Outside bets offer the best odds of winning at roulette. These types of wagers are placed on groups as opposed to just numbers, for example odd or even, red or black, 1-18 or 19-46, dozen bets,. To win at Roulette with the Martingale, you need to 2x the size of your bet after every lost bet. For more info on how to win at Roulette with this betting system, read this guide to the Martingale strategy. The Paroli System: A similar progressive betting scheme that sees you 2x the size of your bet after every win. How to win when playing roulette: The strategy presented here on this video offer some good ways to win easily on roulette, and is a 'low risk strategy', it. In particular, when playing roulette, make sure you understand if any chips are left on the table after a win. Some games assume you want to “let it ride” after a win. You may need to clear the table- you don’t want to be leaving chips on the table by mistake. Set a Stop Loss and a Profit Target and Stick to Them!
How to Win at Roulette. Can you Beat the Roulette Table?
It’s what everyone wants to know, of course. How do you beat the roulette table? Can you beat the roulette table? All these questions! It’s making my wombat head hurt!
On any given day, there will be winners at the table and there’ll be losers. That’s a given. So yes, you can win at the roulette table. The real question is, how to you maximise your chances of being in the first group?
Well, despite what many people might tell you, there is no way of increasing or decreasing the odds that you will get at the table. That is set by the design of the game and is fixed- all casinos offer the same odds on the same games. But what you can do, is to maximise your chances by making the right choice of the games you play and the bets you make. It’s just called betting smart!
Why am I telling you this, I hear you ask? Well, this is freely available information. You can find it on the Internet. We’d rather you were able to find it easily.
So, with that in mind, we have pulled together our top tips for playing roulette. Flatten down your fore-leg fur, and let’s get started!
10 Roulette Tips
- Play European Roulette
Here’s the big one. Have you noticed that not all roulette tables look alike? And by that we don’t mean the colour of the wheel or the croupier’s hair cut. There are two main types of game: European Roulette and American Roulette. Now they are very similar, with the pay-outs the same for corresponding bets (a bet on the red pays 1:1 on both for example), but the main difference is that American Roulette has an extra zero pocket. As well as a “0” pocket, it has a “00” pocket. And that means if you bet on red, there is twice as much chance of the ball landing in the zero. So always play European, the odds are better. - Play More Outside Bets than Inside Bets
If you cover a bigger percentage of the table with an Outside Bet like Odd, you are going to win more frequently than if you only cover a few numbers- simply because the probability of the ball landing on your bet is higher. Now, the flip side is that the pay-out is higher for bets like a Straight-Up bet (on one number). This is what’s known as a high variance bet- you won’t see it coming in that often, but when it does it pays nicely. If you are going to play high variance bets like single numbers or Split Bets (low table coverage), make sure you have enough bankroll to stay on the table for a decent amount of time. Otherwise, at least weight your bets to the Outside Bets. - Stop After a Big Win.
Following on from point 2 (and I know it sounds obvious, but not everyone is disciplined) – take the profit if you win big. It’s just the law of life- if you happen to get really lucky, the chances are that it will be a while before you see that kind of a result again. So you are better off quitting and banking the cash!
Many experienced players do this. They aim to win big early, and quit- the so called “Hit and Run” strategy. Kerry Packer was a great one for this- but that was on baccarat. - Play French Roulette with La Partage
Were you paying attention when we were talking through Tip One which was all about game choice? Well, there’s another neat little nugget of information that you should read and store away. You can increase your odds even further if you play French Roulette. Now, the wheel looks exactly the same as a standard European game, but the table layout is slightly different and all of the Outside Bets are in French. But it’s very easy to pick up. The big difference is that French Roulette is called “le Roulette”. Oh, and also there is the Dozens bet which sits to the side of the numbers rather than underneath them. The 1st dozen is called P12 (Premier 12), the middle is M12 (Midi 12) and the last is D12 (Dernier 12). The great thing about French Roulette is that it pays you half your stake back on an evens bet (like red/black or odd/even) if the ball lands in zero. So, not only is there half the chance of the ball ending up in the zero compared to an American game, if it does end up there you get a bit of insurance back. And that increase your overall odds on the game. - Play Roulette Systems Carefully
If I had a penny for every time someone tried to flog me a roulette system that was guaranteed to win, I’d be a very rich wombat. The bottom line, is that no roulette system is going to alter the odds you get at the table. It’s just not going to happen.
