The Martingale Betting Systems

The Martingale

The Martingale System has been around for at least 300 years. It can
only be used for one to one bets, although forms of it have been used
for inside groups. There is no difference between the outside even
money bets, so it doesn't matter whether you bet on red, black, even,
odd, high, or low. Let me say up front that the classic Martingale is a
very dangerous way to bet. The reason why is you are betting when
losing with no limits to how many losses you can have in a row. Look at
the way to play a Martingale and it will soon become apparent just how
dangerous it is.

I place my first bet of $5 or one unit on black. If red or green hits and I
lose, I double my next bet to $10, or two units. Should I win this bet, I
get my first loss back and win $5. If I lose the second bet, I double up
again to $20, or four units. This time if I win, I recover all of my losses
and win $5 or one unit. This sounds so easy - Like taking candy from a
baby. The Martingale can work for a long time but eventually you will be
betting on the wrong color and a long string of losses will occur. You
don't have to observe Roulette very long to see long streaks occur.

Let's look at what your bet will escalate to if you have eight losses in a
row:
$5 - $10 - $20 - $40 - $80 - $160 - $320 - $640

I know you will win the next bet, so push out $1280 so you can win $5.

You can't predict when a long losing streak is going to occur, and that is
the problem with the Martingale. Don't use the Martingale. There are
better ways to risk your money, and they won't cause you to have a
heart attack.

The Grand Martingale

The Grand Martingale is played just like the Martingale except after a
loss, the player doubles the wager and adds a unit. The Grand
Martingale sequence would be as follows:
$5 - $15 - $35 - $75 - $155 - $315 - $635...

Looking at the escalation of the bets, and you see that $635 is reached
one bet earlier than with the Martingale - the seventh bet of the
sequence instead of the eighth. Using this system causes you to have
your MI one bet earlier. Don't use the Grand Martingale.

The Reverse Martingale

The third Martingale is acceptable if you modify it a bit. It is the Reverse
Martingale, or also known as anti-Martingale. This form of betting is
classified as a positive progression or "streak bet". You use the Reverse
Martingale after winning, not after losing. Once you lose, you revert to a
one unit bet, and bet one unit until you win, the enter the betting
sequence at the second bet. In it's original form, the betting sequence
would look like the following:

$5 - $10 - $20 - $40 - $80 - $160...

Now, I don't want you to try this reverse Martingale, because you
eventually lose and are stuck with a $5 loss for a winning series.
However, you might try any number of deviations where you don't
escalate as fast and you drop down or plateau your bet before
progressing onward. Later, on another page in this web site, I will give
you a large number of betting sequences from which to choose. For
now, however, I will show you a modified Reverse Martingale which will
allow you to pull back some of your winnings, yet continue to press your
bets upward to take advantage of a winning streak. Remember,
winning streaks can be as long as losing streaks if you're
betting the right color.

$5 - $7.50 - $10 - $15 - $20 - $30... The reason I stop here is that
very few winning streaks are longer than 6 in a row. At this point, or an
earlier point, you can go three different directions.

First, you can drop down to $5 and start over.
Second, drop down to $20, pocket $10, and flat bet there until the
streak ends.
Third, you can continue to press upward while pulling back some of each
win. It's your choice.

The Roulette ball doesn't know the streak should end. It is just a dumb
little ball with no memory of where it has just landed.