Roulette Strategy
Roulette is one of the more popular games you find at most casinos, its associations with the rich and famous of fabulously glamorous players at Monte Carlo or at Las Vegas gives it an almost irresistible lure. Many think because it is such a simple game that it should be easy enough to create a foolproof system. In actuality it is almost impossible to have a foolproof gambling system for roulette as the player has the least amount of influence over the outcome of a game of roulette than almost any other casino game. Every spin of the wheel is controlled by the dealer and worse than that every spin of the wheel is totally independent of the one before that.
Your best bet (pun intended) for optimizing your roulette game is to seek out tables that lower the house edge like European style wheels with the single zero that have a house advantage of 2.7% as opposed to the American style wheel with the double zero that has a house advantage of 5.26% Another trait to look out for are roulette tables that support the surrender or ‘en prison’ rule which drops the house edge as low as 1.35% which is very advantageous to you as the player.
Now if you’re thinking that just going in and playing roulette according to whatever feels right should be your plan after you find the right table then you’re not thinking like a smart gambler. Even if there is no 100% strategy you still need a game plan – some players bet their favorite numbers, some players bet on half the board on each spin but whatever your roulette strategy I cannot stress how important it is to always decide on how much you’re willing to bet for the night and how much of that you’re willing to lose before you sit down. This will see you through almost every game you could possibly play at a casino as it gives you limits and lets you know when to walk away especially when to walk away when you’re ahead as lady luck is a fickle friend and we don’t want to overstay our welcome at her side.
