Why do Roulette players keep Betting the Same Number?

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I’ve always found it interesting when players keep betting the same roulette number, even after it misses several times. Is it a lucky number, or do you just feel like it has to hit eventually?

Do you have a number you always come back to?
 
I also have a lucky number , sometimes I bet on it , but on casino slots it hasn't been proved to be lucky . Besides [his , I[ continues to be my lucky number . I guess many people do this . Why ? I am not sure .
 
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Everything is equally likely to hit, so it doesn't matter which number you bet on. If it's the same one, you don't have to think about it. I like the zero.
 
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Das991992 said:
I’ve always found it interesting when players keep betting the same roulette number, even after it misses several times. Is it a lucky number, or do you just feel like it has to hit eventually?

Do you have a number you always come back to?
They keep on betting the same number to see their entire bankroll vanish eventually!
 
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Since every number has the same chance to appear, some players prefer sticking with one till it eventually pays for all the lost bets. Others have favorite numbers (Superstition).
 
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Das991992 said:
I’ve always found it interesting when players keep betting the same roulette number, even after it misses several times. Is it a lucky number, or do you just feel like it has to hit eventually?

Do you have a number you always come back to?
My favorite numbers are 16, 18, 24, and 32. I bet on them when my intuition tells me to. But I don't have a specific system, I play intuitively.
 
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Das991992 said:
I’ve always found it interesting when players keep betting the same roulette number, even after it misses several times. Is it a lucky number, or do you just feel like it has to hit eventually?

Do you have a number you always come back to?
When I worked at the casino, I convinced myself that it was a winning strategy: you should always play the same numbers.
 
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Play the same number twice for a small wager then walk away fast !
 
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antonis32123 said:
I also have a lucky number , sometimes I bet on it , but on casino slots it hasn't been proved to be lucky . Besides [his , I[ continues to be my lucky number . I guess many people do this . Why ? I am not sure .
antonis32123, I think the lucky-number habit is mostly about personal attachment. Even when it never proves lucky, people still keep coming back to it.

antonis32123 said:
I also have a lucky number , sometimes I bet on it , but on casino slots it hasn't been proved to be lucky . Besides [his , I[ continues to be my lucky number . I guess many people do this . Why ? I am not sure .
Toruk Makto, superstition probably explains a lot of it. Roulette seems to create those little personal rituals pretty easily.

puzzlefish said:
Everything is equally likely to hit, so it doesn't matter which number you bet on. If it's the same one, you don't have to think about it. I like the zero.
puzzlefish, that’s the interesting part. Knowing every number is equally likely doesn’t stop people from feeling that one number is somehow special.

KeyPatience said:
They keep on betting the same number to see their entire bankroll vanish eventually!
KeyPatience, that’s definitely the danger with chasing one number. A few misses can turn a simple bet into a much bigger bankroll problem.

Pabloro10321, superstition and caution can both lead to the same habit. Once someone has a favorite number, it’s hard to leave it behind.
Pabloro10321 said:
out of superstition or just out of caution

najisami said:
Since every number has the same chance to appear, some players prefer sticking with one till it eventually pays for all the lost bets. Others have favorite numbers (Superstition).
najisami, I can understand that thinking, especially after several misses. The tricky part is that the next spin still doesn’t know what happened before.

Newzooozooo said:
My favorite numbers are 16, 18, 24, and 32. I bet on them when my intuition tells me to. But I don't have a specific system, I play intuitively.
Newzooozooo, 16, 18, 24 and 32 is quite a lineup. Playing them only when intuition says so sounds more like a personal ritual than a system.

miric007 said:
When I worked at the casino, I convinced myself that it was a winning strategy: you should always play the same numbers.
miric007, working in a casino probably made that belief even stronger. It’s interesting how easily a repeated pattern can start feeling like a strategy.

RENEY444 said:
Play the same number twice for a small wager then walk away fast !
RENEY444, keeping the wager small and walking away quickly is probably the simplest way to stop a lucky-number bet from getting out of hand.
 
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I usually bet on a color when playing roulette, but when I decide to play a number, I bet on 6 and 16 because they are the only numbers I’ve won with.
 
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@ramdon p358, 6 and 16 having a personal history makes sense. Once a number has paid you before, it’s pretty easy to start trusting it a little more.

najisami said:
I don't since I don't play roulette.
Noted, Sir!
 
My favorite number is zero.
I bet on it most often, regardless of the history of the numbers. By the way, roulette has no memory.
Sometimes I bet on other numbers, but rarely, and in most cases it depends on my mood.
 
black and said:
My favorite number is zero.
I bet on it most often, regardless of the history of the numbers. By the way, roulette has no memory.
Sometimes I bet on other numbers, but rarely, and in most cases it depends on my mood.
zero is a classic pick. I like that you ignore the history too, since every spin is basically starting fresh
 
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