Gareth Southgate’s Middlesborough twice took the lead at Aston Villa and managed to hold on to it the second time round to shock the home faithful. Tuncay Sanli was the hero with a double, scoring the winner in the 88th minute, producing a major upset for the backers of the draw at 1.28.

Middlesbrough were backed at an in-running high odds of 17.0 while Villa traded at a low of 1.7.

Thus, the punters who believed in Boro and placed their bets on the away victory won some pretty considerable amounts of money.

Tottenham touched 9.0 after going behind to a Robinho effort. But a double from Darren Bent saw them pull off another come-from-behind victory.

From a high of 42.0, Spurs are now the 6.2 third favourites to win the league in betting without the Big Four.

As most of the punters expected, Chelsea kept it simple at Blackburn, where they obtained a comfortable win. Nicloas Anelka scored once in each half to land a 2-0 away win.

The Blues now trade at 1.9 to win the Premier League title

There are plenty of reasons to suggest that Murray can end his highly-impressive season with victory at the ATP’s season-ending event.

First, the Scot is in great form. He has won 25 of his last 28 matches, a run which includes the titles in Madrid and St Petersburg. Both were played on a similar indoor hardcourt to this

Secondly, he has little to fear against his rivals who have gathered here.

Also, Murray’s results against his opponents here are very good.

This tournament opens with a round-robin stage, the players being split into two groups of four with the top two progressing to the semi-finals.

In his group, Murray has been pooled with Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Gilles Simon.

Murray holds a winning career record against all three. The statistics to matches played only on indoor hardcourts or those having taken place in 2008 also favour the Scot, who has won more ATP titles in 2008 (five) than anyone else in this field. He has won two of his three matches this year against Federer, the latest coming in Madrid just a few weeks ago. He also beat Simon in the Spanish capital (in the final) and leads him 2-0 this season.

He hasn’t met Roddick this year but does lead him 2-1 on indoor hard. Crucially, the American’s big serve has rarely troubled Murray, one of the best returners in the game.

Murray’s toughest group match seems to come against defending champion and tournament favourite Federer.

But the Swiss is not so invincible any more. He has lost 13 matches this year and the first time since 2003 his ‘lost’ column has made it to double digits.

Murray has a 3-2 winning record against Federer.

The Scot is 10/3 second favourite (behind 13/8 Federer) for the title.

Having all that in mind, betting on the Brittish number one to win the Masters Cup might be a good option for a regular punter.

The action gets under way in Shanghai at 0600 GMT on Sunday.

The McLaren driver was the 1.32 favourite to be crowned champion at the start of the race and around the 7.0 mark to win in Brazil, with his rival Felipe Massa a 4.0 chance to be crowned champion and just 1.85 to win on his home circuit.

Massa led the race for almost its entirety. Despite that, Hamilton traded at around the 1.08 mark to be champion as he looked certain to get the points he needed.

But the British driver from Stevenage was overtaken on the final lap by Glock. At that particular moment, odds drifted to 16.0 for Hamilton to be World Champion, with Massa trading at a low of 1.1 just before Hamilton overtook Glock to secure the points he was chasing.

The spectacular manner of Hamilton’s win has propelled him to main favourite for the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year award on Betfair where he is now just an 1.71 chance. His most likely rivals, Rebecca Adlington and Chris Hoy are matched at odds of 3.75 and 6.6 respectively.

Here is a betting summary of the juicy prices to be World Champion during the race:

At the off:

Hamilton - 1.32

Massa - 4.0

Midway through the race:

Hamilton - 1.08

Massa - 9.0

Three laps to go (18:43):

Hamilton - 1.28

Massa - 4.0

Final Lap (18:45), Hamilton is overtaken:

Hamilton - 3.0

Massa- 1.5

Midway through final lap, (18:46), Hamilton behind Glock:

Hamilton- 16.0

Massa - 1.1

As Hamilton crosses the line:

Hamilton - 1.32

Massa . 4.0

As a conclusion, live betting on Formula One during the final lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix could have brought you a considerable amount of money if you had placed a bet on the brave man from Stevenage…

Date: Sunday, 28 September

Kick-off: 16:00 BST

Wigan Athletic are undefeated in five league and cup games (three wins, two draws) and conceded just two goals in the process. They drawn the last two Premier League matches; home to Sunderland and away to Tottenham. The 0-5 away win over Hull is their only Premier League maximum this season.
Wigan conceded more goals in the first 15 minutes of Premier League matches this season than any other club (four). Wigan is also the best performing club in the second-half of Premier League matches; leading in three, drawing in two, five goals scored, none conceded.
Manchester City won three of the last four Premier League matches, scoring a total of 12 goals in the three victories. They are on the longest current sequence of 19 Premier League games without a score draw; 1-1, away to Derby on 30 January being the most recent.
City recorded their biggest margin of victory in nearly 40 years with last Sunday’s crushing 6-0 triumph over Portsmouth at Eastlands. It was the biggest home win of this Premier League season; Wigan’s 0-5 victory at Hull on 30 August is the biggest away win.

