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How to play roulette Every roulette table has a lighted board that shows which number came up on the most recent rolls. What does this board really tell you? Absolutely nothing. The "law of independent trials" dictates that each roulette play is completely random and has nothing to do with any previous plays. Just because red came up the previous six times doesn't mean black is "due" to come up. Red has as much chance of coming up on the next play as it did the previous six plays. The wheel has no memory. Those lighted boards are their for the casinos advantage, not yours. Why? Because people don't know about the law of independent trials and if they see one color come up several times in a row most of them will bet the opposite color, and lose. The casinos put those boards up because they win more when players pay attention to them. In short, ignore the lighted boards. |
| Some gambling books claim that you can spot "tendencies" in certain wheels to come up one way or another. That's hog-wash. The casinos make their money due to the randomness of the game and if any such tendency did start to develop (due to wear and tear on the wheel) they would immediately replace it. The casinos, and the Nevada Gaming Commission, go to great lengths to ensure that no such wheels exist. Roulette has a high house edge (over 5%) due to the '0' and '00' locations on the wheel. As a result, you don't want to spend a lot of time at a roulette table because the longer you play the better chances are the odds will catch up with you. However, playing roulette is fun, and the little routine I have outlined here will give you a chance to enjoy the game and possibly make a little money in the process |
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