There are numerous books that have been written about different roulette systems, some of which have been around for a long time. Most frequent roulette players have heard of the Martingale System, which has been around for over three hundred years. There are also the Labouchère, the d’Alemebert and the Fibonacci Sequence, all of which purport to tell you the secrets of beating the house. Believe me – none of them work. There is only one roulette system that works, and that is your own. Here are a few facts:
? The European Roulette Wheel contains 37 numbers including 0 and 1 to 36. Having one zero (0) gives the house a 2.70% advantage. In other words, for every 100 units a person bets, the house will take 2.70 in profit.
? The American Roulette Wheel contains 38 numbers including 0, 00 and 1 to 36. Having two zeros (0, 00) gives the house a 5.26% advantage. In other words, for every 100 units a person bets, the house will take 5.26 in profit.
From the above figures you will see that it is clearly to your advantage to play the roulette system that uses a European wheel since the American wheel gives a greater advantage to the house. Forget about all of those roulette systems that you can buy books about – the only people who make money there are the authors of the books. Your best bet is to opt for the table positions that pay even odds – you stand a much better chance of winning than placing your bet on a single number.