Roulette Tips

An Introduction to Roulette Tips

Considering that roulette is a game of chance where you can win as well as lose money, there will be no shortage of advice, in the form of traditional books, articles, or online articles, telling you how to win more at roulette and how to avoid losing at the game. There is no dearth of such free advice and tips when it comes to roulette.

Many times, you will find that many of the so-called ‘winning tips’ are either improbable or plain ‘frivolous’. Some of them may be well-intended, but not too easy to follow. Here are a few tips that should help you find your feet in the game and ensure you do not end up with a hot losing streak.

Basic Roulette Tips

The first and most obvious roulette tip is to play the roulette game that guarantees a lesser house advantage. In that light, it makes a lot of sense to stick to European roulette. This game uses the single-zero wheel, which has a much lower house edge compared to American roulette – 2.70% as against the 5%+ associated with American roulette. The high house advantage in American roulette (it is almost twice the house edge in European roulette) is because of the additional double zero or 00 on the wheel.

Having chosen a roulette game that has a lower house advantage, the next thing to do to ensure you do not lose too much money is to make the correct choice of bets. There are a large number of bets that you can place in roulette; so which are the best types, or the ones that suit you?

The safest bet that you can place is the even-money bet with the en prison rule. This bet carries your bet amount over to the next spin and gives you your original bet amount back if you win on that second spin, thereby ensuring you retain at least some of your money. The worst bet you can opt for is the five-number bet, which is possible only in American roulette, with a whopping house edge of 7.89%. When placing your bets, remember not to choose any bet that promises you a payout that is much higher than your bet, because the chances of winning such a bet are proportionately low.

Some More Roulette Tips

The game of roulette is so much fun that it is very natural to get carried away and play stupidly, thereby ending up losing money. One key point to remember is that you need to play to a plan, and play with your head, not your heart.

The first step towards doing that is making sure you have a concrete number in mind in terms of a bankroll. Having done that, the next thing that is critical is to ensure that the moment you see yourself crossing that number, get up and walk, even if you have lost. The bankroll amount you should keep should be reasonable enough so even if you lose it, you do not lose too much sleep over it.

Finally, remember that the biggest factor in deciding a winner in roulette is luck, not hard core strategy. Therefore, do not put too much faith in strategies and systems unless they are proven ones (which you will come across very rarely). You will find a number of such ‘winning strategies’ on the Internet. Think rationally and you will realize that a ‘strategy’ does not really work when it comes to a game like roulette.