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It was Albert Einstein that once famously said that you cannot beat roulette unless you steal from the croupier. Since its introduction, players are trying to devise tactics for winning roulette. There are many, many roulette systems around especially on the internet, many based on the same one – martingale. However, no strategy has yet proved to be effective. The house advantage enjoyed by the casinos looks very safe according to the laws of mathematics.

However there are some systems that can help the average player maximise his chances of winning. In fact in his book 24/7 Andres Martinez describes one such system. The method he describes is to split his stake into 35 units and place 35 single number bets. If the bet wins at any time within the first 35 spins then you will win back your original stake and can then gamble with the profits. Nevertheless, in an American roulette with 38 pockets the probability of winning within 35 rounds is 60.68%. Nowadays of course you can also play online roulette, which makes it much easier to play even quite complicated strategies without the stress of a real casino.

There are some more roulette tactics which can be pretty much effective.

Placing your bet on red only:

You can select a number of spins and then just place your bet on red (or any other even money bet, this can be a decent tactic. For example, if you place your bet on red for 38 consecutive rounds, the probability of the ball landing on red each time is 47.37%. Moreover, if you apply standard normal distribution, you will see some surprising probability rates. The probability that the ball will land on red at least ten times among 38 spins is 99%. There is 83% probability that the ball will land on red at least 15 times. And 50% probability that 18 times it will be red. To reach the breakeven point winning 19 spins are required. However, the chance of winning increases a little bit when you play in a European roulette as it has one 0 less than American roulette.

Multiple Bets

This tactic is a combination of the red strategy and Martingale system. The trick is to just bet on the even money combination bets – so red and odd or black and even. Consider each bet as a separate event. If you lose a spin t hen double the amount of your stake to reclaim your winnings. But if you win then go back to your initial stake. This tactic requires you to play for a long time and obviously you will need a pretty handsome amount of money. Of course with any system you could lose money. But sometimes it works.

Bet on Dozens

You can apply this roulette tactic in two ways- either places your bets on single dozens or on double dozens. In single dozen versions, start from the minimum amount possible placed on one dozen. For double dozen version places you bet on two dozens, as the name suggests. However the amount of betting should be half of the amount you use on single dozen bet.

Remember with any roulette tactic, nothing will remove the advantage of the house. Its impossible to defeat the house edge in the end. So dont count on any roulette tactic overcoming it. However, applying roulette tactics will help you to better understand the mechanism of this game. Its best to test any tactic carefully especially before playing it in a real casino, again try them out in online casinos – there are a few with a real roulette wheel not computer generated ones if you look for them.

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