Roulette Game: Determine Your First Goal
Deciding on what your first goal should be for a session is a little like
deciding how much you will bet on each spin. The higher your goal is,
the higher your risk is, primarily because the higher a goal is the longer
it may take to achieve. And once again, the longer you are exposed to
the game, the more likely it is that the house will get your money. Therefore,
if you have a $100 session start amount and your bet start amount is $5
then setting a goal to double your money is not practical. A goal of 10-30%
is achievable, however. Don't worry if this doesn't sound like a lot,
we are not done yet.
Determine Your First Goal Action
Next you need to decide what you will do when you reach your goal. There
are two basic choices. The first is the simplest. You take your money
and leave the table! This is the least risky thing to do and will ensure
you keep everything you won. Now some of you are probably saying, stop
after winning only $30? You must be kidding. Let's go back to our investment
analogy. A broker tells you he has a great deal. He only needs your investment
for half and hour or so and you will gain 30%. Will you take that or will
you tell him your not interested unless you will gain 50-100%. I think
you will most likely take the thirty.
The second choice you have after reaching a goal is to pocket some of
the money and continue to play. After all, if you feel you are on a winning
streak, you don't want to stop. By pocketing, we mean take the money out
of play for the session. Set it aside and don't touch it again. On your
first goal, you should always pocket at least the entire start amount.
This protects your initial investment and allows you to use it again at
another session. You should also pocket some portion of your winnings
as well.
Recurring Goals
If you decide you want to continue to play, there are three more decisions
you will need to make:
- What will your next goal be
- How much will you pocket when you reach the goal
- How will you adjust your betting system
There are several considerations for setting recurring goals. As we said
before, the larger the goal, the greater the risk. Similar to the issues
in betting systems, the higher the goals you set the higher the risk in
your session. Smaller goals are easily reached but they leave less money
in play after the pocket.
Here are several approaches:
- Set new goals by a fixed amount
When you reach a goal, add a fixed amount to the total bank amount to
set the new goal. For instance, you could set a new goal that is $20 greater
every time you reach a goal.
- Set new goals by an increasing amount
When you reach a goal, add an increasingly larger amount. So, on a first
goal, you might add $20. When that goal is reached you might add $40 and
then $60 and so on.
As we said before, you also need to consider how much you will bet when
you reach a goal. If you are using a flat bet system, you could increase
the bet amount by some factor on each goal level. If you are using a progression
betting system, you may want to reset the betting back to the start amount.
In any case, you will need to coordinate the bet amount with the amount
left in play after pocketing.
This is the best way to allow for continued game play without risking
your hard earned cash.
The whole thing weighs upwards of a hundred
pounds, at nearly 3 feet in diameter. There are 36 numbers on the wheel and
they are evenly divided among red and black pockets. The ball will land in one
of the pockets. Depending on the Roulette variation there is one or two green
pockets with 0 or 0 and 00. The numbers are not distributed in a random fashion.
A balance between red and black, high and low, and odd and even is sought by
the wheel makers. For every number on the wheel, directly across from it is the
next highest even number. Black and red alternate, pairs of even numbers
alternate with pairs of odd numbers (with 0 and 00 exceptions). This roulette
wheel design is standard within the industry. The wheel is spinned by the
dealer in the counterclockwise direction and then he releases a plastic ball
along the top of the wheel’s cavity. As the wheel loses velocity the ball is
pulled down off of the track and bounces around until it settles into a pocket.
There are a million small buffers and bumps to ensure that the ball is tossed
around a good bit randomly before it finds a home.
Place your bet(s) on the numbers laid out on
the table where you think the spinning ball will land. You win if you have
predicted the number right. Choose a bet before the game starts. Click on the
betting unit in the bottom-right corner of the screen to place a bet. Place
your mouse cursor over the number that you want to wager on and click on it to
place your bet. You can bet on as many numbers as you like, provided you have
enough money in your player's bank to make the bet. Types of bets in the game
of Roulette. Inside Bets. If you choose an inside bet you make a bet on a
single number or on the lines of the boxes to indicate a group of two to six
numbers. Inside bets include Straight Bet, Split Bet, Street Bet, Corner Bet,
Five-number Line Bet, Six-number Line Bet. Outside Bets. You have to place your
chips on the table in the areas that are marked with groups of numbers, odd/even,
red/black or the odds. There are several types of outside bets: Column Bet,
Dozen Bet, Red/Black Bets, Odd/Even Bets, High/Low Bets.
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