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Does roulette have a pattern?

Published: Apr 17, 11:19 am

Ever since roulette first become popular in the 18th century, people have posed the question of whether roulette follows any particular pattern.
Well, today’s your lucky day. This article will discuss whether roulette is indeed random, or whether it follows a series of patterns. Without further ado, let’s find out more.

Sequences on a roulette wheel

There are two main types of roulette wheel, a single-zero wheel and a double-zero wheel. The double-zero wheel is used in American Roulette and the single zero-wheel is usually used in European Roulette. As there is an extra zero in American Roulette, the chance of a player winning is slightly reduced.
When you play European Roulette, you won’t see more than a couple of numbers next to each other which are in the same category. The numbers are laid out in a way that means the wheel is balanced in terms of odd and even numbers. The colours of the wheel are designed to make the game intriguing and exciting.

Does the ball follow a pattern?

There are a number of myths about nearly every casino game out there. The way in which the roulette wheel works has prompted heated debate. Many players are convinced that the ball follows a certain pattern and that if it hasn’t landed on a particular number in a while, it is likely to do so in the near future. However, in most cases, this doesn’t happen.

The outcome of each round of roulette is completely random. This means that each time the wheel is spun, the result has no influence on the following round. Moreover, the ball can land on the same number twice in a row or not land on it at all during a session. The wheel has no memory of previous results. Thus, there is no connection between rounds.

The way the roulette wheel works can be compared to the way in which video lottery machines operate. Your odds in each new round of either game stay the same and do not depend on whether you have won or lost in previous games.  For example, in American Roulette games featuring a double-zero wheel, the likelihood that the ball will land on the number you choose is always 1/38. If you are lucky enough to win twice in a row, you shouldn’t be confident that another is coming your way.

You need to bear in mind that your chances of winning on each spin are identical to the odds you had when you first joined the game. Many players hold the popular belief that the ball follows a certain pattern which means that the ball will land on a given number within a short period of time. As we have discovered, though, the ball in roulette does not follow a pattern.

Does ball release speed influence the result of a spin?

It is easy to believe that varying the ball release speed can have an impact on where the ball will land on the wheel. This idea is actually a fallacy, however, because the ball is always released within a set of speed ranges. The ball lands on a particular number because of the relationship between the ball, the wheel and a number of other factors, like the air around the wheel. As the number of variables in the game and the properties of the wheel are fixed, to a certain degree, the outcome of a spin can be predicted some of the time, but it cannot be said that the speed at which the ball is released determines the result of a spin. Remember that every game of roulette, is independent of the one that went before it.

Conclusion

We can see, then, that roulette is a game of chance and cannot be said to follow any specific pattern. If you do spot a certain pattern that the ball seems to be following, this is mostly coincidental. You, therefore, cannot rely on a certain pattern to help you devise a strategy to improve your gameplay or results when playing roulette.