HEAD TO HEAD
The Latics have won more matches (four) against Manchester City than against any other club in the Premier League. They have gained more points (14), and scored more goals (11) than against any other team.

TEAM NEWS
Wigan manager Steve Bruce has no new injury worries for Sunday’s match at the JJB Stadium.
Ryan Taylor is back in contention following a shin problem, while full-back Erik Edman is nearing a return from a long-term knee injury.
Manchester City are set to welcome back Robinho, who was rested for the Carling Cup match against Brighton.
Micah Richards, Shaun-Wright Phillips, Elano and goalkeeper Joe Hart are also likely to reclaim their places.

SQUADS
Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Cattermole, Palacios, Kilbane, Heskey, Zaki, Brown, Camara, De Ridder, Kapo, Koumas, Kupisz, Scharner, Taylor, Pollitt, Kingson.
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Richards, Dunne, Ben Haim, Garrido, Ball, Elano, Kompany, Johnson, Ireland, Hamann, Fernandes, Wright-Phillips, Robinho, Jo, Schmeichel, Evans, Sturridge.

QUOTES
“I hope we can go and get a big scalp like Man City now to kickstart us and it’ll be good to continue our record against them.” (Wigan manager Steve Bruce)
“Wigan are a big, strong powerful side, who will upset a lot of teams. We do not want that to happen to us.” (Manchester City boss Mark Hughes)

LAST SEASON’S CORRESPONDING GAME
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Manchester City
1 December 2007 - Ref: Mike Riley
Wigan scorer: Scharner 25
Man City scorer: Geovanni 1
Sent Off: Melchiot (Wigan) 88

PREDICTION
I expect a spectacular match which could end in a high scoring draw.
Possible correct scores: 2-2 or 3-3.

Luiz Felipe Scolari has made a most impressive start as manager of Chelsea with four wins and one draw from five matches in all competitions.

This is Manchester United’s second successive ‘Big Four’ match-up in the Premier League, after last Saturday’s 2-1 away loss to Liverpool. They are in danger of suffering successive league defeats for the first time in 122 outings.

Manchester United can be in real trouble if they lose this game as a defeat for Sir Alex Ferguson’s squad will leave United 9 points behind their closest rivals at this early stage and put a serious question mark on their ability to retain the title this year.

FORM AND STATISTICS
Chelsea

1. The Blues are unbeaten in 25 Premier League matches; won 18 and drawn seven since losing 1-0 away to Arsenal on 16 December 2007 - their only defeat in 35 league outings.
2. Chelsea is the only club with an unbeaten Premier League record in 2008; won 16 and drawn six of 22 matches.
3. Matched last season’s start when they had 10 points after their first four, and the first five fixtures.
4. Undefeated in a record 84 home Premier League matches. Not lost a league game at the Bridge since the 1-2 reverse to Arsenal on 21 February 2004 (won 61, drawn 23).
5. Won the last two against ‘Big Four’ clubs, home to Arsenal and Manchester United, and not lost in three to the trio of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United, since the 1-0 defeat by the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium on 16 December 2007.

Manchester United

Manchester had a surprisingly slow start, and only scored four goals in five games, in all the competitions entered.

United have been beaten more times by Chelsea in the Premier League than by any other club (10) and have dropped more points to them than any other team (56).

The Red Devils were the last club to beat Chelsea in a Premier League game by more than a single goal (23 September 2007); Chelsea were the last club to beat United by more than a single goal (29 April 2006).

1. Only had as few as four points after the first four games of a Premier League season once before; in the inaugural campaign of 1992-93.
2. No club has scored fewer Premier League goals this season (three).
3. The Red Devils haven’t lost consecutive Premier League matches since beaten away to Norwich and Everton on 9 and 20 April 2005 respectively.
4. Lost their last two league games against ‘Big Four’ clubs; away to Chelsea last season, and away to Liverpool last weekend.

