very large sum of money if he ends up losing several hands.

Parlay Betting System

This system works differently than the above two systems in that players do not increase their bets when they lose�they increase their bets when they win.

To use the Parlay system, players bet all or part of their winnings along with their original win each time they win a hand. This can be a good system to use because the player is not betting more than his original investment. Also, this system is one that card counters like to use because using a system like this hides increasing bets when the cards are in a person�s favor.

Author�s System

This system starts by using the D�Alembert system, but adds in more rules. Like the D�Alembert system, players start low and keep the same bet if they win. And, like the D�Alembert system, if the player loses, he increases his bet by one unit.

But, using the Author�s system, a player makes limitations and goals for himself so as to keep himself from losing too much. For example, the player will start with one unit say of $5, keep the same bet if they win, but increase it to $10 if the player looses. If the player continues to loose their is a cap of 5 units or $25. At this point the player can start out again with a $5 bet or leave the table. It may not be your lucky day. The mathematical probabilities of loosing 5 hands in sequence are 13%. This is a conservative system and not for those who want big rewards for greater risk.

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