Roulette - Labouchere System

The Labouchere System is progression betting strategy like the Martingale but does not require the gambler to risk his stake as quickly with dramatic double ups.

The Labouchere System involves using a series of numbers (your choice) in a line to determine the bet amount, following a win or a loss. Typically, the player adds the numbers at the front and end of the line to determine the size of the next bet.

When he wins, he crosses out the outside numbers and continues working on the smaller line. If he loses, then he adds his previous bet to the end of the line and continues to work on the longer line.

This is a much more flexible progression betting system and there is much room for the player to design his initial line to his own playing preference.

The user of such a strategy decides before playing how much money they want to win, and writes down a list of positive numbers that sum to the predetermined amount.

With each bet, the player stakes an amount equal to the sum of the first and last numbers on the list. If only one number remains, that number is the amount of the stake. If bet is successful, the two amounts are removed from the list.

If the bet is unsuccessful, the amount lost is appended to the end of the list. This process continues until either the list is completely crossed out, at which point the desired amount of money has been won, or until the player runs out of money to wager.

eg 1 2 3 4 - 1+4 = 5 Bet 5 units. If you lose you add the 5 to the line and work out the bet amount 1+5 = 6

If you win you cross out the two outside numbers and proceed to use the shorter line. If you lose, you add the amount just wagered to the end of the line and continue to use the longer line.

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