Thirty-seven pockets, one number pays thirty-five to one. Staking one euro on the same number for thirty-seven rounds wins once on paper and returns thirty-six euro. One euro stays with the house — around 2.7 %.
The difference between one zero and two
With an extra double zero there are thirty-eight pockets at the same payout. The advantage rises to about 5.3 %, so almost to double. At the table the difference is a single green field.
Why every type of bet has the same arithmetic
Red or black, a single number, a row: the payouts are each arranged so that the same share stays with the house. The spread changes, the expected value does not. That is the reason no system works.
And the systems
A doubling strategy shifts the distribution — many small wins, rarely a very large loss — and changes the expected value by nothing. The table maximum puts a hard ceiling on it as well.
What varies at the table between operators
| Number of zero pockets | one or two; the single most important difference there is |
|---|---|
| Special rules | some tables give half the stake back on zero |
| Table limits | minimum and maximum stake, different per table |
| Side bets | a calculation of their own, almost always worse than the base game |
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