


The gambler’s fallacy is the mistaken belief that because a number hasn’t yet appeared in a series of spins, it should come up soon. The problem with this is that, in the long run, after thousands and thousands of spins, every number (including the 0 and 00 in Roulette) will come up roughly an even number of times.


The answer is no. The ball has just as much chance of landing on 1 again, as it did at the beginning of the hour. On a double-zero wheel, this chance is 1/38.

An easy way to understand this would be to say that the ball has no memory. Every ‘event’ (every spin of the wheel), is never influenced by the spins before it. The ball doesn’t know (or care) that it hasn’t landed on 1 in forty spins, because every spin is a brand new event.

The wheel has no memory.

Of course, if anybody had really found a strategy to beat the house edge in Roulette, either casinos would go out of business or more than likely change the rules so that the table can't be exploited anymore. Betting systems are simply neat ways to lose money very quickly, as they often risk big losses for small wins.

So when it comes to Roulette strategy, the most you can do is put on your lucky underwear and hope for the best. Good luck!