Expert French Roulette Strategies

Oscar’s Grind

This is a little known betting system that can be used on even-money bets. It takes its name from a player called Oscar and the idea of grinding out small wins.

The basis of the system is very simple; however, to keep the bets small enough to be recouped after a string of bad luck, it works best when used with the even-money bets. The bets start at 1 unit and they do not increase until there has been a loss and then a win, at which point the bet is increased to 2 units.

The bet stays at 2 units until a profit is made, and then it returns to 1 unit, or it will increase to 3 units if there has been a string of losses and then a win, and the overall streak is still in the negative. The aim of the system is to make a profit of 1 unit with each string of bets.

A simple example is you bet 1 unit and win. You are 1 unit up and would keep wagering 1 unit.

A more complicated example is when you bet 1 unit and lose. You would keep betting 1 unit until you win, at which point the bet is increased to 2 units. If there had been a string of loses, so you are still in the negative, the bet is then raised to 3 units. This would continue to 4 units and higher if you are still in the negative. It could play out as follows:

• Bet 1 unit and lose (-1)
• Bet 1 unit and lose (-2)
• Bet 1 unit and lose (-3)
• Bet 1 unit and win (-2) – Time to raise bet
• Bet 2 units and lose (-4)
• Bet 2 units and lose (-6)
• Bet 2 units and win (-4) – You are still in the negative, so you raise bet.
• Bet 3 units and win (-1) – You are still in the negative, but you can reduce the bet to 2 units so that a win would produce a profit of 1 unit
• Bet 2 units and win (+1) – Start the system again.

The trick to this system is to never try to make a profit of more than 1 unit from any single spin. As noted, it will not generate huge returns, but it should allow you to pay for a considerable length of time and potentially build up a sizeable overall profit.

The Lucky 7 System

This is a system that is more suitable for high rollers who don’t mind risking large amounts of money and it gives you an 18.93% chance of winning. In simple terms, the system requires you to pick seven numbers and place straight up bets on each of them. If you win, then you keep your bet size the same but if you lose, then you increase your bet according to a set progression.

It is recommended that you only try this system if you have a bankroll of at least €3,000 if you are betting €1 per number (and remember you could lose it all). This way, you will be able to survive an extended losing streak. The system has been designed to allow for up to 20 losing spins in a row, if that happens, then you should end your gaming session. Ideally, you should actually have a far larger bankroll, possibly double that amount, to ensure that you can weather the inevitable ups and downs.

At first, you would bet €1 per number for a total bet of €7. As noted, if you win you keep the bet the same. However, if you lose then you should increase your bet to €3 then €5, €7, €13, €21, €35, €59, and finally €100. The reason the bets increase by that amount is so that if you win, the profit will be greater than the amount you had bet to that point.

The table below shows you a sequence of 20 losing rounds with the bets you would place and your potential profit (not winnings).

Six Pence System

This system is designed to cover a large proportion of the wheel and it covers six numbers with a single chip. The system requires at least five chips per spin and it will not see you win huge amounts, but it can produce straight up wins.

One major advantage of the system is that it is very exciting. This is because the bets are spaced evenly around the wheel, so the ball will always land within two pockets of one of your bets.

It is suggested that you have a bankroll of at least 180 units to use the system, but it can be done with far less. As mentioned, you want to cover six numbers with a single chip (a line bet), such as 31-36. In addition to that bet, you also need to place four straight up bets, and in order to keep the wheel evenly covered, the bets should be placed on 29, 5, 8, and 21.

In the first round, you have bets on 10 numbers made with 5 chips (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 29, 5, 8 and 21) If you hit on your line bet, you will win 5 units and your profit is 1. You then take that profit and add it to the line bet, and place an additional chip on 29, 5, 8 and 21. If you hit a straight up win, then you double your bets to two chips each, so that you have 10 chips in action.

If you didn’t win on the first spin, then you should keep your bets the same. If you did win and your line bet wins again on the second spin, then add another chip to the bet (so there is a total of 3) and reduce the straight up bets to a single chip.

If you don’t win, then return to the beginning. If you do win, you can keep increasing your bets or you can change the numbers that you are betting on, it is entirely up to you. After the third spin, each time your line bet wins, you should increase that bet by a chip. If you win a straight up bet, then you should increase all of your bets by one chip. You can continue this way until you lose, at which point you start again.

The example above used a line bet on the numbers 31-36. The other possible combination of bets are as follows:

• Line bet on 10-15 and straight up on 16, 18, 2 and 34
• Line bet on 19-24 and straight up on 34, 36, 28, and 26
• Line bet on 22-27 and straight up on 11, 20, 28, and 19
• Line bet on 25-30 and straight up on 19, 5, 1, and 8
• Line bet on 31-36 and straight up on 29, 5, 8 and 21