Mastering Roulette – Part 1

The Wheel + Mental Focus

Welcome to the ‘Mastering Roulette’ course. In this short introduction to the course, I’ll start with the basics of the game, introducing the table, its sections and relative odds; I will also talk about the mental approach to the game.

The first thing I should mention is that you have two types of roulette, the European style roulette – this is the only type that will interest us – and the other type that is used is the American style; this one has 1 more number on its wheel, a double zero (00). By adding 1 additional number to the wheel, players’ chances of winning decrease and the casino’s winnings (house edge) increase.

The American roulette wheel actually has a 5.3 percent house edge, while the European roulette wheel has a mere 2.7 percent. Because the American house edge is almost double that of the European version, the European game has a clear statistical advantage.

Attitude

You should only consider starting to play roulette for real once you have the following 3 in place; Your selected systems must be mentally mastered, you must have developed good money management, and most importantly, you must have supreme self-control. The last of the 3 is actually the one that disappoints the most unsuccessful bettors at some point and has probably done so on more than one occasion. If you believe that you possess these 3 qualities, then you will have a great chance of success. The following are a couple of examples of when they might be needed:

Imagine that you have 80 chips in front of you and you are sitting down, at which point your current strategy starts to lose you money and soon you have a profit of only 30 chips. This isn’t a disaster, actually you should be quite satisfied with the fact that you’re still in the lead and maybe consider leaving the table with a nice profit, but right now, after making a profit of 80 chips, you feel like you’ve just finished. of losing 50 chips and for some Strange reason why you feel like you have 50 chips less! This causes you to have a mental lapse; you try to win back your ‘losses’ with some bigger ‘hunch’ bets. His ‘hunch’ bets were to play ‘safe’, on the odds of the pairs and increase his bets accordingly. The problem is that you are already trying to win back 50 chips and so if you lose the first bet, you have to win back 100 chips! This style of play at this stage could kill you in less than 3 bets!

Okay, you might get lucky and win this time, but I can guarantee you that in the long run you won’t pay, and that’s a FACT. As you can see in the story above, you can go from a win to a total loss very quickly. If a little discipline had been applied, a 30-chip profit would have been made instead of the fast-paced, risky bets that followed and the prospect of nasty losses.

Discipline actually covers 1 or 2 other traits that can also be a player’s downfall. The negative traits we are referring to are drunkenness, braggadocio, and impatience.

A colleague of mine provides us with a great example. This is an example of showing off and getting impatient; the winner was of course the casino. This fellow took just over £500 to the casino, a decent amount for any player. He Got Busted on 3 Bets! I eat? You ask.

He entered the casino having won practically all of this money the previous weekend. His first bet was a sure at odds of pairs, £10 on black; he came in 16 red. This was far from a disaster, but since he’d had a drink and several people he knew were playing games, he figured he’d try playing the high roller! The next bet from him, who was on the next spin, was £200 on black; he came in 12 red. Now he had £300 left and he decided to try to win back those 2 losses, make a profit and still look good. His next bet was again £300 on black. For the third time in a row he entered a red, number 34.

Oh! He was impatient, swaggering, and a little drunk; 3 big negatives. He was also overconfident as he had recently made a nice win at the casino.

That would have been a nasty lesson for any gambler. Hopefully, you will see in both examples that it is very important to stick to a set strategy and not be swayed by emotions or other people. By ‘other people’ we mean not feeling the need to prove yourself just because there is an audience watching the table. Who cares what they think? Also do not lend money to other people and do not borrow money either. Borrowing or lending can be a huge distraction and can really throw you off your game.

Remember, your only goal when you enter a casino is to walk out with a profit. Just look at it as a job.

If you feel you have the discipline and patience to follow a set plan, ignoring all outside influences, then you should be ready to play for profit and move on to Part 2. Part 2 will cover money management and gambling.