That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t play systems, but maintain a heavy dose of cynicism. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, so its worth spending a bit of time studying them before you wade in. - Make Use of the Free Demos
One of the things we have tried to do at Wombat Casino, is to make sure that all of our games have free demos that are easy to find and play. I know it’s much more interesting playing for real money, but spend a bit of time on the demo before you bet for real, and then you’ll minimise your chances of making a mistake and betting on something that you didn’t want to bet on. In particular, when playing roulette, make sure you understand if any chips are left on the table after a win. Some games assume you want to “let it ride” after a win. You may need to clear the table- you don’t want to be leaving chips on the table by mistake. - Set a Stop Loss and a Profit Target and Stick to Them!
Here’s one of the most important roulette tips and why I think that playing roulette systems is no bad thing as it forces you to do this. Before you start, be clear in your head when you are going to leave the table. Have in your mind a stop loss limit and a profit target. If you hit either of them, quit the table! - Take a Break
Playing roulette should be fun, but the problem with that is that you can lose track of time. Make sure you note down the time you start and set a maximum time at the table. Take regular breaks to make sure that you are thinking clearly. You can always come back to the table later. - Don’t Play the Five Number Bet
Well, we have already told you to play European Roulette rather than American (see Tip 1). But maybe you want to play it anyway? Perhaps you like betting on two zeros? If you do play American Roulette, don’t bet on the Five Number bet. I don’t mean the number 5, I mean the bet at the top of the table that covers 0,00,1,2,3. And why’s that? Well, it has the worst odds in roulette- hands down. It’s even called the Basket Bet by many players. Avoid it. - Manage Your Bankroll
Last but not least, try and manage your bankroll. We’ve touched on this above when we talked about setting Stop Loss and Take Profit targets. But there are also other things that you can do like bleeding off profit as you go and keeping the funds away from your play money. Lets say you started with £100 or €100 or $100, and you find that your bankroll has swelled to 250. Why not bank 100 and continue playing with your winnings. Now you are playing with the casino’s money- feels good, doesn’t it!
Summary
So there we have our top 10 tips for playing roulette. We can’t say that these tips will guarantee that you win, but if you follow them, you should increase your odds. Remember to enjoy yourself! Only bet with money that you can afford to lose and try and quit the table when you are ahead.
Roulette is one of the most popular table games in modern casinos. Although variations on the game have been around for several hundred years, there are now only 3 variations in American casinos.
You’re likely already familiar with American roulette and European roulette. The most recent addition to the table game inventory is Sands Roulette.
Which of these games should you play?
How should you bet on them?
What’s the smartest strategy for roulette betting?
I’ll explain all that in this post:
What Are the Differences between American, European, and Sands Roulette?
Although these games have a few other differences, the most significant distinction between the 3 versions of roulette are the number of green slots the wheels contain.
Every roulette wheel has at least 37 slots.
36 of those slots are always numbered 1 to 36, and they’re alternately colored RED or BLACK.
The additional slots are green.
In European roulette there is only one green slot, the “0”.
In American roulette there are two green slots: “0” and “00”.
In Sands roulette a third green slot, “S”, has been added to the wheel.
The green slots are there for one reason:
They make the game’s statistical probabilities uneven.
This is because of the way roulette bets are paid off. You can win anywhere from 35-to-1 (for betting on a single number) down to 1-to-1 (for betting on 18 slots at a time).
The payoffs, called “odds”, are not as fair to you as the actual estimated probabilities of the roulette ball landing on any given slot. This is how the casino makes its money.
In a game of roulette the house should keep at least 2.70% of all the bets players make over time. The casino has no need to cheat the players. In fact, the players often make really bad bets that improve the “house edge”, as that casino profit is called.
