You can greatly improve your odds at roulette by playing different combinations. For example, wager three chips on the red spot and two chips on the middle column of twelve numbers. This combination of red covers 18 numbers, the middle column will cover eight black numbers. Only ten black numbers and the 0 and 00 will make you lose this specific bet. This betting sequence will result in having 26 ways to win and 12 ways to lose. That is better then 2:1 chance of winning at roulette. Here is how it turns out. If a red number shows up and its on the center column you will win seven units. You will have won three units for red, which pays even money and four the center column which pays 2:1. On the other hand if one of the red numbers in the 1st or 3rd column shows up, you will win three for waging red and lose two for the column bet, still a one unit profit. If the ball lands on black in the center column you will win four, and lose three on the red spot, again a one unit win. You can also change the combination by playing black and the third column with the same results.