In Roulette, the casino has its advantage in the zero. The payout
on a single number is 35 to 1, but with a single zero wheel, the
odds against are actually 36 to 1 - there are 36 chances it won't
come up, only 1 that it will.
The zero also affects the evens-chance bets like Red / Black or
Odd / Even - if the ball lands in zero, none of these bets wins.
Betfair's Zero Lounge Roulette is the only Roulette with no zero,
so no house edge. In other words, the odds are true odds ie a
reflection of probability.
Perfect for systems?
This should make things perfect for anyone wanting to use one of the many evens-chance gambling systems that we've tested. Imagine using the Martingale or the Fibonacci on a true evens chance Roulette - it would be like using it on a coin toss, you'd be guaranteed to win.
Bet
Min
Max
1-18
£2
£5
19-36
£2
£5
White / Blue
£2
£5
Odd / Even
£2
£5
The system to beat Zero Lounge Roulette
Fortunately, there's still one system that we are able to use against Zero Lounge Roulette - the Paroli system. The reason we can use this system is because it has no set pattern, the user can design a sequence to suit his or her needs. In this case, that's just what we want!
The most popular form of the Paroli system is to bet three times and to double the stake after each win. If any bet loses, or all 3 bets win, the sequence restarts. A winning sequence of 3 wins would normally result in the following bets: 1, 2, 4, 1.
Because of the table limits, though, we'd have to start on 2, meaning the third bet would have to be 8 - above the maximum.
So we change the sequence so that we start on 2 units and instead of doubling a winning bet, we add 1 unit. The sequence of winning bets is therefore:
2
3
4
2
Not the most radical system, we know, but the only one that can fit into Betfair's table limits.
STANDARD
4 units loss
7 units loss
10 units profit
7 units loss
19 units profit
8 units loss
3 units profit
TEST
1. Alternating win (W,W,L,W,L,L,W,L,W,W,L,W)
2. Alternating loss (L,L,W,L,W,W,L,W,L,L,W,L)
3. Consecutive win (W,W,W,L,L,W,W,L,W,W,W,L)
4. Consecutive loss (L,L,L,W,W,L,L,W,L,L,L,W)
5. Good win (W,W,W,W,L,L,W,W,W,W,W,W)
6. Bad loss (L,L,L,L,W,W,L,L,L,L,L,L)
Overall result for all 6 tests:
An overall profit
We've tested this modified Paroli against the same 6 tests that the other systems were put through. The results below show how it fared, compared with the 'standard' Paroli.
MODIFIED
break even
8 units loss
13 units profit
10 units loss
24 units profit
17 units loss
2 units profit
Although slightly more volatile (the biggest wins and losses are bigger than the standard) it
comes out pretty well the same.
What's really important is that it shows an overall profit over all six tests. Remember, these tests are designed to show real-life situations, not perfect conditions. It's highly likely that you could get a sequence of 72 results such as the six tests. If that happened, you're safe in the knowledge that this modified Paroli will turn you a profit.
How to beat Zero Lounge Roulette - summary
Betfair have deliberately made Zero Lounge Roulette difficult to beat. But you can still beat it!
Remember that Betfair have made a loss in 28 out of the 130 countries where Zero Roulette is available and that in Greece they paid out at a rate of 100.02%, losing £29,700.
We can't say for certain, but it's highly likely that those winning customers were using a system very similar to the one we've given you!
