roulette - bet just on zero?

[ajtombs]

hi all

im sure a lot of you have heard of the 'put x amount on red, if it loses double it, if it loses again double it etc until eventually you win all your money back, plus the original bet'
as much as it seems a great idea - and if you didnt have table limits / had an unlimited supply of money - that would be a guaranteed winner - well, reality is much different as you soon lose it all!

well......... i thought what about just betting a pound on zero - if it does not come in, within 36 spins up it to two pounds, if it does not come in again then double it to 4 pounds (after the £4 round you would have had just over 100 spins where by zero has not come in)

surely zero would come in within 100 odd spins? and if it does, you would get all your money back plus some profit (this system is just the same as the 1st idea, but over a longer time...) and i guess really you cfould do it with any number.... its just something about zero lol

also ive gone in the bookies before on their pc ones and it came in after about 20 spins so 16 quid profit - went in another day putting £2 on each time and zero came in after 4 spins giving me about £60 profit ... but maybe i got lucky as those machines are rigged - but what about in a casino??

[Dice Man]

Suppose you did this for a maximum of 108 spins, 36 at £1, 36 at £2 and 36 at £4, you would have a 5.19% chance of losing £252. The most you expect to make is £35, which you get if 0 comes in straight away. 95% of the time you make between £0 and £36. Of the times that you win, your average result will be + £6.61. So 95% of the time you do this you will win about £6.61, and 5% of the time you will lose £252. Add them up and your equity is negative.

[BarmanJay]

nice summary

[pkrips]

Its just another form of doubleing up, surely the bad run would get you in the samr way