How To Win At Roulette

I can tell you how to win at roulette, but do you have the patience? You'll have to sit patiently for thousands of spins before you start to make money. You see, it's all about "charting" the roulette wheel.

How To Win At Roulette? Biased Wheels

Years ago, when I ran a roulette table, one of my favorite players and I would talk philosophy all night while he patiently made his simple bets. I knew he was winning, but not how much. After I quit the job, I met him for coffee and discovered that he had made over $90,000 in sixteen months of part-time play. That made it more interesting.

On a roulette wheel there are 38 "pockets" (American wheel - 1 through 36, plus 0 and 00). When the ball falls in a particular pocket, players are paid according to the number of that pocket. We'll ignore all the various bets and concentrate just on the "straight up" bets, which are bets on one number. You get paid 35 to 1 if your number comes up.

You get $35 for each dollar bet, plus you keep the bet. You can see that the house has an edge (5.6 percent, to be precise), but what if certain numbers came up more often than they should - more often than 1-in-38 spins?

Suppose, for example, number 5 is coming up an average of once every 29 spins. If you bet ten dollars on it every time, you would lose 28 times, or $280, every 29 spins, but win once which would pay you $350. In other words, in the long run, you would be making $70 for each 29 spins. ($350 minus $280) When there weren't many customers, I sometimes did 60 or more spins per hour, so you can see that this could be very lucrative.

Why would that number or any other come up more often? The short answer: Who Cares! The longer explanation has to do with the nature of the wheels. The pockets could be manufactured imperfectly, with one or more slightly larger than the others, therefore catching the ball more often. One or more of the dividers between the pockets could be loose, absorbing the force of the ball instead of bouncing it away, so the ball might drop into that pocket more often.

There are other reasons, including more temporary ones, like a drop of sticky pop in one of the pockets, or a build-up of dust. The important point isn't what causes a "biased" wheel, though. The important point is that biased wheels exist, and can be taken advantage of.

Why would a Casino let this happen? Roulette wheels are expensive, and so they are not often replaced, unlike cards and dice, which Casinos replace daily. This means that if there is a bias, it sometimes remains for months. I know for a fact that managers where I worked were aware of the problem, but as long as the table made money overall, they were too lazy to worry about one guy making money on it.

Charting a Roulette Wheel

John (not his real name) came in initially with two friends. They took turns "charting" the wheel, which is nothing more than writing down the number that comes up on every spin. They did this for weeks on both roulette wheels in the casino. It is an incredibly boring, but crucial part of the process, often amounting to nothing, since there may not be a bias.

As it turned out, the number "0" was coming in 1-in-28 spins. Only John had the patience, though, to continue sitting there night after night, placing one bet on one number, over and over. Within a couple weeks, his friends quit. They didn't have the patience required, and probably also didn't like the fact that even with the odds in their favor, they had nights when they lost as much as $700.

Night after night John sat there discussing politics and philosophy with me, placing one bet on 0 for each spin of the wheel. He was making $50 to $100 per hour depending on the number of spins per hour, and assuming the bias was consistent in the long run. After more than a year, and $90,000 in profits for John, the casino got a new wheel, and (I assume) John moved on to new wheels. That's how to win at roulette.

How to Win Big at Casino Roulette

Casino roulette is both exciting and fun. Most importantly, if played right, it can be profitable as well. Conversely, when played wrong it can be the nemesis of your bankroll. How do you play smart roulette?

That answer is best deciphered by first exploring how not to play roulette. Most players unfortunately fit into this category. It consists of guessing and gut feelings. Players bet their spouse's birthday or their "lucky" number to the inevitable losing long term result.

Smart players erase the human emotion that confounds the vast majority of gamblers. The Casinos are experts at manipulating this psychology and luring players into losing strategies. Winners learn to shield themselves from this phenomenon.

Software written specifically to beat roulette often appears on the market. They allow for players to rely upon technology as opposed to superstition. This software is immune to the colors, board layout and all other subtle techniques used by the Casino in its attempt to make you a sucker.

