Roulette Betting

Column Bets

Any roulette betting strategy can only cut costs and allow you to play longer, that is, increase the chances of winning if you are lucky. The essence of Martingale's betting strategy is to double the bets in case of a loss. Let's say our first bet is 1 dollar. If we win, we get $1 profit and place $1 as a bet again.
Remember to stay realistic about the long odds on this popular game of chance. Approach roulette with the sober realization that, with a house advantage of 5.26 percent on the American wheel, roulette is among the worst bets in a casino. Despite the odds, you can still use some simple strategies to stretch your roulette.
The cloth-covered betting area on a roulette table is known as the layout. The layout is either single-zero or double-zero. The European-style layout has a single zero, and the American style layout is usually a double-zero. The American-style roulette table with a wheel at one end is now used in most casinos.

Whether you are playing on an American wheel or a French wheel, you will see that the numbers 1 to 36 are set up in columns of 12 numbers each, and alternate between red and black. The zero or double zero are across the top and are in green. The alternation between the colors red and black for each number are coordinated with the Roulette wheel layout.

Here is how you need to carry out our black and red roulette system: As the name of the system tells you, with this roulette strategy, you need to bet on black and red. The betting session starts with you placing a bet of $5 on a color of your choice. You need to continue to bet $5 on the same color until you lose two times in a row. These are typically used by professional players to bet on particular physical sectors of the roulette wheel. Sector bets are the only types of bets that increase the roulette odds for you. For example, a neighbor bet on zero for the European roulette wheel will typically cover numbers 3,26,0,32,15.

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A column bet is a group of numbers that cover any of the three columns of numbers within a Roulette layout. A player can choose to place bets on all three columns or on a single column at the time. Each column has a 2:1 payout. To place a bet, players will place their wager on the section directly below the column that they are betting on. See table 1:

For a beginning player, utilizing column bets may be one of the quickest ways in which to increase a bankroll. Some strategists suggest that if you win on your bet, then you double that bet the next time. Another option would be to split your winnings on two columns and then increase and split as you go. It is always important to remember that Roulette is a game of chance, and the idea is always to maintain as much of your bankroll as you possibly can.

Keep in mind the odds of winning. Some suggest placing a bet on all black or all red, for example, as this will increase your overall odds depending upon which column(s) you choose. As you can see, the center column has more black than the inside or outside columns. So betting all black to increase your center bet odds is a good way to go - however, the payout is only 1:1.

1 •Individual numbers (straight up)

Say you have a feeling the next number rolled is 23, so you place a bet on 23. Maybe your favorite number is your birthday and you choose that number. If it hits, you win.

2 •Two Number Bet (split)

Take your favorite number or your intuition number, and place a single bet that covers that number and the adjacent number. Then hope one of them hits.

3 •Three Number Bet

You are getting the hang of it, but remember that this is best when you start building up your bankroll.

4 •Four Number Bet

Increasing your odds decreases the payout, which only stands to reason.

6 •Six Number Bet

Six of one, a half a dozen of another. No matter how you slice it, six are better than one, at least when it comes to increasing your odds of winning.

12 •Twelve Number Bet

18 •Eighteen Number Bet

All one color bet black/red, odds/even, or high/low number bets.

Outside Bets

Outside bets are those bets that cover groups of numbers and are often times considered 'safe' bets. Why are they safe? Because they cover more ground and increase up your odds of winning. Keep in mind that the more numbers covered, the lower the payout and the higher your odds of winning.

The bets that are considered as outside bets are:

Red / Black
Odd / Even
High / Low
Columns
Dozens

All outside bets listed here are 18 number bets and pay 1 to 1 except for Columns and Dozens, which are 12 number bets paying 2 to 1

Inside Bets

Inside bets are those bets that do not involve the even money bets or the column bets, but are bets with specificity. So, a straight up wager - i.e. a one number bet - is the crème de la crème of Roulette wins. And with good reason, for it pays 35:1. So, let's say you bet $10 and the ball lands on that number. You win $350. The chance of this happening is only 2.63% of the time on American tables or 2.70% on European tables. If you are going with a straight, one number bet, then you place your chip directly on the number of choice. Additional inside bets include:

Is any adjacent numbers. So for example: you place your chip on 23 and any one of its adjacent numbers. Look at the table to see the many possibilities.

Is another inside bet. This is basically a row. Maybe you will go 1 -3, or 4-7, etc. The payout for walking on the street is 11:1.

Covers four numbers, for example 1, 2, 4 and 5. Simply place your chips on any juncture of four numbers. This shares a payout of 8:1.

Is similar to the street, but you cover two streets at a time, giving you the six number approach. Its payout is 5:1.

Even money bets are those bets that pay even money, meaning 1:1. So, you bet $5 on all the black and a black number shows (see table 1 for what numbers that may be). You get paid $5 for the win, and keep your original bet. Thus, your $5 bet earns you $5.

Again, any time you bet an amount and the payout is the same as your bet, it is an even money wager.

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Roulette Strategy Explained

You won’t find a casino game with more betting systems than Roulette. Although using them does not guarantee success, it does not mean that having a Roulette strategy cannot have a positive effect on your betting. Below I give you two systems from our list of 45+ Betting Systems that are quite successful and low risk. I have played them both at various casinos with some decent results.

