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Trying to reveal winning patterns in roulette is useless. The game is all about luck; one spin of the wheel has no bearing what so ever on the next. Despite this a lot of people are trying to gain an edge on the casinos. They do this by using betting systems that might look good in theory but are very risky in real life and not to be recommended.
One of the most famous is the Martingale system where you double your bet each time you lose and there are other systems based on hedging or progressing bets. But there is in fact only one thing you have to know - no money management system can change the mathematical house edge that the casinos have. Remember that the casinos generally have introduced betting restrictions to protect themselves from these systems.
The only way to gain an edge in roulette is to discover a biased wheel (naturally this can’t be done in online casinos). In these cases the ball will end up in a certain part of the wheel more frequently. If a player notices this before the casino does he will be able to make some money. However, casinos are well aware of this risk and test their roulette wheels on a regular basis.
The chart below shows the payoffs and actual odds you get on the different roulette bets.
| Single Number (Straight up) |
35:1 |
38:1 |
37:1 |
| Two Numbers (Split) |
17:1 |
38:2 |
37:2 |
| Three Numbers (Street) |
11:1 |
38:3 |
37:3 |
| Four Numbers (Corner) |
8:1 |
38:4 |
37:4 |
| Five Numbers (0, 00, 1, 2, 3) |
6:1 |
38:5 |
37:5 |
| Six Numbers |
5:1 |
38:6 |
37:6 |
| Twelve Numbers (Dozen or Column) |
2:1 |
38:12 |
37:12 |
| Red or Black |
1:1 |
38:18 |
37:18 |
| Odd or Even |
1:1 |
38:18 |
37:18 |
| Numbers 1-18 or 19-36 (Eighteen) |
1:1 |
38:18 |
37:18 |
Note: American odds are for roulette tables with 38 slots, including 0 and 00. European odds are for roulette tables with 37 slots, including only 0.
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