Avoid ‘guaranteed profit’ roulette systems

Posted by Peter Willis on January 25, 2009 – 9:17 pm

Every day we find more and more websites claiming to offer a 100% fool-proof system which guarantees a profit when playing online roulette. Quite simply, these individuals are making false claims as it is impossible to make such guarantees with a game like roulette.

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While it is true to say that it is perfectly possible for roulette to be a profitable game if played strategically, due to the house edge and betting limits involved there is simply no way to produce a roulette system which ALWAYS returns profit.

It’s important to avoid the trap that many gamblers fall into when playing roulette. Players can incorrectly predict the probability of the next roll of the roulette ball by thinking the probability changes each time. Strangely this way of thinking is used in a large proportion of the roulette strategy guides on the internet. But you must not be taken in by this, and remember that each spin of a roulette wheel is in it’s self an individual occurrence. Even if the ball has landed on black for the last 5 spins, it is still a 50/50 chance that it will land black on the next roll. Many roulette strategy website suggest the double bet method for making money with roulette, but keep in mind that it is relying on you having a bankroll big enough to cover a large streak of the same outcome (i.e. up to 20 balls landing red in a row).

Another problem with such strategy advice on roulette is that most online casino sites simply don’t allow large enough bets to guarantee a profit.

The bottom line is that while online roulette may well be an entertaining game to have a gamble with, you should avoid following guaranteed profit roulette systems and stick with enjoying the game and using your own judgment.