TEAM NEWS / INJURIES

Sir Alex Ferguson could have both Dimitar Berbatov and Cristiano Ronaldo in his Manchester United starting line-up to face Chelsea on Sunday.

Berbatov missed Wednesday’s Champions League draw with Villarreal after suffering a knee injury at Liverpool last weekend, while Ronaldo made his comeback in midweek after two months out following ankle surgery.

However, Ferguson confirmed Berbatov is fit again and is also considering whether to hand Ronaldo a place in his side at Stamford Bridge.

Ferguson is without suspended defender Nemanja Vidic, while England goalkeeper Ben Foster is out for six to eight weeks with ankle ligament damage suffered in a reserve team match against Blackburn Rovers on Thursday night.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is in contention to play for 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge.

Luiz Felipe Scolari could start him and take him off in the Barclays Premier League match, or put the Ivory Coast international on the bench.

Michael Ballack has recovered from a foot injury but has only trained properly this week. Michael Essien is a long-term absentee.

SQUADS

Chelsea: Cech, Hilario, A Cole, Carvalho, Terry, Bosingwa, Lampard, J Cole, Mikel, Malouda, Deco, Anelka, Drogba, Di Santo, Ballack, Ferreira, Kalou, Alex, Belletti, Bridge.

Man Utd: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, Neville, R Da Silva, Ferdinand, Evans, O’Shea, Evra, F Da Silva, Ronaldo, Nani, Hargreaves, Anderson, Possebon, Fletcher, Park, Giggs, Tevez, Rooney, Berbatov, Manucho, Welbeck.

PREDICTION

Chelsea vs. Manchester United betting odds have Chelsea as the 2.20 favorite and Manchester United with odds of 3.10.
Manchester United could get a draw here, prices at odds around 3.20.
This titanic clash might end up in a 1-1 draw, prices at odds of 7.00.

Bolton are sitting in 13th position in the Premier League with their 1-1-2 record but are level on points with Blackburn in 18th. They have scored 4 goals and conceded 4 goals in their first 4 games. At the Reebok Bolton are 1-1-0 with 3 goals scored and 1 conceded.

Wanderers are struggling to put the ball into the back of the net with only 2 goals scored in their last 4 games in all competitions and they were beaten here at the Reebok by Northampton Town in the Carling Cup.

The Gunners

Arsenal’s visit to the Reebok Stadium will be their third away trip in eight days after the 4-0 win at Blackburn and the 1-1 draw at Dynamo Kyiv. Wenger is likely to give some of his players a breather.

They have made a promising start to their league campaign with a 3-0-1 record, managing to score 8 goals and only conceding 1. Away from home they are 1-0-1 with 4 goals scored and 1 conceded.

Arsenal have bounced back from their 1-0 loss to Fulham earlier this season to win their next 3 games and draw 1 with 12 goals scored and only 1 conceded. Arsenal have managed 5 clean sheets from their first 7 games this season and have only failed to score in that 1 game at Fulham.

Team News

Arsenal will again be without midfielder Samir Nasri for Saturday evening’s Premier League clash against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium. Nasri has not featured for the Gunners since the 3-0 home win over Newcastle last month because of a knee injury.

Recent signing Mikael Silvestre remains out with a muscular problem but there were no fresh injury worries from the midweek Champions League trip to Kiev.

Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), Abou Diaby (thigh), Amaury Bischoff (groin) and striker Eduardo (leg) all remain in recovery.

Bolton record signing Johan Elmander is hoping to return to action in Saturday evening’s Premier League clash at home to Arsenal. The Sweden striker, who scored on his debut in the season opener against Stoke, has been out for almost a month with a hamstring injury.

Defender Matt Taylor remains on the sidelines with a broken toe but will see a consultant on Monday hoping to get the all-clear to return to training.

Gary Cahill is also missing as he completes his two-match suspension while loanee Ebi Smolarek, brought in a day before the deadline, only linked up with the squad on Thursday and will be given time to settle.

Predicted Line Ups:

Arsenal - Alumunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Denilson, Song, Fabregas, Walcott, Van Persie, Adebayor

Bolton - Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, A O’Brien, Shittu, Samuel, J O’Brien, Gardner, Nolan, McCann, Muamba, Davies

Head to Head

The Reebok stadium was once a feared place for Arsenal, as from 2002/03 to 2006/07, the Gunners failed to register a single league victory in Bolton, losing on four of these five occasions.

