Tips and tricks to win at roulette

It is one of the most emblematic games of chance that moves huge amounts of money worldwide and attracts a whole legion of fans and players to gambling halls and casinos all over the world. The simplicity of its rules, the variety of bets that can be made and the ease with which money can be accumulated have made it one of the most popular games in the sector. If you want to end up being an ace, pay attention because we bring you a series of tips to become the roulette rival to beat. Let the ball spin!

Play European roulette

Newcomers to the world of casino games may not know that there are several versions of the same game depending on where you are. Roulette is no exception, and you can play either European or American roulette. It is played in the same way, but the layout of the squares is slightly different: European roulette has 37 squares, corresponding to the numbers from 1 to 36 plus the zero. However, the American roulette has 38 cells, since it adds one for the double zero, which is absent in the tables of the old continent.

This detail is not so insignificant when you realize the difference in the banker's chances of winning depending on the type of table chosen: in European roulette the banker has a 2.7 percent chance of winning, that is, 1 out of 37, while in American roulette, with the addition of the double zero, this rate rises to 5.4 percent, that is, 2 out of 38. It is a very small amount that has a great impact on the casino's coffers, since the repetition of the plays translates into a much higher profit margin playing the American mode than the European one.

Betting on groups of numbers

Betting randomly in roulette will lead you to lose money most of the time. If you want to be able to beat the bank, you should bet on groups of numbers according to their location, that is to say, on the neighbors of the zero, the orphans and the thirds of the cylinder. This is one of the oldest tricks to win at roulette, since it multiplies the probabilities of success and cushions the losses of bad plays.

The neighbors of the zero in the European mode are 22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2 and 25. The orphans are 1, 20, 14, 31, 9, 17, 34 and 6, while those belonging to the third of the cylinder are numbers 33, 16, 24, 5, 10, 23, 8, 30, 11, 36, 13 and 27.

However, there are alternatives to obtain a higher profit margin that are very present in competitive games and in professional gambling tournaments, which we will tell you about below.

The Martingale technique: the simplest and most used technique

This gambling technique consists of betting one unit on red or black, being one of the most popular roulette tricks worldwide. In case of success, we keep that unit and bet again, but if we fail, we double the bet. If we fail again, we double again, and so on until we hit and save the won unit again. Of course, by using this strategy we run the risk that a series of bad spins may take away all our winnings, but it is usually extremely effective if we manage to avoid the bad spins.

The D'Alembert method, with less margin of loss

It owes its name to the famous French mathematician of the 18th century, and it is a method that manages to reduce losses with respect to the previous one. It consists of betting a not too high amount. If you win, you keep it, but if you lose, you repeat the bet, reducing it by one euro. Repeating this process will make the odds give us the victory with a variable but constant margin of profit if we compare it with the amount with which we had started betting.

The Fibonacci bet: large profit margins at the cost of higher risk

This technique is a favorite among professional players who are looking for a quick comeback and have little to lose. It consists in betting, consecutively, a certain amount on the numbers of the famous numerical series discovered by the Italian mathematician: 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 8, 13, 21, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597... Obviously, not all these numbers are found in roulette, but it gives an idea of the pattern to follow in betting. Of course, with this method you run the risk of losing your bankroll much faster.

The James Bond method: mixed bets, not shaken ones.

Disclosed by Ian Fleming, the creator and writer of the novels of the legendary British spy, it is one of the least known roulette tricks among beginners. It has a huge profit margin and minimizes the probability of suffering losses, although if they occur they are usually large.

This technique requires a higher initial investment, but the layout of the numbers will multiply your chances of success. As Mr. Bond did in many of his visits to casinos, you have to place 140 euros on the highest numbers, from 19 to 36. Then, bet 50 euros on the six digits from 13 to 18, and with the remaining 10 euros you bet on 0.

If you stop to study the odds of this game, you will realize that your pocket will only suffer if the ball falls in one of the boxes from 1 to 12. With these amounts bet, the winnings would be 80 euros if the ball falls among the highest numbers, 100 euros if it falls between 13 and 18 and 160 euros if it falls on the 0.