Sophisticated software addresses two issues. The first is play strategy. This relates to which wagers you select. Most often with a complex strategy, multiple wagers are used in conjunction with each other yielding a synergy between them.

The second facet is money management. This relates to how much you wager on each given bet. Money management is a critical, yet overlooked, aspect of Casino game theory. If your money management formulation doesn't allow you to survive a bad run, then your play strategy is rendered meaningless.

Software assimilates both effective yield play strategy along with money management progressions which protect your bankroll during the inevitable bad runs. It then maximizes your wins during the always present good runs. Most players fail to take advantage when they lose big during a bad run then pull back and only win small during the good recovery run.

Casino roulette can be beat. You just need the right help. Use the tools which overcome emotion and poor strategy. You too can even the casino playing field.

European Roulette Wheel - Online Casino

Always play on a European roulette wheel if you have the choice, if you're playing online you'll usually find most Casinos have European wheels. In America at real Casinos it's often not quite as straight forward often they are limited to the higher stakes tables and the Casinos are less keen on them. This is hardly surprising because the odds against you are doubled when you play on an American Roulette wheel.

So what is the difference?

Well there's a difference in the distribution of the numbers across both wheel but nothing that will affect the odds of the game. These distributions are carefully worked out to make sure that there is no potential bias in odd, evens, reds or blacks etc across the wheel. Obviously if groups of these existed on a roulette wheel it would be more likely to show a bias from spins or even a dealer pitching for a certain area of the roulette wheel.

The only difference in the roulette wheels that you should be concerned about is the fact that the American Wheel has an extra '0' slot which effectively doubles the house edge. The extra zero on the American Roulette wheel means that you should expect to lose 5.26% of your total stake money (which is the house edge) and on a standard European wheel the odds are 2.7% and with various other standard rules like La Partage then this can fall down to 1.35% which is a huge statistical difference.

Basically if you are playing on an American Wheel you are at least twice as likely to lose as at an European or French roulette wheel. So I hope that's clear if you find yourself playing roulette either online or in a casino and you notice two zeros on the wheel, you should cash up immediately. It is amazing that these American wheels are still in existence as they are so biased in favour of the house but it just goes to show how much thought roulette players put into their bets.

I have had years of fun playing roulette all over the world (of course only on European Roulette wheels !) and in many excellent online casinos. However if you ever get bored of playing online roulette against computer algorithms and computer generated roulette wheels then I urge you to read my brief review below.

See for Yourself: How to Win Casino Roulette

Playing Roulette may sound like a very easy game and some people may think that it just relies on pure luck in order to win. The truth is playing this game also relies on the capability of the player to strategize and use certain ways to win more often than losing. Many ways, which have proven successful, can be used to increase the probability of winning Casino roulette.

First of all, a player must know how to place his bets in order to avoid losses. He should try to chase only small winnings rather than one huge win. This is because placing all your bets in only one number is too risky since the probability of winning is too low, while combined small winnings give greater chances of increasing your profit and avoiding huge losses as well.

Next is choosing the right wheel for the game. Remember that there are two types of wheels: the American wheel and European wheel. The American wheel has an extra 00 number, which gives a lower probability of winning than in a European wheel. Therefore, it is better to choose the European one, if you are aiming for a high chance of winning.

One must also take note of the types of betting done when playing roulette, especially for beginners. There is the inside bet and the outside bet. The former allows a person to place his bet on the numbers of the board; the reason why it is called inside. The latter allows the person to place his bet literally outside the board. You can choose to place your bet on red or black or odd or even. If you are a beginner, it is better that you only try doing the outside bet. Although the pay is lower, the chances of wining are definitely higher.

Once you are used on the betting done in roulette, you can try doing inside bets to gain a lot more money. You should just remember to be ready of the consequences when taking the risk of placing a huge bet on a particular number. There are still many ways on how to win Casino roulette but the strategy still depends on the person playing the game, and the situation he or she is currently in. The most important skill is adaptability - any endeavor based on luck should have players who are capable of adapting to sudden changes and random occurrences.