Now, things are different, Reebok stadium is no longer a fortress and Bolton is merely a shadow of the team from couple of years ago. They are among the candidates for relegation and the visitors will see this game as one of the easiest away games of the season.

Last years corresponding fixture finished Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Arsenal after Bolton led 2-0 and Arsenal went a man down.

The Gunners have won 50% of their Premier League meetings with Bolton (nine of 18). Arsenal have won their last four league and cup matches against Wanderers. Wanderers three points against the North London club was on 25 November 2006, when Nicolas Anelka netted twice and Aboulaye Faye got the other in a 3-1 victory.

Quotes

Gary Megson - “We have to go about it in the right manner. If we don’t, then we’ll get absolutely skated by them because they have even more quality than Fulham.”

Arsene Wenger - “We have either been really good or really bad there, lost or won, nothing really in between. Bolton for years had a good side - they still have - and that is why nobody liked to go to Bolton because everybody knows they give great commitment.”

Prediction

Arsenal have made a strong start to the season and have shown some real character to recover from the early defeat at Fulham. They are hanging onto the coat tails of pace setters Liverpool and Chelsea and will want to take 3 points from here to keep the pressure up on the leaders.

They have shown some real quality in defence so far and I can see them scoring at least 2 goals here.

Arsenal to win at odds of around 1.66 looks like a decent bet this weekend.

Dutch striker Robin van Persie to score first should be around the 6.0 mark when the First Goalscorer market gets going and this might be a good bet.

One nil to the Arsenal is around 7.2 on the market.

Pavlyuchenko’s new team, Tottenham Hotspur, also lost 2-1 against Aston Villa on Monday night.

Robinho had a dream start as he stroked a 22-yard free-kick into Peter Cech’s net after thirteen minutes. The Brazilian was matched at 12.5 in the first goalscorer market.

Chelsea’s odds reached 4.5 but four minutes later Ricardo Carvalho equalised to set up a half-time 1-1 which was matched at 12.0.

The Blues imposed their superiority in the second-half with goals from Frank Lampard and Nicolas Anelka to set-up a 1-3 score which was matched at 28.0.

Earlier in the day, Liverpool were backed at a high of 11.0 on their way to victory over Manchester United at Anfield. United traded at a low of 1.55 after Carlos Tevez, who was backed at a high of 14.0 in the First Goalscorer market, gave them the lead after three minutes.

Liverpool hit back through a Wes Brown own goal to leave the sides level at half-time. The half- time draw was backed at a 6.4 high and the 1-1 half time score at 13.5.

Liverpool were the better team in the second-half, harrying United, dominating possesion and put together a number of impressive moves before Ryan Babel won it for them in the 76th minute.

Over 2.5 goals was backed at a high of 2.92 and 2-1 was backed at a high of 16.0 in the correct score market.

The game of the day was at the Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion were matched at a high of 6.4 on their way to a 3-2 victory over West Ham United. Those who backed Over 4.5 goals at 8.4 will have joined Baggies fan’s celebrations when Chris Brunt scored the winner late in the second-half.

Arsenal did not trade any higher than 1.98 as they cruised to a 0-4 win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. However, Emmanuel Adebayor scored a hat-trick which was matched at a high of 26.0.

Hull City gained their second win of the season when they added to Newcastle United’s woes with a 1-2 win at St James Park. New Magpies’ signing Xisco scored on his debut to inspire a late siege on the Hull goal but the away side held out for a victory which was matched a high of 6.8.

There was value at Fratton Park where Portsmouth Town soared to odds of 10.0 before Jermaine Defoe fired them to a 2-1 comeback against Middlesborough.

Elsewhere, Zaki scored a second-half equaliser to give Wigan a 1-1 draw with Sunderland and, with first-half goals from Zoltan Gera and Bobby Zamora, Fulham touched a high of 2.36 as they ran out 2-1 winners against Bolton.

There was value in four Premier League sending offs today with Nemanja Vidic’s red matched at 8.0, John Terry’s at 6.8, Danny Guthrie’s at 6.2 and Lee Cattermole’s at 5.7.

Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko made his Tottenham Hotspur debut in Monday night’s Barclays Premier League match with Aston Villa. Pavlyuchenko replaced Dimitar Berbatov in the Spurs number-nine shirt. Nigel Reo-Coker and Ashley Young both found the net for the Villans.

