Table Game Tips

$5 and Under Bets

Supposing you were playing roulette and made even-money bets on Red. Your starting bankroll is 40 units. (a unit being $1, $2 or $5) You can't hope to get ahead if you wager one unit each time and collect after every win. A smarter way is to bet bigger only with your winnings, not with the original money you started with.

For this example we’ll assume one unit is $1. This is what would happen if you are on a winning streak and you bet-back your winnings plus one dollar from your original stake in each consecutive round:

1. round: Bet $1, win $1, and collect $2 / 2. round: Bet $2 plus $1, win $3, and collect $6 / 3. round: Bet $6 plus $1, win $7, and collect $14 / 4. round: Bet $14 plus $1, win $15, and collect $30 / 5. round: Bet $30 plus $1, win $31, and collect $62 / 6. round: Bet $62 plus $1, win $63, and collect $126

Five- or six-round streaks are not that uncommon. As long as you bet only one unit of your own money each round, you won't get into much trouble.

$10 and Higher Bets

For table minimums of $10 and up I suggest you:

1. Start with $80 for eight $10 bets.

2. Make four consecutive $10 bets, win or lose. If you haven't won at least two of the four rounds, try another game with your remaining money.

3. Quit and leave the game if you lose three bets in a row.

4. As long as you have more than $40 left, continue betting $10 at a time. Quit the game if you lose $40.

Once you're ahead by $20 and as long as you keep winning, increase the amount of your bet by $10 each time. As soon as you have a losing round, revert back to a $10 bet. Quit and try a different game anytime you feel "things just aren't going right today". .