Many players
seek to increase their chances of winning
at roulette by using roulette systems,
but there are two reasons why they don't
work.
Roulette Is a Random Game
Of Chance
The house always has
an advantage because roulette is a game
of chance. Roulette systems will not
be able to achieve anything over the
longer term that can cancel it out.
The casinos are smart and even put rules
in place to prevent you getting an edge.
Let's look at an example:
The
House Advantage
Money management
and roulette systems cannot affect the
house advantage on any bet, nor guarantee
that you will win more money. The house
has an advantage before you apply a
system and has that same advantage after
you apply it. The house edge does not
change. The house always has an advantage;
you cannot change it, or manage it.
Roulette
Money Management
The Martingale
system is a money management system,
(and is the most popular in online roulette),
in which the dollar values of bets continually
increase after losses, until you win.
The
Martingale system is a simple system
and looks in many ways very logical.
It is based on the probability that
losing an infinite number of times in
a row is not possible.
Usually
applied to 'even money' bets, it says
that you should double up after each
losing bet until you win. However, casinos
are wise to this and impose table limits
that are described below. That aside,
let's look first at how the Martingale
system works, and its flaws.
Let's
use even-money bets. Now let's look
at an example of the Martingale system
in operation with a $5 bet and $500
table limit.
You bet $10.
You
bet $20.
You bet $40.
You bet
$80.
You bet $160.
You bet $320.
You
bet $640; sorry you have exceeded
your table limit game over!
The
Flaws and Drawbacks of the Martingale
System are Obvious:
Each Spin
Is Random Event. The
martingale system
works on the premise that you must win
eventually, and this is correct, (assuming
an infinite number of events!), but
a losing or winning streak cannot be
determined in advance.
If you
had a large bankroll and could carry
on forever you would of course probably
win at some point, but casinos are wise
to this and take action.
Table
Limits
All casinos have minimum
and maximum table limit to prevent ongoing
doubled up consecutive bets. In the
above example it was min $10 max $500,
which allows only six bets of this kind,
and six or more losses in succession
are not uncommon.
Once the table
limit is hit, the use of the Martingale
system is over and your money is lost.
Casinos are not stupid, they play with
the odds in their favor and table limits
ensure this.
The fact is that
with table limits and the system's reliance
on luck, the Martingale system is not
really a viable money management system
at all.
What Can Be Done To
Cut The House Edge and Make Profits?
Roulette
systems for money management are common
and none of them work.
However,
you can take simple steps to ensure
your money lasts longer and that give
you greater chance of winning. These
include placing bets with low odds,
(betting red or black means you will
win for example 45% of the time), and
there are bets with even greater odds
of success.
You also need to
play the right wheel with the right
rules.
How To Win At Roulette