My Take on the Martingale Roulette System

A very recognized roulette betting system is Martingale System and originates from France in the 18th century. There are still countless gamblers and roulette players that use this system or come up with their own system based on the Martingale. Seriously, nearly every time I’m playing poker or hanging out with sports bettors they end up talking about this system, without actually knowing that a guy from France came up with it.

The basis of this system is to double your bet after each loss, which will recover any previous losses plus a win equal to the original bet. The issue with this system is that you need a massive bankroll! The only way for this system to work correctly if a player hand an unlimited bankroll. It is even said that online casinos and live casinos instituted wagering limits to prevent players attempting the Martingale system.

The program with applying the Martingale system in the game of roulette is that it is not a 50/50 chance like flipping a coin. The casino has an edge, more accurately 5.26% on American wheel and half of that on a European wheel. So not only are you up against huge variance and large bets, you’re also up against the house, making the Martingale system very flawed.

Here is an example of the system applied to Roulette. If I made an initial bet of $100 and lost, my next bet would increase to $200. That bet lost, I would now have to increase my bet to $400 following the system. Losing the next bet would put me at an $800 bet just to get back to even. The biggest problem about this system is that most local casinos have limits that are below a $800 bet.

It is important that this system can only be applied to red or black, odd or even, and high or low bets on the roulette table.

The system would work fairly well if I went on a winning streak early. However, what system doesn’t work when you win your bets? There have been countless studies of the Martingale system. People trying to prove and others showing how it will work. I call bull shit on all of the people that say it can work. It is undeniable that the best way to beat roulette is to use proper bankroll management and ride your heaters!