Understanding the game allows players to make sensible decisions that are not influenced by psychological biases, and means you can also employ any staking strategy you may be using without diverting to something else based on perceived ‘patterns’ or a hunch. However, that doesn’t mean that understanding and learning about the odds and probabilities of the various different bet types is a waste of time.
People are always looking for ways to find an edge with roulette, despite the fact that it is a totally balanced game with a set house edge that cannot be ‘beaten’.