After these results, Chelsea are 2.12 favourites to win the Premier League followed by Manchester United who are out to 3.85. After their victories Arsenal are 7.6 with Liverpool at 8.4.

Managers usually resign or are forced to resign when their teams are not living up to expectations. However, that’s not the case here. Although it’s still early in the season, West Ham is in 5th place, having taken six points out of nine and advancing to the 3rd round of the Carling Cup.

Curbishley’s decision to quit was triggered by the departures of Anton Ferdinand, a promising young center back, and George McCartney, who started every league game last season for West Ham at left back, to Sunderland just before the transfer deadline. He had wanted to keep both defenders but West Ham owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson and his board allowed the sales to go through. Curbishley responded by handing in his resignation on Wednesday.

In a statement released via the League Managers’ Association (LMA), he insisted his position was made untenable by the breach of trust.

“I started my West Ham United career when I left school in 1974 and have remained a lifelong fan,” he said. “I have been incredibly proud to manage such a great club and my decision to resign has been very tough.

“The selection of players is critical to the job of the manager and I had an agreement with the club that I alone would determine the composition of the squad.

“However, the club continued to make significant player decisions without involving me. In the end such a breach of trust and confidence meant that I had no option but to leave.

“Nevertheless, I wish the club and the players every success in the future.”

Curbishley became manager of the club in December 2006, several months after leaving his long-time job at Charlton Athletic. During his time as manager, he lead West Ham out of relegation in the 2006/07 season with wins in seven of the team’s last nine Premier League matches, and finished tenth in the league the following season.

West Ham’s next league match is September 13th against West Bromwich Albion.

Who is getting Curbishley’s job?

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic, a former West Ham player, is the early favourite to replace Curbishley. Former boss Harry Redknapp has recently been linked with a return to Upton Park. Other names also said to be in the frame this afternoon include former Chelsea boss Avram Grant and ex-Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini.

William Hill offers tempting odds for Curbishley’s job.

S Bilic 3/1, H Redknapp 6/1, S Allardyce 8/1, S Pearce 10/1, L Van Gaal 12/1, G Hoddle 12/1, R Martinez 12/1, G Poyet 12/1, T Venables 14/1, P Di Canio 14/1, R Mancini 14/1, D Moyes 14/1, R Gullit 14/1.

Betting arbitrage, also known as surebets, or sports arbitraging, is a particular case of arbitrage arising in sports betting due to either bookmaker’s different opinions on event outcomes or plain errors. Arbitrage betting is a market phenomenon caused by bookmaker differentiation when offering odds on a certain match. Arbitrage betting is both fun and profitable.

An arbitrage opportunity means that you are able to bet on all possible outcomes of a certain event at odds that guarantee you profit regardless of the final outcome of that event. Therefore, such opportunities are widely known as “surebets” or “surewins”.

Most sports events have 2 possible outcomes (no draw result, e.g. baseball, basketball, tennis, hockey, football) or 3 possible outcomes (draw result possible, e.g. soccer). Betting on these outcomes is the most widely spread type of betting, known as “line betting”. Arbitrage opportunities occur when a bookmaker’s odds on a certain outcome of the event fluctuate compared to the rest of the market.

By placing one bet per each outcome with different betting companies, the bettor can make a profit. As long as different Bookmakers are used for arbitrage betting the bookmakers do not have a problem with this. Each Bookmaker will still make profit due to their calculations.

In the bettors’ slang an arbitrage is often referred to as an “arb”; people who use arbitrage are called “arbers”. A typical arb is around 2%, often less, however 4%-5% are also normal and during some special events they might reach 20% or even more.

Why do arbitrages occur?

The main reason why arbitrage opportunities occur is bookmaker differentiation. An upcoming sports event typically has 3-4 leading bookmakers that are usually the first to offer odds. Usually, most other bookmakers who do not have the necessary expertise, knowledge or resources to closely follow the given championship wait for the leaders to establish the “market” before adjusting their own odds. There is always a third group of bookmakers who have their own views or try to be attractive by offering above-average odds, leading to arbitrage opportunities.

The second reason why arbitrages occur is bookmaker hedging. A bookmaker often seeks a hedge against a potential loss, thus creating an arbitrage.

Let us give you an illustrative example of how an arbitrage betting occurs:

Sport: Women Tennis WTA

Opponents: SZAVAY, AGNES vs. PENNETTA, FLAVIA

Court: Clay, Hungary Open

The market on the above game opens at 1.80 for the SZAVAY, AGNES versus 2.10 for PENNETTA, FLAVIA, leaving a 3% margin for the bookmaker.

