The Martingale System
The Martingale System can be called the most popular strategy among the players who wish to beat the casino. It works pretty simple and is based on the idea of probability. You need to place the bets on 1:1 money positions, which mean approximately 50% chance to win the game. For instance you bet on red or black; odd or even and 1-18 or 19-36.
The first thing you should do is to distinguish the unit that you want to bet. But it’s better to choose the lowest possible bet, for example $1. In a case you win, you need to put the same wager down. But even when you lose the bet, you need to double the sum of your bet the next time, in such a way you would bet $2, then $4 and $8.
The main principal of work of Martingale theory is that you will win the game sooner or later in case you bet on the some point and you always will be able to cover the previous loses if you double the bet size.
Certainly this system has some disadvantages, the first is that we can’t say it’s the pure 50% even money bet, because of the zero pocket on the wheel in European roulette, and additional double zero pocket in the American version of the game. That’s why you should always play European, but not American roulette, as this extra 00 pocket can decrease your chances to win. The second significant difficulty which you face with playing roulette using martingale strategy is the infinite betting limit. All casinos have the special limit, which confine the highest possible size of the bet you can make. In other words when you hit a prolonged losing streak, sooner or later you will come to the situation when you can’t double the sum of the bet, which is obligatory for martingale system, because is the only way to cover your loss. The only way you can follow in such situation is to decrees the bet as low as it allows you to play at least 5 games more.
Remember when you decide to play roulette according to some system that the strategy is not the guarantee of your win. Certainly you increase your chances to get the payout, but don’t dream about some great jackpot. The chances to win are pretty high and at the most part of cases you will win some money, but don’t be too enthusiastic about it.