One of the other differences between European roulette and both American and Sands roulette is that the European roulette table has an additional betting area. This secondary betting area is used to place specially designed bets. They are more complicated than the normal bets made in American and Sands roulette. I’m going to ignore this section of the table, because I’m going to show you how to place bets that have the best chances of paying off.
Is There a Winning System for Roulette?
Everyone who gets into roulette sooner or later starts to think about how they can “beat the system”.
I’m going to be honest here:
There is no way to do that.
The green slots on the wheel make it impossible for anyone, anywhere, to ever design a betting system that is guaranteed to win. If you really want to guarantee yourself a win every time, then put a chip on each of the 2-to-1 outside bets and on each of the green number bets.
That’s the only way you’ll be paid money every time the wheel spins.
You’ll also go broke.
You may have heard about a system called the Martingale System. It’s a popular betting system with new roulette players.
Experienced roulette players just turn their heads and roll their eyes when someone mentions the Martingale System. The only way you can make money with the Martingale System is to write a book about it and get people to buy your book.
Even that’s a gamble, though, because most people now know that the Martingale System promises more than it delivers.
Here’s how this system works:
You start out betting the minimum. If you lose, you double your bet. If you win on your doubled bet, you go back to betting the table minimum. If you lose again, you double the size of your bet again.
This sounds great to inexperienced bettors but the problem is that you’ll either run out of money or hit the table limit before you can recoup your losses as they add up.
The Martingale System is a sucker bet, plain and simple.
Every betting system in every form of gambling tries to leverage probability theory. The Martingale System and other roulette betting strategies also rely on probability estimates.
But there’s a flaw in the thinking behind these systems. If you account for the flaw you’ll be okay. You won’t always win but your expectations will be more reasonable.
The secret to not going broke when you gamble is to set reasonable expectations and maintain your self-discipline. You should never drink or take drugs when you gamble. They lower your inhibitions and impair your judgment.
You might as well just hand your money over to the casino at the cashier window and say “keep it” if you’re going to drink or do drugs when you gamble.
How Do Probabilities Work in Roulette?
Probability theory came out of statistics. It tries to give us rules by which to guess what happens next in any situation. The guesses are seldom accurate predictions. Sometimes the guesses work out, and sometimes they don’t. Gamblers love probability theory because they think it helps them pick the best betting strategies.
You’re actually more likely to double your money during a roulette session if you put all your money on a single bet. The more bets you place, the less likely it becomes to double your money.
That’s because every bet brings you close to the long term expectations. The closer you are to the short term, the more likely you are to get better than expected results.
In roulette, the probabilities are simple. The dealer spins the wheel and releases a ball that whirls around the outside of the wheel and finally settles in a slot. With only 37 slots on a European roulette wheel you have a 1-in-37 probability of the ball landing on a specific slot.
This probability never changes.
This probability is calculated on the basis of all the known possibilities.
What probability theory cannot do, however, is predict where the ball will stop.
Nor can it predict whether the ball will land on red, black, or green any number of times over the next 100 spins.
Nonetheless, a lot of gambling guides tell you that you have the best chances of winning if you do this because of such-and-such probabilities. And many of these guides warn you that there is no way to predict the future, but by setting the expectation that the ball will land on red about 47% of the time, these guides are making predictions and promises they cannot keep.
They’ll even back up their claims by talking about how to run computer simulations for 1 million spins of the wheel so that you see how often the ball lands on red, black, or green.
In the real world the Probability Fairy is always on vacation. She’ll never be there to wave her magic wand to make things happen the way experts say they should. The ball could land on red over the next 20 spins. Or it could land on black or green or some random mix of color combinations.
You have no way of knowing how many of the next [X] spins will turn out a certain way. Talking about probabilities in this way is just dishonest.
What you can do is look at the wheel and ask yourself how much it costs to bet on the largest possible set of numbers. The idea here is to get as much coverage as you can without losing money too fast.
But even if you cover every number on the wheel you’ll lose money.
