8/5 Betting Strategy
Written June 4, 2008 by Jack Jones
The 8/5 system is a simple little betting method used exclusively in roulette and mostly in Monaco old, female tourists. This system is based on the betting the same eight numbers for five straight times. However, if your number hits on the first spin, you drop that eight number group and pick another set of numbers. For instance, if you’re betting $1 on each number, then your total amount wagered is $8. If one of your numbers hits, you win $35, with a net gain of $27.
So, let’s say you don’t hit any of your numbers on the first spin, but you do on the second. Again, you end this 8-number group and stack up your winnings. At this point, with your total wager of $16, you win $35, with a net gain of $19.
With a hit on the third spin, against your total wager to date of $24; you win $35, with a net gain of $11.
If you score on the fourth spin, the total wagered is $32, your winnings are $35, and your net gain is $3.
And if you hit on the fifth spin, you are in for a total of $40, winning $35, and your net loss is $5. If none of your eight numbers hits over five spins, your net loss is $40. At this point you end your eight number group and either pick another set of numbers or walk away.
Now if anyone out there thinks you can beat the casino with this system, then you aren’t using the full capacity of your brain. Groups of eight or not, every spin is a random, independent event. The ball has no memory and lacks the artificial intelligence necessary to remember which number, or groups of numbers appeared last. In addition, the 8/5 betting in no way disarms the 5.25% edge the casino holds on every number, on every spin.