1. The basic betting system for playing at a $5 minimum wager roulette table has the following rules:
2. The base bet is $5. This is the minimum wager made.
3. The maximum bet in a game is $27. If this amount is wagered and lost, the following wager will be for $15.
4. The amount of the wager is increased by $3 following a loss. If we had a series of five straight losses, our wagers would be:
Bet Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Amount | $5 | $8 | $11 | $14 | $17 |
5. The amount of a wager is reduced by $2 following any win. If we have a series of two straight wins, and our first wager was in the amount of $15, our wagers would be: $15 and then $13.
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After any two consecutive wins, the amount of the wager is reduced by $5. If we have two consecutive wins, starting with a $15 bet, our bets would be:
Bet 1 Wins | Bet 2 Wins | Bet 3 Placed |
$15 | $13 | $8 |
Table 2 shows a series of 15 wagers made using the base betting series. To keep matters simple, we won't worry about whether the wagers were placed on Red or Black at this point. I'll tell you how to decide where to place your bet in the next few pages.
# | Rule | $ Bet | Outcome W = win L = Loss |
Amount won or lost |
Running Total |
1 | A | 5 | L | -5 | -5 |
2 | C | 8 | L | -8 | -13 |
3 | C | 11 | W | +11 | -2 |
4 | D | 9 | W | +9 | +7 |
5 | E | 5 | L | -5 | +2 |
6 | C | 8 | W | +8 | +10 |
7 | D | 6 | L | -6 | +4 |
8 | C | 9 | L | -9 | -5 |
9 | C | 12 | L | -12 | -17 |
10 | C | 15 | W | +15 | -2 |
11 | D | 13 | L | -13 | -15 |
12 | D | 16 | W | +16 | +1 |
13 | D | 14 | W | +14 | +15 |
14 | E | 9 | W | +9 | +24 |
15 | C | 5 | W | +5 | +29 |
It is very important that you understand how to determine the size of your wagers. Let's go through this example decision by decision and see how each bet was determined.
Each decision below corresponds to the decision number (#) in Table 2.
We have now covered how you determine the size of each wager. Now, let’s look at where you place your bets.