So the only way to win in roulette–and this is completely random, never guaranteed–is to bet on less than all the numbers on the wheel.
You also want to play bets that pay better than even money. You can place a variety of bets, but most of them aren’t worthwhile.
Betting on single numbers is a bad idea. You can place bets on the lines between the numbers (these are called “street bets”) and on lines at the corners of numbers (these are called “corner bets”).
But even though you get pretty good odds (payoff) you’re still covering too few numbers.
How Bets Work in Roulette
Divide the bets into two groups:
- Inside bets
- Outside bets
Inside bets are based on individual numbers or small groups of numbers. When you see players betting on the lines, corners, and individual numbers on the table they are making inside bets.
Outside bets are based on pre-selected groups of numbers on the wheel. The “2-to-1” bets cover 12 numbers each: 1 to 12, 13 to 24, and 25 to 36. The “1-to-1” or “even money” bets cover 18 numbers each:
- Odd
- Even
- Black
- Red
- 1 to 18
- 19 to 36
The bets more likely to pay are the even money bets.
But unless you can win 5 times out of 9 on even money bets you’ll lose your stake. That’s the problem with roulette. You always have to win at least 1 more time than you lose no matter how you place your bets.
The “2 to 1” bets pay better than the “1 to 1” bets because they cover fewer numbers. You have less of a chance of winning.
There are 6 types of “2 to 1” bets:
- 3 kinds of dozens bets: (1 to 12, 13 to 24, and 25 to 36)
- 3 kinds of columns bets: ([1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34], [2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35], [3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36]).
You can make a bet by betting on any two of the “2 to 1” groups. That means that instead of covering only 18 numbers you’ll be covering 24 numbers.
How To Win On The Roulette Table
This type of bet is often called the “double dozen” bet. It’s popular among gamblers who like to hedge their bets. They have a better chance (all other things considered) of scoring a win with a “double dozen” than with one of the standard even money bets. If you’re playing it safe and going for even money odds, you should always play a double dozen bet.
If you want to bet more aggressively, then instead of betting more money on your double dozen, you can cover all 36 of the red and black numbers. Leave the green numbers alone. Yes, they’ll come in every now and then, and you’ll lose money.
But there’s a way to keep your losses low.
How to Bet on Columns or Dozens Aggressively
Take 6 chips and distribute them across EITHER the three dozen bets or the three column bets.
Place 3 chips on 1, 2 chips on the 2nd, and 1 chip on the 3rd. If the ball lands on a green number you’ll lose your entire bet, so always play the table minimum with this aggressive style.
How To Win American Roulette Wheel
If the ball lands on any number with your single chip bet, you’ll win 2 chips and lose 5–for a net loss of 3 chips (half your bet).
That’s the safest way to bet aggressively on the table.
If the ball lands on any number in your 2 chip bet you’ll win 4 chips and lose 4 for no loss. This keeps you in the game.
If the ball lands on any number in your 3chip bet, you’ll win 6 chips and lose 3 for a net gain of 3 chips. This will offset 1 single chip win.
The way this betting strategy works out, your money can grow substantially and still take some big hits. Where the strategy will fail you is when the ball lands on green or if the ball lands on the single chip bet more often than it lands on the 3 chip bet.
Sorry, but there’s no way to prevent that from happening.
There Is No Guaranteed Way to Win in Roulette
I can’t say this often enough:
You can’t win at roulette in the long run.
I think roulette is a fun game to play. It’s exciting because you don’t know where the ball will land. You take an active role in making your wagers.
And you’ll find there are a lot of different betting systems to experiment with. The only thing that is guaranteed in roulette is that the casino will make a profit. What you hope for is that they make their profit at someone else’s expense.
How To Win Big On Roulette Table
Players who try to improve their luck by making big bets do sometimes win, but most often the people who come out ahead are the patient players who use conservative betting strategies and take money off the table. If you only walk away with your beginning stake you’ll be luckier than most gamblers.
Best Way To Win On Roulette Table
And you can take that to the bank.