Martingale Roulette
It surprises me a little in this day and age where so much information is at our fingertips, that costly misconceptions remain alive and well.
The contention that Martingale Roulette is a sure fired way to make money is among them.
Maybe the problem is finding the truth amongst all the garbage – the claims that it is a system that actually works.
We wrote an article on the shortcomings of using the Martingale to play roulette – whether playing at a traditional casino, or live online casino last year and nothing’s changed since then…including the belief of many players that they can use to crack the game of roulette. This post is the result of an exchange just today with a player who vehemently maintains it works… as it happens, so does he – 9 to 5 every day to fund his use of the system!
So here it is again in really simple English…the dot point Martingale facts that will save roulette players a lot of cash and pain…
- Martingale systems work on the premise that you double your stake on successive losing, even money roulette bets so that when you eventually win, your payout covers all previous losing bets and leaves you with a profit equal to the original (first) bet amount.
- Promoters of the system contend losing streaks can’t last forever so eventually you have to win. Right?
- Wrong! for 2 very good reasons…
1 – raising bets exponentially means even a small losing streak can put your required bet above the table limit so that you are unable to recover previous losses; and
2 – even in the absence of table limit restrictions, each spin is an independent event and it has been proven mathematically that using martingale will still not give the player a long term house edge.
Of course the big fat elephant sitting in the corner that is the giveaway on this debate is this…
Casinos will let you play Martingale to your heart’s content
Surely that tells you something. Advantage blackjack players who can effectively count have been asked to leave the premises; expert roulette players who have identified an exploitable wheel bias and won big as a result will also be shown the door.
But Martingale players! They’ll be given free cocktails, nibbles and the VIP treatment to keep them at the table for as long as possible.