As time passes, bookmaker A accumulates $15,000 on SZAVAY, AGNES and only $1,800 on PENNETTA, FLAVIA. Should SZAVAY, AGNES win, this bookmaker would lose $10,200 (payouts of $15,000 x 1.8 less the amounts wagered of $15,000 and less $1,800 wagered on PENNETTA, FLAVIA). The bookmaker’s goal, at this point, is to stop accumulating wagers on SZAVAY, AGNES by lowering the odds to 1.65 and at the same time become more attractive on PENNETTA, FLAVIA by raising the odds to 2.4. The rest of the market stays the same thus creating a surewin of 2.86% between bookmaker B who still keeps SZAVAY, AGNES at 1.8 and bookmaker A who has PENNETTA, FLAVIA at 2.4 odd.

Every bookmaker’s goal is to try to secure a margin on each event offered by adjusting their odds according to the desired margin. As people often wager disproportionately more on one of the outcomes (e.g. SZAVAY, AGNES to win) bookmakers try to hedge themselves by attracting wagers on the other outcome in order to reduce their net loss in case the public wins. This can be achieved by lowering the odds on SZAVAY, AGNES and raising the odds on PENNETTA, FLAVIA. As a result, the bookmaker remains intentionally “exposed” with respect to that outcome with the clear view that this is required for a successful hedge. As there is no reason for the rest of the market to change, the bookmaker just created an arbitrage opportunity.

Numerous such situations occur daily and are usually created by bookmakers on purpose, so they can hedge their exposure.

For any moneyline betting event (player A vs. player B) an arbitrage will be possible when [(OddA)x(OddB)]/(OddA+OddB) > 1.

For the above example (1.8 x 2.4)/(1.8+2.4)= 4.32/4.2 = 1.028 > 1

If you bet 571.43$@1.8 at Bookmaker A and 428.57$@2.4 at Bookmaker B, you will earn 1028 no matter who the winner is. The total staked wagered is 571.43+428.57 = 1000.

So this arb will bring you 28$ as sure profit.

Staking in arbitrage betting

Arbitrage Betting involves relatively large sums of money. Stakes are bigger than in normal betting while another variety, betting investment, means placing relatively small bets systematically on overvalued odds most of which will lose but some win thus making a profit.

Jagger’s (unbalanced) wheel

Since Jaggers discovered the unbalanced wheel many casino gamblers today are still looking out for the unbalanced wheel in order to make some fast cash. But the truth is the unbalanced roulette wheel no longer exists. Casino owners, too, have heard the story of Joseph Jaggers and are constantly monitoring their wheels. Before every table is open to the public the wheel is checked and rechecked to make sure it is perfectly balanced. If the casinos discover an unbalanced wheel, they immediately recalibrate it.

Better chance next time

Another myth is that as more spins occur, players have a better opportunity of hitting a number that has not been hit yet. This is absolutely false. Just because a number has not been hit yet, does not mean you have a better probability to hit the number on the next spin. The probability to hit a number every spin is the same 1 out of 38. Just because the number seven has not hit for hours, does not mean it will hit soon. This might be a good example of the gambler’s fallacy. Keep in mind that roulette is a game of chance and the odds are the same for every number with every spin of the wheel.

Dealer signature

This is a complex myth and one that is more theory based. Dealers running a roulette game get into a rhythm. The idea is that every spin is the same, meaning that when the dealer picks up the ball they spin it with the same force each time. This means that the ball should spin the same number of spins it did the time before and thus land the same number of slots away from the last spin. This is not saying that the same number will hit each time only that the ball will land a specific distance from the last hit. This idea is called a dealer signature. There is actually much debate about the truth behind this myth. Many people will encourage players to look for a dealer signature; if a player discovers one then theoretically that player has a huge advantage and should be able to win more often.

Superstitious Sayings

1. Never jump from table to table as you might leave your luck behind you.

2. After you see your favorite number hit three times, change it, and play another for at least five spins to get a change.

3. Don’t ever go gambling just because you are mad, this will only cause bad karma to follow you - go when you are happy, out for a good time, and you will build memories for a lifetime!

4. Be sure you don’t fight with your woman or man at the table as this can only bring you bad luck.

5. Choose numbers that feel lucky to you = everyone has a lucky number, go with it!