But you can control some things, and it starts with game selection. This is true when it comes to the odds of the game. So far, it may seem like you have no control. There’s no escaping it it’s built into the game.Īlbert Einstein once said of roulette, “no one can win at roulette unless he steals money from the table while the croupier isn’t looking.” By this, he meant there was no mathematical solution to the game. The zero is neither black or red, nor does it count as odd or even, meaning even 50-50 outside bets come with the same house edge. This house edge comes from the green ‘0’ slot. But the chance of this occurring is only once in 37 times, meaning it’s expected that you’ll make a loss in the long term. To illustrate, if you bet $1 on the number ‘12’ and it hits, you’ll be paid $35, plus your bet back, for a total of $36.
This gives the house a slight edge of 2.6 percent (more in American roulette). On a European roulette wheel, the payout for hitting a single number is 35-1, yet the odds of it happening are 37-1.
The odds of real money roulette are fixed and they payouts are slightly less than the actual odds of the outcome. The odds are built into the game and they are always in the house’s favor. The answer is that it’s very hard to beat the roulette wheel. For centuries, mathematicians, physicists and players have tried to beat the game of roulette.
