John Wayne Roulette Strategy

Steps and placement

Choose two eligible middle-columnbetColumnTwelve numbers in one vertical column of the layout, pays 2:1.Read full → numbers; this worked layoutequipmentLayoutThe printed betting grid on the table. Also: table, felt, cloth.Read full → uses 5 and 32. Put one straight-up chipmoneyChipA token representing a fixed amount, placed on the layout to make a bet. Also: check.Read full → on each centre and one chip on each of four cornersbetCornerFour numbers sharing a corner on the layout, pays 8:1.Read full → bordering each centre. That is ten chips total. The two local clusters do not overlap in this example, covering 18 distinct pocketsequipmentPocketOne of the 37 numbered compartments on the rotor. Also: slot, cup.Read full →. “Covered” does not mean every covered pocket has a positive result, because the value of the winning bet differs between a corner and a straight-up.

Payout table

All nets below subtract the complete ten-chip layout.

Worked example

At 5, the straight-up chip returns 36 gross and its four surrounding corners return 9 each, for 72 gross. Against ten unitsmoneyUnitThe base stake a system or a player works in. Progressions are described in units so they apply at any table.Read full → staked, the net is +62. At an inner corner number shared by two corner bets, two nine-unit gross returns give 18 − 10 = +8. At an outer corner number, only one corner returns nine and the net is 9 − 10 = −1. A number outside every listed bet loses all ten units.

Expectation and risk

The layout has 18 covered pockets on a 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, but only the two centres and eight inner-corner pockets are profitable. Its expected valuemathExpected valueThe average result per bet over the long run. −1/37 of the stake for every standard European bet.Read full → is (8 × −1 + 8 × 8 + 2 × 62 + 19 × −10) / 37 = −10/37 units, matching the standard European cost of ten units wagered. A double-zero wheel adds another losing pocket and changes the denominator. Large centre wins are possible, but their rare size does not change the expected lossmathExpected lossExpected value times total amount wagered; the average amount lost over a session or a period.Read full → per chip.

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