Over the years I have seen some of the most intricate roulette betting systems ever devised. From doubling up systems to cancellation systems….you name it and I have seen it. But it is amazing how these systems trap people into believing that they work. Some of them look so good that it can fool even highly intelligent people. Of course the simple fact of the matter is that betting systems on roulette dont work for the simple reason that the table maximums beat you in the end and this would apply even if you had an infinite bankroll.
If you did have an infinite bankroll and there were no table maximums then you could make money betting on roulette. You could simply use a doubling up system so that you won $1 each time. But what decieves people is that they find it difficult to envisage certain sequences of numbers arriving. As a croupier years ago, I was once spun 22 consecutive reds (I think thats what it was as time plays tricks but it was definitely more than 20).
But lets say that you put $1 on black…..it loses…..you then place $2……it loses……$4……loses…..$8……loses……$16…..loses…..$24…..loses……$48……loses……$96……loses. After just eight losses, you are now approaching what most small casinos have as a table maximum as a 200/1 ratio of minimum to maximum is quite common and this was in force where I worked. In fact they had a £5 table that was even worse than that and had a 100/1 ratio of £5 minimum and £500 maximum.
But yet roulette can be a good place to make money……IF YOU ARE NOT GREEDY. While it is true that you can never get your expectation into the positive using betting systems. If you want to try a hit and run session as a one off then betting systems can allow you to have a very high probability of ending the session on front. It is the same when you enter a casino, if you enter as a one off with the intention of making $20 then your chances of success are very high if you approach it right.
The problem is that most dont and next week I will show you the reverse system that Norman Leigh used in his excellent book “Thirteen against the bank”. There are systems that are intricately designed so that when certain numbers clump together, they can produce some very big wins for a minimal loss. These are systems that are designed to turn the house advantage around. They dont actually achieve this but once again they can present you with ways to win money with a high degree of probability.
see you soon
Carl
