Roulette Myths

The odds of every roulette bet is exactly the same on the next spin as it was on the spin before. However experience has shown us that there is a limit to - how many times in a row the small roulette ball will land on a red number - or how many times in a row it will not land on a red number. However the reason for this can be easily explained with mathematics.

This is also a statistic fact: The outcome of the next game has nothing to do with what the outcome was on the spins before - or any other game in the past for that matter. As the famous nuclear scientists Niels Bord said to his farther at the age of ten years: 'The roulette ball has no memory dad'.

Still many players bet on 'sleeping numbers' - numbers that has not been hit for a long time. There is no mathematical logic behind such a bet - the chances of that number coming up is 1 out of 36 numbers on every spin - so just because one number has been 'sleeping' does not make it more likely that the roulette ball will land on that number the next spin. On the other hand a bet on a sleeping number has just as big a chance of winning as any other single number bet - so go ahead if you are a fan of 'sleeping numbers'.

Similar superstition can be experienced with many casino games - the casinos are filled with myths - superstition and 'advice' that does not have anything to do with mathematical facts and statistics. Superstition is a common thing when it comes to gambling - so every casino should have a special shop for lucky charmers like horseshoes and other good fortune stuff like that.

Most likely you have also heard the expression 'this is my lucky night'. I don't exactly believe in luck but I do believe that a player who has started out by winning a bit by being lucky will play more concentrated then the player who start out by loosing. I believe that this is a natural human reaction - call it roulette psychology or human nature.

One could say that the player who is winning is open to receive some luck - or one could claim that the player who is winning is more focused and don't make any mistakes. Whereas the player who starts out by loosing will soon become a bit depressed and start playing foolish and unfocused The - 'it doesn't matter what I do I loose anyway' - mentality sets in, and it becomes a self serving prophesy. Call it good luck or bad luck or call it human psychology.

You should stop playing roulette if you don't have fun and if you feel that you keep loosing no matter what you do. Gambling is entertainment not a fast way to earn some money.