Martingale Roulette System
Martingale is a staking system that promises easy money with no risk: but if alarm bells aren’t already ringing, maybe you need to change the batteries. Whilst Martingale is usually applied to betting on even money options at roulette, it can (by the foolish) be used for betting on just about any casino game that has a payout of even money and odds of success of around 50%. Virtually all USA online casinos offer roulette, blackjack and baccarat and whilst Martingale can be used whilst playing these great games, we strongly advise against it.
Martingale was probably devised in France in the 1700s and is a method of staking that requires you to double your bet after a losing wager and continue to double until you win, at which point you revert to your base stake. Theoretically this is a foolproof betting strategy because at some point, so the logic goes, you MUST win, and when you do, no matter how many losses you have suffered previously, you will be one staking unit in profit.
It’s easy to see why Martingale appeals and although it’s been around for well over 200 years, many players will “discover” it for themselves and think they have hit on an unbeatable casino system. The beauty of Martingale is that even after 100 losses, just one win returns the player to profit.
However, let’s examine why Martingale is, in fact, just about the worst staking plan around, at least in the hands of someone who doesn’t understand it. The key problem, and one that anyone using Martingale will reveal if they play long enough, is that at some point, a long losing run WILL hit and when it does, it will mean you hit the online casino’s staking limits or, much more likely, you will go bust and thus not be able to place the next wager.
In theory, if you had all the time and money in the world and a casino that would allow you to bet without any limits, Martingale is unbeatable. In practice, it may deliver frequent small wins but eventually one huge loss that exceeds those wins. Whilst five, eight, 10 or even 15 consecutive losses on an even money bet seems all but impossible, the reality is that if playing regularly you will soon suffer such a loss and that is why Martingale should be avoided whenever you visit a USA legal online casino.
