4-5-6-7 Roulette Strategy

Rule as described

The 4-5-6-7 rule begins with four five-number neighbor calls centered on 3, 4, 5, and 6, then rotates calls after wins. The opening costs 20 one-unitmoneyUnitThe base stake a system or a player works in. Progressions are described in units so they apply at any table.Read full → straight bets. A later instruction to add or subtract one total unit does not state how that changed total is divided among 20 components, so only the fully specified opening layoutequipmentLayoutThe printed betting grid on the table. Also: table, felt, cloth.Read full → has a definite payoutmoneyPayoutWhat a winning bet returns, quoted as “X to 1” on top of the returned stake.Read full → distribution.

Wheel-union check

On the standard single-zerowheelZeroThe single green pocket that no even-money, dozen or column bet covers; the source of the house edge. Also: single zero, 0.Read full → wheel order, the initial groups are 12/35/3/26/0; 15/19/4/21/2; 23/10/5/24/16; and 17/34/6/27/13. Each contains five distinct pocketsequipmentPocketOne of the 37 numbered compartments on the rotor. Also: slot, cup.Read full → and the four groups have no overlap, so their union is 20 pockets. The union therefore contains 20 distinct pockets.

Initial payout table

Every initial covered number has one chipmoneyChipA token representing a fixed amount, placed on the layout to make a bet. Also: check.Read full →, so the outcome table is uniform.

Worked example and risk

If 5 lands, its straight-up chip returns 36 including stake. Subtract all 20 chips placed to get +16; the other 19 chips lose. A number outside the four groups loses 20. The five listed European patterns do not define how a changed total stake is allocated. A separately defined per-number progressionstrategyProgressionAny rule that changes the stake based on previous results. Negative progressions raise it after losses, positive after wins.Read full → adds one chip to every covered number after a miss and removes one after a hit, with a one-chip floor. That is a different rule; either version retains the negative expected return per European unit wagered.

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