Let’s make it simple: roulette is a game that is completely dependent on a person’s luck and fate, not his ability. Hence, this game is in sharp contrast with other games such as blackjack, etc. It is a negative-expectation game. The house in the American double zero wheel has a 5.26% edge, and one must essentially keep in mind that no game strategy or style can change this edge. Please do not be fooled by those advertisements that claim that they can change this percentage, as you will only waste your money on bogus strategy and systems. The roulette has proved its merit and has stood the test of time. Great innovative and intelligent minds have tried their best to beat the game, but they eventually couldn’t, and therein lies this game’s true essence. Even Albert Einstein studied this game and tried to devise a method to beat the game, but unsuccessfully.
If you play this game once or if you have been playing it for a decade, it still remains equally surprising and unpredictable. No one has so far been able to beat the game legitimately. The true reason why this game has evolved to be such a success is that it is very easy to grasp and there are not too many complications. And since it is a relatively old game, almost everyone is more or less familiar with the rules and the manner in which it is played. But what must be kept in mind is that even though there is no definite way of beating the house, players can still bet smartly in order to maximize their wins and minimize their losses. Therein lies the secret of the game. The best strategies that can be employed in this game are the ones devised on sound and simple money management rules.
It is not a good idea to drop chips all over the layout, but rather, it is better to place your bets in a pattern that will help you maximize your gains. The double street and quad strategy is a famous way of placing bets in this game. In this strategy, the player usually makes wagers on two double streets along with a corner or quad bet and a straight-up number. If one makes use of this strategy, then each time, there are seventeen covered numbers on the layout, and there will not be more than 5 adjacent slots that are not covered on the wheel. The player has to wager six chips per spin.
1st double street covered: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2nd double street covered: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Quad (or corner) covered: 26, 27, 29, 30
Straight-up number covered: 34
– Suppose the ball lands on 6. A double street bet pays out 5 to 1, so your 2-chip wager returns 10 chips. You profit 6 since 4 chips are sacrificed to your other bets on the double street, quad, and straight-up number.
– Suppose the ball lands on 29. A quad bet pays out 8 to 1, so your 1-chip wager returns 8, and you profit 3.
– If the ball lands on 34, your 1-chip wager will return 35, and you’ll profit 30.
This way, the player can greatly maximize his profits while keeping a minimum risk chance. The five quad strategy is also an interesting one as one has to make five corners or quad bets along a single straight number. This way, the player is able to cover twenty-one numbers on the layout and keep the quad bets at eight to one.
Both these strategies are designed in such a way that it maximizes the time you survive on the table. The more time one stays, the more chances of winning.