If you’re looking for some tips, techniques, and strategies for beating the casino and taking home some big bucks on your next visit to the roulette wheel, you’ve not set yourself an easy task. 

Although the game itself may be pretty simple to understand and play when we start to investigate strategies and theories surrounding the wheel, things become just a little bit more confusing. 

Instead of a couple of simple strategies for making the most out of the game, like you’d see in blackjack with card counting, roulette will see you down mathematical wormholes as you look to predict the numbers and protect your bankroll as you play. 

To give you a fighting chance at taking home a slice of profit following the next spins of the wheel, we’ve got the basics behind 7 of the very best roulette strategies that you should definitely know about before placing any further bets.

I hope you’ve got a notepad and pen close by, you might need to take some of this down. 

1. Picking the game carefully 

The first piece of strategy that you should be taking to the game should be used before you’ve even taken a seat at the felt. 

It may come as a surprise to some, but not all roulette wheels are created equally and depending on how much of a house edge you fancy playing against, you can choose a game that gives you better odds, albeit only slightly. 

Roulette comes in three different forms: American, European and French. If you’re able to pick between the three, choose French every time. There’s only one zero on the wheel (just like European) when compared to the American two zeros and, if the ball does happen to land on the zero, you’re able to retrieve half of your bet. 

It pays to stake out the game. 

2. The Martingale roulette strategy 

1. First off in the Martingale strategy, scout out a table that comes with both a small minimum and high maximum bets. 
2. Next, it’s time to place a small wager on either red or black, odd or even or 1-18 or 19-36.
3. If you’re a winner, it’s good news, you get to keep the winnings recycle the same small wager again.
4. If you’re a loser, hard luck, time to suck it up and double your original wager, putting it on the same bet once again. For example, if you lost $10 on odd, place double ($20) on odd for the next game. 
5. If you’re a winner in the second wager, keep your winnings, wagering the original small ($10) bet. You’ve managed to make up your losses and are free to wager the smaller bet once more. 
6. If you are, unfortunately, a loser once more, double the revised wager ($20 to $40) and repeat the wager. 
7. This process should be repeated until either your bankroll takes too much of a hit or you reach the maximum bet at the table. 

3. The Paroli system (reverse Martingale roulette strategy)

1. First up, like the normal Martingale strategy, you’re going to need to find a roulette table with both a small minimum and high maximum bet.
2. Next up, it’s time to place a small wager on red or black, odd or even, or 1-18 or 19-36.
3. Your wager should remain in the same location until it’s hit, even if you keep losing, it’s vital to continue betting a very small amount.
4. Once you’ve managed to hit your bet and have won, it’s time to double your wager on the exact same spot for the next betting round, exactly the reverse of the Martingale strategy.
5. If you’re lucky enough to keep winning, you should keep doubling your wager.
6. If you’re unfortunate enough to lose, trace your steps back and return to your original wager.

4. The D’Alembert strategy

1. Similar to the previous to the aforementioned strategies, a small starting wager on red or black, odd or even, or 1-18 or 19-36 should be placed to begin.
2. Next up, the wager should be increased by one following a loss or decreased by one following a win.
3. This practice should continue until deciding to walk away from the wheel once you’ve amassed as many wins as you have losses. 
4. If you’ve managed to become stuck in a losing streak, try to hold out until the winnings eventually pick up and neutralize your losses. However, if you’re lucky enough to capitalize on a winning streak you should continue playing either until you’re satisfied with your winnings or until your wins equal your total losses.

5. The Fibonacci strategy 

1. As with each of the previous strategies, start off the Fibonacci strategy with a small wager on red or black, odd or even, or 1-18 or 19-36.
2. If you unfortunately lose, it’s time to increase your bet, dictated by going down the Fibonacci sequence. E.g. if you originally wagered $1 and lose, you should bet $1 once more. If you then lose the second bet, you should increase your wager to $2 ($1 + $1 = $2).
3. If you’re a winner, it’s time to move back by two numbers in the sequence and wager the amount noted. 
4. Choose when to walk away carefully, maybe pick a number in the black and head away from the table once you’ve reached that predetermined number. 

6. The James Bond strategy 

1. Simply start off the James Bond strategy by placing $140 on each of the high numbers (19-36).
2. Next up, bet $50 on each of the numbers 13 through 18.
3. Finally, place $10 on the 0 as an insurance bet.

7. Playing strategy-less

Last up, playing strategy-less. 

This is probably the way in which most people play roulette and for good reason, it’s designed to be a fun game of chance rather than a strategy-fueled wager. 

Adrian Sireca, of OnlineCasinoGems, states: “It’s just as difficult to guess the correct outcome as it is to wager with a strategy – if you’re not into working out mathematics as you play, don’t be afraid to go through gut feeling alone.”

After all, it should only ever be a bit of fun, not a get rich quick scheme.