Have just spent a six day sojourn at a B&M, playing, observing, feeding on the enthusiasm, sharing the dismay, you know the feelings, they wash around and through you in such environments.
I took particular interest in the emotions of players who were really engaged, but did not encounter the responses I expected.
Some accepted a loss or win with indifference, some gritted their teeth and fuelled the fire, until they were not only singed, but charred.
The main factor observed, (I am only discussing bouts of action at various roulette tables) was a resignation that even though "favorite" zones/colors/numbers were not appearing on cue, patrons stuck to them, hoping for a change
Overall, the results were so near, yet so far, that it seemed hard to believe that other forces were not at work, influencing results.
It would seem that obstinacy is a "system" bet.
Panic seemed to emerge where the original bank had been whittled down to 20% or less, and especially if a great deal of patience had been applied over several hours.
I also noticed that the game is a great leveller, in that the quiet lad at the near side of the wheel, who began each session with a 50 unit buy-in, improved by 50 to 350 units through each of the sessions I observed, while a very slick mid 40's business type, lost 750-1000 units per spin, for an hour or more, then shuttling between roulette and baccarat, with a win here, a loss there, then he suddenly left the gaming floor in a hurry.
I don't know why or where he went, but he left enough behind to pay for a new car.
My accumulated findings?
-Every plan or scheme or strategy regarding roulette has good and bad points, will succeed or fail, purely on timing/coincidence/luck good management, more bank money, less fun money, optimism, cynicism or any combination of all of the above.
But, Don't quote me on that.
