Fritz asks I keep hearing that the house will always win because there is zero. It rarely comes up so why does that give the house an advantage? Its true its the zero that gives the house an edge. Even though it comes up rarely, its enough for it to give the casino the small…
Q) Dave asks, Is it better to be on neighbours rather than random numbers? I bet on neighbours and seem to win more. A) The roulette wheel is random. For readers who do not know what neighbours bets are. The image above shows a neighbours bet 3 either side of 33. So it’s like putting…
Q) Patrick asks. With online roulette, its just a computer-generated number, how do you know whether or not this is rigged? A) There are two main reasons to think that online roulette is perfectly fair. Firstly, there is no reason for them to ‘rig’ the game anyway. With the 2.7% house edge, they will win in…
Q) Simon asks When playing roulette, is there any advantage in playing inside or outside bets? A) The expected value of roulette is the same as if you play the inside or the outside. The odds are the same. The only thing different is the distribution of wins. Playing on the inside, you will get bigger…
