Doubling up can be deadly at Online Roulette
Not many people are aware of this but playing roulette, and especially the online casino version, can be very rewarding. There are a lot of players who scoff at the idea of playing roulette, thinking that a player can only come out ahead by hitting a run of luck betting on a particular number and letting it roll once or twice.
There are also tales of roulette players who follow a system, known as the Martindale, where if they lose a particular spin, they automatically double their bets on the next spin, and on and on, till they actually win. According to Martindale, when a players does win they not only get all their money back, but also win more than they would normally have done on the last spin. There are two obvious flaws in following the Martindale system, especially when it comes to online gaming. First of all, no one can guarantee a player that they won’t run out of money (or nerve) before the next winning bet comes up; Secondly online casinos follow strict table limits that will not allow a player to bet more than a certain sum of money on a spread. That means that at a certain stage they will be unable to double their bets, and the house odds will continue to work against them.
That is why double your money systems to cut back on losses,
such as the infamous Martingale one, will not work on
an online casino, as history has proven that they rarely do in a land casino. Players who win
consistently at online Roulette are usually those who have developed a betting strategy, which
almost always means betting consistently. Even in an online casino, where there is usually no
audience to witness these rare magic moments when a bet playing 35-1 comes up, it is still a
very nice feeling. However there are those who will tell you that coming out ahead at more
spins than less at odds of four or five to one is much more satisfying in the long
run.
And that chasing losses is a recipe for disaster.
