Roulette Strategies: These 6 Strategies Will Increase Your Chances of Winning

Roulette has become a very popular casino game because there is just something that the majority of casino players love about trying to predict where that little silver ball is going to stop. Some see online roulette as one of those games that is just pure luck, but if you use some roulette strategies when you are playing, you can drastically improve your odds of winning. Below we are going to have a very close look at the best roulette strategies. We highly recommend you make use of them whenever you sit down for a game at a roulette table.

Roulette Strategies That Work

Whenever there is an opportunity to win money, you will find plenty of people advertising different strategy systems that they say will earn you plenty of money. Now, we know just how enticing this sounds, but you have to keep in mind that not every strategy works. Whenever you come across a strategy system that is new to you, you have to do plenty of research and see what fellow roulette players are saying about it.

All the different strategies that you can find below have been tried and tested, which means that you can be certain that they work.

Simple Strategies

Sometimes you will come across a strategy that people suggest will help you to win a lot more money. You will obviously be intrigued by the chance of winning extra money, so you decide to take a closer look and soon realise that the strategy is really tricky to use. This will frustrate you because you will then start to believe that you are missing out on some extra money because you cannot get to grips with a system.

You will be happy to hear that all of the strategies that we are going to be looking at below are simple ones to use. They are all called basic roulette strategies, but just because the word basic is being used you should not look at them negatively since each strategy can help you to win. Whether you are playing roulette, blackjack, poker, or slots, your aim at the end of the day is to win.

The Different Kinds of Roulette Strategies

When it comes down to roulette strategies that work well, there are 6 really good ones that you can make use of to improve your odds of winning extra money. We are now going to have a look at these six strategies, so that you can select the one that suits you best and then try it at the online casino you have an account with.

N.B. Before you start making use of the following strategies for real money, we recommend that you test them out by playing for free first. If you start using a strategy that you know little about with real money on the line, there is a good chance that you will make a mistake that will prove to be costly. Thankfully, it is simple to practice any strategies nowadays since most online casinos will let you enjoy their games for free. As a matter of fact, allowing players to play for free is something that is really important now because an online casino that does not offer free games is one that will go out of business quickly.

The Martingale

When it comes to popular roulette strategies, this is the most popular one. Below you can see how it works:

• Choose a colour, red or black, and then put down your wager
• If you go on to win, put the same stake on the other colour you did not bet on
• If you lose, then you should double your wager and place another bet on the same colour
• If you happen to lose once again, double your wager and place the same bet
• Keep repeating this process until you go on to win
• When you land a win, place your initial stake on the colour you did not bet on and start over

N.B. If you do not want to bet on a colour, then you can use the Martingale strategy with odd and event bets and 1-18 or 19-36.

The Reverse Martingale

This just so happens to be one of the oldest gambling strategies in the world. As you can guess from its name, it is the opposite of the Martingale strategy that we just outline above. This is how it works:

• Choose a roulette bet and place your stake - it is wise to begin with a low amount
• IF you go on to win, then you should double your wager. If you win again, then you should double your stake once again
• When you finally lose, start the process again

The logic behind this strategy is that losses and wins usually appear in streaks. Thus, by betting more when you are on a winning streak and betting less when you are on a losing streak, you will get more winnings in the long run. The majority of professional roulette players believe that this is the best strategy to use when playing roulette.

The Labouchere Strategy

This strategy was developed for roulette players that like even bets. In other words, it is a strategy that you can use when betting on even or odd, red or black, or 1-18 and 19-36. Below is a clear explanation as to how this strategy works:

• Decide on how much you would like to win. Then you divide your chosen number into smaller ones that combine to form the number that you chose. For instance, if you want to win $20, you could use the following sequence: 2-2-2-4-4-4-2
• You then pick the number on the right and the number on the left, combine them, and then stake this value. Therefore, from the above sequence, our first spin of the wheel will cost us $4
• If you go on to win, take these numbers away from your sequence. So, if we went on to win $4, our new sequence would be: 2-2-4-4-4
• Take the number on the right and the number on the left and combine them once again. So, using the same example as before, our next stake would be $6. You carry on with this process until there are no numbers left in the sequence. When this happens, you will have made the profit that you wanted to make
• If you lose, you do not take away any number from your sequence. When you lose, you have to add the stake value to the right of the sequence. So, if we happened to lose on our first spin of the wheel, our new sequence would be: 2-2-2-4-4-2-4

N.B. We are aware that this strategy might seem quite confusing to begin with, but we promise that it is pretty easy to get to grips with after some practice.

The D'Alambert Strategy

This strategy is quite similar to the Martingale strategy, but it differs because it is not as aggressive. If you are not a huge risk taker, then this happens to be one of the safest strategies around. Once more, it is another roulette strategy that works with even bets the best. Below you can see how it works:

• Decide how much your first wager will be
• If you go on to win, then lower your wager by one unit. If you lose, then increase it by one unit

The concept behind this strategy is that when you have the same number of wins as losses, you will make a profit. Let us now provide you will an example to make this strategy easier to understand. Let us pretend that your chosen stake was $8, then it would go like this:

• Bet 8 and lose
• Bet 9 and lose
• Bet 10 and win
• Bet 9 and lose
• Bet 10 and win
• Bet 9 and win
• Bet 8 and lose
• Bet 9 and win

So, we have a sequence of -8, -9, + 10, -9, +10, +9, -8, and +9 = 4

We landed four wins and four losses and earned a tiny profit. When you use this type of strategy, you will get a profit whenever your losses and wins are equal in number.

The Fibonacci Strategy

This is a relatively safe roulette strategy that gives you the opportunity to make some decent winnings. This is known as a progressive strategy and you can find out all about it below:

• For those who do not know what the Fibonacci sequence is, it goes as follows: 1-1-2-3-5-8-13-21-34-55-89 and so on. As you have probably seen from this sequence, the numbers are the two numbers that come before combined
• When you use this strategy, you need to put down a stake that has the same value as a number from the sequence. If you go and win, then you take two steps back. If you go on to lose, then you skip ahead to the following number and that is your new stake

To make things easier for you to understand, we are going to provide you with an example right now. Let us say you have made a $5 wager and you go on to lose this wager. You then make stakes of $8, $13, and $21 and lose these too. Then you make a stake of $55 and go on to win. Your next stake should be $21, and you just repeat the process.

Like the majority of the strategies that we have discussed on this page, this one is also suited for those even money bets. Please bear in mind that you can pick anywhere in the sequence to start, but it is important that you follow the process that we just explained above.

James Bond Strategy

We all have heard of James Bond and we all probably know that he enjoys a spot of gambling. This is easily seen in the brilliant film Casino Royale, when Bond shows that he can win at roulette when the odds are not in his favour. There is actually a roulette strategy that has been named after Ian Flemming's character, and we shall now explain it to you.

• You stake the same money with each spin - it is recommended that you start with a stake of $200, but this actually not necessary. You just need to make sure that you keep the proportions equal
• If you bet $200, then you have to place $140 on 19-36, $50 on 13-18, and $10 on zero - this is some insurance

If you use this strategy properly, then you will win if that little silver ball lands on 25 numbers, and losing is only possible if the ball lands on 12 numbers that you did not put money on. If the ball stops on a number from 19-36, you will make a profit of $80. If it stops on a number from 13-18, you will get a $100 profit. If it stops on zero, you will get a nice profit of $160.