There’s no roulette casino games betting system that reduces the house edge or gives the player an advantage over the house.  Roulette wheels, both American Roulette and European roulette wheels, are engineered to ensure that the house has an edge. However, there are some methods that have, over time, been shown to be advantageous at helping the player gain a leg up.

None of these methods are new – some have been used for centuries.  But trying them can add a new element of fun and excitement.

Martingale

The Martingale system is one of the best-known roulette strategies. It’s used by beginning players and veteran roulette competitors alike. In essence, the Martingale technique involves doubling your bet after a loss.

For example, say you bet five dollars and lose. On your next bet, you’d wager ten dollars.  If you win, you make up for the lost five dollars, plus recoup your 2nd bet. Now you can go on to adding to your winnings.

If you are on a losing streak, you could lose a significant amount of money, since you are doubling your bet after every loss.  However, one win puts you back at zero and you can start afresh. 

Fibonacci

Mathematicians say that the Fibonacci is a number system that is found throughout nature.  Many players use it as their betting system.  The Fibonacci sequence is 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, etc.

The pattern involves numbers that are combinations of the 2 that came before.  : 1+1 =2; 1+2 = 3; 2+3 = 5; 3+5 = 8. The system serves as a betting barometer – bet $10 and, if you lose, bet another $10.  If you lose you bet $10 and another $10 which brings you up to $20.  Proponents of this system say that, because it’s a natural progression that mirrors the mathematical Fibonacci system, it’s a winning strategy. 

Labouchere

The Labouchere betting schedule involves taking a row of numbers, say 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 in which each number represents a specific bet (i.e. the number 10 represents $10).   Then, you add the first and last number, giving you $60 dollars. Whenever you experience a loss, you add the bet to the end of the line (giving you a new line of so now the number line of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60.  Then, if you win the next bet ($10 + $60) for $70 you are ahead $10.

Next you subtract the two numbers on the ends (10 and 60).  If the next bet loses, you add a 70 to the end of the string. Now you can try again.

After every winning bet, you drop the first and last numbers. When all the numbers are cancelled, you won for the entire sequence.

Paroli

Most people know this system as the “Parlay” system in which you increase your bet as you win.  You win $10 and then bet $20 on the next spin.  Win that bet and on the next wager, bet $40.  You can increase with smaller units at any time or stop increasing your bet as you wish but if you are on a winning streak, your winnings will expand proportionally.

D’Alembert

D’Alembert is also called “Gambler’s Fallacy” which should give you an idea of its effectiveness, but it’s included here because it’s a betting technique that some people like to use.

The D’Alembert strategy involves increasing your wager by one after a loss and decreasing your wager by one after a win. According to the theory, once you have as many wins as losses, you will have gained according to the amount of bets you've placed.

Chaos

This system is based on the idea that inability to predict events then causes events. Essentially, in a chaos bet, you just throw your bets all over the betting table at random and wait and watch to see what happens.

Beloiois

If you believe that you should hang in the game, even after a bunch of losses, on the chance that a win that will make up for all the losses is bound to occur, the Beloiois betting strategy is for you.

On even-money bets of odd/even, high/low, red/black, some casinos take only half your bet on these if the ball lands on the 0 or the 00. The house edge is reduced by half if the casino returns half your bet so you lose less. That means that you have more money to use as you continue betting on the next round.