Roulette Systems

If you have studied up on the game of roulette, then you have most likely stumbled across some roulette systems. In fact, there is an abundance of roulette systems out there, many that require you to pay for them. While these betting systems will not reduce the chances of you winning roulette, they also will not reduce the house’s advantage or change the odds in any way. The house edge is a mathematical number that is calculated based on the roulette wheel, and as long as the wheel stays the same, so will the percentage that the house has over the roulette player. This is why the house advantage in European roulette is less than that of American roulette—because the European wheel has one less slot; thus, the odds are better for the player.

Don’t make the mistake of believing that a roulette system will make a winning player out of a losing player, but do use the systems in the spirit of the game with the knowledge that luck is the only real determining factor in the outcome of roulette.

Here are some common roulette systems you can play around with:

The Martingale Roulette System

The Martingale System is the most common betting system for the game of roulette. There are many versions of this system, but the basic concept is that each time you win, you should pocket your bet, and each time you lose, you should double your previous bet. When you double your bet and win, you will, theoretically, gain back the losses from the previous spin, plus you will profit the value of the bet. If the second bet also results in a loss, you should then double your third bet, so you that will win one bet value.

This system, in theory, would be very effective if bettors had unlimited funds and no maximum cap on betting limits. If you were playing at a table with betting limits that fell between a $10 minimum bet and a $500 maximum bet, you would inevitably fail with this system because it would eventually require a bet greater than $500, and you would be forced to walk away a loser. Furthermore, if you were still playing at that point, it would be painfully obvious that it just wasn’t your day. Losing that many times in a row is possible, and with the Martingale System, you would only be gaining one bet with every win, so you would never really be up enough to recover.

The d’Alembert Roulette System

The d’Alembert System is another common roulette betting system. This one assumes that a player is less likely to win twice in a row. Therefore, after you win, you would minus one chip from your previous bet. Alternatively, this system assumes that a player is less likely to lose twice in a row, so after losing once, a chip should be added to your previous bet. The problem here is that each new spin of the roulette wheel is independent and separate from the previous and following spins. Every spin has the same exact chance of being a winner or loser as every other spin.

Cancellation Roulette Systems

A Cancellation System is based on a series of numbers that the player writes down; the sum of these numbers being the total winning goal for a gambling session. The simplest example of this is if you were to write down 1/1/1/1, for a total sum of 4. If you were playing at a $5 roulette table, then your winning goal for the session would be $20. For each bet, you take the sum of the numbers on each end of the sequence. In this example it would be 1 and 1, which adds up to 2. If you were to win the bet, you would mark off these numbers on each end. The next bet would be the sum of the next two numbers, and so on. If you were to lose the bet, though, you would add the betting unit(s) you just wagered to the end of the list. The next bet would be the sum of the outside numbers again. Much like the Martingale System, explained above, the Cancellation System is not conducive with a bad streak or maximum table limits, which ultimately ensure a loss.

Remember, the sole purpose of roulette is and should always be considered as entertainment value. There is no skill required, and no betting system will ever alter the house advantage. Like roulette, betting systems should be considered as fun and never taken seriously.