Roulette Strategy & Betting Systems
Although the game of roulette is simply based on luck, certain roulette strategies have developed over time.
In one roulette strategy, called the Martingale betting strategy, betters double their bet every time they lose so that their first win recovers all of their lost money. Of course, this roulette strategy leads to financial ruin if betters are not cautious. Other strategies try to specifically calculate odds of winning, however no one strategy can actually overcome the house odds and guarantee the success of the better, hence again the casinos way to profit. Because of such efforts to determine the probabilities and likelihood of the balls landing slot, casinos constantly realign and re-balance their wheels to ensure randomness.
Another roulette strategy is to bet only on red. People like this bet because it is simple and can yield great results. There is a 1:1 chance that if someone bets red they will win. Ashley Revell who sold everything he owned and moved to America with approximately $135,200 US$ made this strategy famous. He went to a casino and put everything he had on red. The ball landed in a red slot, and Mr. Revell left the casino with $270,400 US$, double what he entered it with. Of course this strategy has its downfalls. Statistically speaking, the odds of failing are just as real as the odds of winning, therefore statistically, betters will leave the roulette wheel the same as they came to it. (take into account the house edge in this last statement)
The Labouchere System is a strategy like the Martingale, however it isn’t as risky because betters don’t immediately double their bet with each loss. This system actually uses a pre-calculated formula the prescribes the following bet based on the previous and whether is was a win or a loss. The better adds the numbers at the front of the betting line to determine his next bet. If he wins, he discounts the numbers on the outside of the line. If the better loses he puts his last bet at the end of the line, thus creating a longer line of bets, and continues his way down. This system allows the better much more time to develop his strategy, and offers him more control of his fate as oppose to the Martingale system that is a bit reckless and extreme.
No matter time and place that you play, roulette is certainly a nail biting, gambling pleaser. Its stakes are high and its play exciting and every year it attracts the most enthusiastic of gamblers. Though its form varies from country to country and casino to casino, roulette has become one of the most traditional and popular casino games in history, and will surely continue to dominate the gambling world for some time to come.
