The Andrucci Roulette System

The Andrucci System is a betting strategy designed for roulette but it can be applied to other games of 'chance'. The Andrucci system is counter-intuitive at first glance, and only really became accepted after some exciting breakthroughs in the study of chaos theory.

Some of the more traditional roulette systems, like The D'Alembert System, track past spins and then tell you to avoid betting on these numbers. The Andrucci system turns that logic on its head though and tells you to do just the opposite.

How To Use It?

When using the Andrucci System at roulette, you'll want to look at the last twenty to thirty spins. In some casinos, this information will be clearly displayed, but if it isn't then you should be writing this info down as the spins take place.

An easy way to record this info is in a histogram. This is a graph that you can fill in with x's as each number appears. After a couple dozen spins, it should become apparent which number is appearing the most often. Click on the images below to get a printable histogram, and see how a sample is filled out.

Once you look at the histogram and see a couple of numbers that really stand out, then you can make a decision. You'll have to go with your gut (to a degree) when deciding if a number just peaked, if it's on the way back down, or if it will be the next lucky number that you are looking for.

Once you decide upon a number, stick with it for at least fifteen bets, if not more. Remember, you only have to get a win within your first thirty-six tries to break even. Once you get a win, it's up to you to decide if you want to stick with the number, or move on, but after a run of four/five relatively close wins, it's probably smart to pick your next lucky number

The Logic Behind It

In the long run, after ten and tens of thousands of spins, most of the numbers on the roulette wheel will have appeared approximately the same number of times. This makes sense because the ball has an equal chance of landing in each of the pockets.

In the real world though, most players are not going to sit at the tables for months on end, they are playing in the short term, and this is where the Andrucci System thrives! When you look at the numbers after on a couple hundred spins, the numbers are not distributed normally; there is some serious unexplained variation.

If you could have seen into the future, you would have known that making straight up bets on just one or two of these lucky numbers would have yielded a pretty pig profit. Since these bets payout 35:1, if a number appears more than 1/36 of the time, you will make money.

Since we cannot look directly into the future, the Andrucci System attempts to pick these "lucky numbers" based on the past. Statistically, in the time it takes to get every number to appear at least one time, one other number will have come up eight times! The Andrucci System just tries to identify, and use that lucky number.

The Raindrop Metaphor

This is a classic example used to explain the ideas at work in chaos theory, and it carries over nicely to roulette. Think about the start of a nice, normal spring shower. Right at the start of the storm, you look down at the sidewalk and see a couple dark, wet spots forming from the first few rain drops.

As the rain begins to pick up, the same spots continue to grow as they get hit over and over again, and still many dry spots remain. In some instances, it can take a few minutes for the ground to become completely soaked because rain drops keep landing in the same exact places.

After millions of raindrops, the ground becomes evenly soaked, but in the short term, some points on the ground appeared to be favored.

Does it Work?

Like all roulette systems, the Andrucci system will lose out in the long run. Quite simply, the odds are stacked against you. Does it work in the short term? Well it can; tons of people have reported short term successes using this strategy.

You might be thinking, "Hey, if I can pick out the luck numbers, then how can I lose in the long run?". That would be true if you could always pick the lucky numbers. Sadly though, this system still leaves some things up to lady luck.

When you see a number that appears more often than it should, that might mean you just missed out on your opportunity to win big; it may have already peaked. The really useful numbers will only have appeared a couple of times before you start using them, so you'll just have to make your best guess.

In the end, this system gives a sense of order to your play, and can help you narrow down your choices when looking for the best the straight up bets. On the other hand, don't expect it to make you a millionaire; roulette is still a game of chance.

Try It For Yourself

No matter what numbers we can point to, or what the house edge says, in real life there are roulette winners. There will always be some people who can put the Andrucci system to use and win big. If you think you have what it takes, now is the time to act.