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Roulette Would you say Roulette is a game of skill or luck?

Discussion in 'Roulette Forum' started by Deuce, Mar 5, 2021.

  1. Deuce

    Deuce New Member

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    I know there are strategies etc, to help you boost your chances of winning. Though let's be honest, if you're placing a bet on a huge chunk of numbers, then you are more likely to win.

    Would you say a certain degree of skill can help achieve wins?
     
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  2. gizmotron

    gizmotron Well-Known Member Founding Member

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    You are best off playing about 18 numbers, known as an even chance bet.

    Making things consistent allows you to keep track of lucky streaks.

    Skill comes in with your ability to know when you are in a lucky streak and when you are not.

    Strategy, mostly money management as it is called, is how you deal with these known phases.

    So conditional awareness combined with money management and the ability to contain your impulses like greed or the need to recover losses becomes an experiential craft. You become a professional player. In that capacity you are not a victim of coincidental bad luck. You are not motivated by superstitious magical beliefs. You don't fall for the lie that "the house always wins."

    The other alternative is to be unskilled and inexperienced and you just throw your money away as a form of recreation.
     
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  3. Proofreaders2000

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    ...if you're placing a bet on a huge chunk of
    numbers, then you are more likely to win.-Deuce


    Eliminating as many of the unknown variables as
    possible before betting real money is the required 'skill' imo.

    Example:
    Do you know if the casino is honest? [dealers spinning the ball correctly
    (at least one revolution per game) with the rotor going the opposite direction.]

    Irregular movements of the ball-lack of a bounce
    before going to a pocket or a noticeable pull towards zero.
     
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  4. Nathan Detroit

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    Deuce,


    What do you think roulette is ? Luck or skill ?
     
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    Skill. But you must aquire the skill first.
     
  6. Deuce

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    I'm not sure what skills one can possibly hone to play Roulette. Your best bet is to place a bet on 18 numbers and perhaps use a Martingale betting system.

    I've been practising free Roulette, so I'm sort of seeing how things pan out.

    How about you guys? If you're not playing at a casino, do you play software-based roulette or live casino roulette?
     
  7. gizmotron

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    I created my own practice software that fills in my charts automatically for me. My entire method of play is based on the skill and use of visual dexterity. I can look down one of my columns in a chart and see several types of trends or patterns that are very common in around one to two seconds. It only takes me about 10 seconds to see a useful formation or the lack of any from all 6 of my sections. I'm keeping track of 6 individual groups of EC's This is done while the casino is paying players. So I know where and how much to bet about the time that it's OK to place the next bets. I made this software available for free to anyone that wants to use it. It's here at this forum in the software section for downloads. I created a single thread that explains everything also. All that work is done, so I won't be teaching it again.
     
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  8. Nathan Detroit

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    It is guessing with luck.
     
  9. mr j

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    Over the next 1 or 2 spins? I say its luck.

    Over the next 15-30 spins? I say SOME skill (experience) is involved.

    Ken
     
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    What's the difference between seeing a strong side and a week side in 20 to 30 spins and a bunch of mini swarms of an absence of singles? I'm just saying that I like taking one winner from each little pocket of 5 to 7 spin sized patterns or trends. That's a skill too.

    I see the pocket in 4 to 5 spins and I take the winner during spin 6 or 7.
     
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    I should be more specific in my answer. I am referring to playing 3-4 INSIDE numbers.

    Ken
     
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    Oh that. That stuff you do with a few numbers is really good. If I were not so focused on picking good spots around the edges of EC's I actually put all my focus on a few hot numbers and effectiveness swarms.
     
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  13. Nathan Detroit

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    The answer to skill or luck lies there in Lucious Senecas statement " Luck is when preparation meets opportunity".
     
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  14. Nathan Detroit

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    Inside play that`s where its at.There are many options available. A range from 4 to 22 numbers.
     
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    The only skill is what to bet. Its all luck from there. Money Management is the only way you win. People have excellent win rates and still walk broke.
     
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    The answer to skill or luck lies in my statement " Skill is demonstrated when preparation takes advantage of opportunity".
    Needless to say Seneca the Youth inspired me.

    Recreational player puts at stake hes money praying luck will assist him/her.

    Professional player won't risk hes money to the outcome of a lucky event. Sometimes hes will lose, more often than not hes will win. Only skill is involved in the results.
     
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    Roulette is a game of skill no matter what anybody says.
    However the skill is not in learning how to beat the roulette because you can't.
    The skill is how you use what the casino are offering you and turn the tables on them by playing something which 'they' can't beat you at in the long run.
     
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    There can only be 1 winning number, whether you are betting an EC or 18 random numbers you have a losing proposition within your hands, "outside" bets pay less when you win and multiple singles lose more when you lose, both negative in their own way, thus even when you win you remain an overall loser.
    But don't you worry, for recreational losers such as you the casinos have a special place in their...hearts! :oops:
     
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    For the dealers is a skill, it's like playing darts, aiming for the "target"...
    For the bettors is prediction, the method of predicting results determines whether "luck" or otherwise...
    99.9% of casinos' patrons don't want, cannot, or a little bit of both to do what it needs to be done in order to become a long term winner.
     
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    I'll tell you.... MOST (not all) dealers could not give a shit where the ball lands, skill or no skill. They want to do their shift and go home. They look like a deer in headlights when they spin.

    Ken
     
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