HOW TO BEAT THE CASINO PLAYING ROULETTE?

Roulette is among top most popular games at online and land-based casinos alike. There are plenty of varieties to choose from, although the winning odds may not be the same for them all. In terms the betting odds, it makes sense to play European roulette rather than the American kind, as there is an extra slot with double zeros in the latter, which is significant, as it doubles the house edge from 2.63% to 5.26%. Therefore, it’s always best to choose the European roulette just to make sure your chances of winning are better.

When playing roulette online it’s best to stick to the casino that you’re familiar with and that has earned a good reputation. You want to stay away from scam website with rigged roulette machines and the payout percentage never available to the public. The use of a random number generator is the best way to avoid any scam, as there is no way of rigging that. The opposite is true — with no physical access to the roulette, none of the famous ways of beating the roulette apply, so the only thing you can do is improve your personal odds of winning, somewhat lowering the house edge.

Winning roulette strategy

Roulette odds describe how often you are expected to win. For instance, if you’re playing the American double zero wheel, you can expect to win one in 38 spins, betting on a single number, as there are 38 possible outcomes on the wheel. Your odds of winning are therefore 1 in 38. It’s important to understand that not all strategies are equally beneficial and applicable in every single situation, and the sooner you figure out the ones that work for you, the sooner you will be able to stop wasting your time and money trying the ones that are not expected to bring any results.

Seasoned players that don’t like taking unnecessary risks often recommend staking on the outside, keeping you bets to high/low, odd/even and red/black. That way, even though the payout is not as impressive when betting on a specific number, you can have most of the numbers covered, and some of them even twice (for example, by betting on red and odd).

The crucial ingredients of a successful roulette strategy involves betting the money that you can afford to lose, being in complete control over your bankroll and keeping your profits separately from your initial bankroll. Clearly, the third suggestion only works when you play at a real casino, as at online casinos your entire balance is always available, which sometimes can make it difficult to keep track of how much you lost and how much you won from the moment you started.

Main mistakes playing roulette

Progression strategies, which are quite popular among roulette players, involve increasing your bet at every spin. For example, you’re expected to keep raising your bet every time you lose, even though the odds of red and black are the same, and any previous outcomes don’t affect the future ones. Even winning following the strategy does not mean you will profit, and eventually you run the risk of reaching the maximum table bet amount, which means you will not be able to increase your bets further to recoup your losses.

Progression is a strategy that is commonly referred to as a «double edge sword», because you can either get lucky and win big or keep being very unlucky and lose even more than on the previous spin, plus the casino still always has the advantage.

A common mistake stemming from a misconception that any outcomes are in any way influenced by the previous ones results in many players betting on the same number over and over, hoping it would win sooner or later. While that might indeed happen at some point, this approach is not much of a system rather than relying on luck, likely to drain your bankroll before you know it.

Popular roulette betting strategies

The Martingale strategy is a betting progression where you double your bet following every loss. The issue with this system is that the odds don’t change if you keep betting on the same outcome, and even if you do win at some point, there is no guarantee that you will have made some profit. In fact, the longer you play — the higher the chances of you reaching the maximum table bet and being unable to follow through with the strategy. To have plenty of room for doubling you losing bets, make sure to find a table with small minimum bets and high maximum bets. If you win, the strategy dictates that you pocket your winnings and bet the same amount as before. If you lose, you place the bet on the same color again doubling the amount.

The reverse Martingale strategy involves increasing your bet amount when you win and decreasing it when you lose. The strategy is based on the idea that «hot streaks» can help you increase your earnings while you are also taking measures to limit the losses if you happen to hit a dry patch.

The D’Alembert strategy is a safer alternative to the Martingale strategies. It involves the player placing small bets on even or odd, black or red, or 1 to 18, or 19 to 36. Your wager is to be increased by one following a loss and decreased by one following a win. It also calls for walking away once you’ve had as many wins as you did losses and sticking to the strategy if you’re on a losing streak until the winning streak picks up to equal the losses. If you hit a winning streak, the strategy dictates playing until the wins equal your total losses. This strategy may be interesting to novice players, although it comes with the challenge of keeping track of your total wins and losses.

The Fibonacci strategy is another popular one that relies on following the sequence of 1 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 8 – 13 – 21 – 34 – 55 – 89 – 144 – 233 – 377 – 610, moving on to the next number in the sequence if you lose and stepping back two numbers in the sequence if you win. For example, after betting 1-1-2-3-5 and losing every time, the winning bet of eight will have you step two numbers back, at which point you will be betting 3 again. The difference between the Fibonacci strategy and the Martingale strategy is that the former allows you to play it safer while still following a solid plan. Is you were to compare strategies following a losing streak, your total loss following the Martingale system would be much more significant, while using the Fibonacci strategy, even if you lose at more steps than you won, you can still come out with a small profit.

The James Bond strategy involves betting $200 total distributed as $140 on the high numbers from 19 to 36, $50 on numbers from 13 to 18 and another $10 on zero. By spreading out your bets you increase the likelihood of winning, with the only way to lose being if you get a number between 1 and 12, in which case you lose the entire $200. In this situation you can use the Martingale strategy applicable to losses.

No matter the strategy you pick, there is never a 100% percent guarantee of you succeeding in making profit. Therefore it’s always a good idea to set yourself a stop loss limit that you can stick to no matter what to make sure you never lose more than you can afford even if you get caught in the moment.