Martingale Wins at Roulette

Martingale is one of the oldest betting systems using a negative progression. The origin of the name is in dispute. Many gambling writers believe it is a bastardization of the name "Martindale" and that it was named after Henry Martindale, an English casino owner in the 1700s who is reputed to urge losing punters to "double 'em up" with their wagers.

If you are looking for a system that wins a majority of the time, you need to look no further than Martingale System. If you use it, the odds are in your favor that on a given night you will be a winner.

How to Play With the Martingale System

This system is very simple. You will use a betting series where each bet in the series is twice as large as the preceding one, as with 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. So long as you win a bet, you will continue to bet at the lowest level, e.g. wager 1. If you lose a bet, you will move up to the next wager, doubling the amount of the previous wager. Use of the system ensures that whenever your wager eventually wins, you will win the amount of the original wager, in this instance 1.

One of my gambling friends once told me about an amazing system he had developed for craps. He had gone to Las Vegas on two consecutive trips and returned a winner. He was wagering only on don't pass at casino craps using a betting series starting with a $1 bet and doubling his bet after each loss. He was certain that his risk of loss was very small and planned to continue to use the system. He was reluctant to share the system with me but he finally confessed that he was using the following betting series, increasing his wager one level following a loss: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256. He correctly pointed out that he would have to lose nine times in a row to lose the betting series, and he just didn't think that this was possible.