Roulette is a game of many options to bet, some of the equal chance bets such as odd and even (these are known as even bets even though it is less than that when the number zero is taken into account), and others with 35 to 1 payouts (betting on individual numbers).

Therefore, plenty of people have come up with a system which they believe will be a foolproof way to win money.

If any person came up with one of these, it could potentially take down a casino as they will be losing all the time over the long run. There is no such thing as a Sure win Roulette strategy or a sure winning system for any other casino game for that matter.

There are plenty of sites that promise you loads of fame and fortune if you pay them for their magical, guaranteed formula. If they really had one, though, why would they want to sell it to make money as opposed to using it themselves to win at online or land-based casinos around the world?

It follows that the first point to make is never pay anything to anyone who professes to have a guaranteed winning system or Roulette strategy as you will lose your money.

We have heard so many times over the years that if a number hasn’t come up for a while, it must be ‘due’ to come in. This is nonsense as any number has the same chance of coming in each spin irrespective of whether it came in the last spin, 10 spins ago or 100 spins ago.

This has become known as ‘the Gamblers Fallacy’. This seems to be the basis for the vast majority of betting systems and as such, means the system is flawed from the start. An example would be if 3 even numbers come in a row, it is, therefore, more likely that the next number will be odd.

This is simply not the case as in a casino website a Random Number Generator (RNG) is used to determine the outcome of a given hand and it doesn’t ever take into account previous results; in the same way, a land-based casino uses a wheel in which the speed of the spin and speed of the roll are not constant and so again, the outcome of the next spin is in no way related to the past spins.

That being said, I have provided below two popular betting systems that I’ve been very successful with when playing Roulette.

The Martingale System

This system gets you to gamble on even money bets such as odd/even, high/low, black/red etc.
Every time you lose a bet you need to double your bet every time you lose.

The thinking behind this is simple enough. If you start with €1 and lose 4 bets in a row, you will lose €1 the first bet, double this to €2, double this to €4 and then double this to €8. Therefore you are €15 down. The next bet would be for €16 and if this wins, it returns €32, so a total profit over the 5 hands of €1.

There is an obvious flaw to this system, however, in that if you were to lose the 5th bet, you are suddenly €31, the next bet is €32 which would result in a loss of €63. Although the chances of losing 6 even bets in a row are slim, there is a possibility and if you find yourself at the end of your bankroll, you can face a substantial loss.

To overcome this problem I recommend that you place a cap on the 3rd bet in the round. Therefore, if you start with a $10 bet and loose, the next bet doubles to $20, and the 3rd bet doubles to $40. This will limit your losses and you will find that more often than not you will be able to complete a series of rounds without loosing 3 spins in a row. I usually set a goal for winnings that represents a series, so for example, if betting $10 per round I would set the goal at $150 or $200 to complete the series. I then take a break before playing again or finishing for the day. If in a series you do hit 3 losses in a row this is not the end and you can still recover, but this adds more risk and time to that session of play.

You can read a more in-depth article on The Martingale Betting System here.

The 1-3-2-6 Staking Plan

This is actually a reasonable way to bet a small amount and sensibly enjoy yourself without risking too much.
The name is basically a 4 stage betting system with the number shown the number of units for each bet.
Again, it concentrates on even money betting as opposed to the larger odds.

Starting with a bet of 1 unit, we will use €1 as an example. The thinking behind it is that as the chances of guessing correctly are near enough 50/50 – slightly less due to the Zero, as long as you are playing European or French Roulette, which have only one Zero – it is possible that you could win 4 times in a row every so often which will result in the winnings from that 4 bet cycle overcoming any losses.

The first bet, the 1, would be for $1.

If any bet loses, the next bet would be for 1 unit again as the cycle needs to be restarted. If the bet wins, you then have $2 on the table and you need to add a further €1 to ensure the second bet is for 3 units. The good thing about this System is that this is the only time during the cycle you need to add more funds, the rest are taken from winnings.

If the 2nd bet loses, you end up down $2, the maximum loss for any stage. If the 2nd bet wins, you have €6 on the table.

You would now remove $4 and leave the remaining €2 for the 3rd bet of the cycle. If this bet was to lose, you would end the cycle up $2 as you risked $1 on stage 1, $1 on stage 2 and pocketed $4 after the end of stage 2. Should stage 3 win, you have $4 on the table and would now add a further $2 from your winnings to make $6.

The 4th and final stage would result in you breaking even for that stage, whereas a win would give you the maximum return of a $12 profit over the 4 bets.

As mentioned, this is only a unit, so if you wanted to risk more, you can start with $2 instead of $1 and double each level, if you wanted to reduce and the table allows it, you can start with a $0.50 bet and half the other levels.

To summarise, using the 1-3-2-6 Staking Plan playing $1 per unit, you would:

Lose $1 if you lost on Bet 1.

Lose $2 if you lost on Bet 2.

Win $2 if you lost on Bet 3.

Break Even if you lost on Bet 4.

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Win $12 if you win on Bet 4.

Potentially, you could actually lose 6 cycles in a row on Bet 2, resulting in the maximum loss each time of $2, but just one win of the 4 consecutive bets would see you break even.

You can read here a more in-depth article on The 1-3-2-6 Staking Plan.