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- Maths reviewed by Josh Miller
- Tested by Diana Westfield
The James Bond roulette strategy takes £200 and spreads it across three bets: £140 on the high numbers 19 to 36, £50 on the six-line 13 to 18, and £10 on zero. It’s named after the character in the novels, though nobody can find him actually using it. What it does do is win on 25 of the 37 numbers on a single-zero wheel, a 67.6% hit rate that makes it feel like a sure thing. The free CasinoCalcs simulator above runs it for thousands of spins so you can see where that feeling breaks down.
James Bond roulette strategy, spin by spin
| Ball lands on | Numbers | Bet that wins | Result on £200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 to 36 | 18 | £140 at evens | +£80 |
| 13 to 18 | 6 | £50 at 5 to 1 | +£100 |
| 0 | 1 | £10 at 35 to 1 | +£160 |
| 1 to 12 | 12 | Nothing | −£200 |
Over 37 spins that hit every number once, you’d win 18 × £80 + 6 × £100 + £160 = £2,200 and lose 12 × £200 = £2,400. That’s £200 down on £7,400 staked, exactly 2.7%: the same house edge as a single bet on red. Spreading the chips moved the wins around; it didn’t touch the edge.
Does the James Bond strategy work?
It does what it says, which is win most spins. The problem is the size of the losses. A spin on 1 to 12 wipes out the profit of two or three wins, and those spins come along about one time in three. Run it with a £1,000 bankroll at £200 a spin and the simulator shows a lot of sessions ending a little up and a stubborn minority ending far down, with the average landing close to 2.7% of everything staked.
Adding a progression makes it more dramatic, not better. Martingale on top of the James Bond means doubling £200 to £400, then £800, after losses, which hits table limits fast. You can test that above, or try the standard staking systems on a single bet in the betting systems simulator. For every other pattern, from Voisins to your own favourite numbers, use the roulette system tester, and the roulette strategy guide explains why no layout beats the zero.
Shaken, not stirred, still 2.7%. BeGambleAware.org has free support if roulette is costing more than you planned.