The Hollandish Roulette Strategy

Most Roulette systems are based on even odds bets that use a negative progression system using stages to increase the bet, but there is no bet reduction as such. When you make a profit, you start again returning to your starting bet each time.

You will find that at first there are quite few rules to this system, but once you get to understand the simple process, it is one of the easiest systems to get to grips. Don’t be daunted by the sequence because once you get going, you will find it is very simple to implement.

We will look at:

1. How to use the Hollandish system

2. Look at the pros and cons

3. Determine if it works

Why should I use the Hollandish Roulette System?

If you are looking for a Roulette system that is different from the norm, then the Hollandish method is exactly that. There are very few websites or books that cover this strategy in detail, and therefore it is not well-known. Subsequently, after reading this guide, you will have a newsystem up your sleeve that not many people are aware of.

Another good reason to learn this strategy is because it is easy to get your head around the ins and outs of how it works once you fit all the pieces together, despite its technicalities.

Featured Components of the Hollandish Strategy:

1. Stakes stay the same for 3 bets consecutively
2. Increase in bet size only occurs after 3 bets
3. Quick reduction in bet size after a positive result
4. Easy to learn and implement

You will also like the Hollandish method if you enjoy the thrill of chasing your losses while safe in the knowledge you are using a system. Naturally the house edge produces more lost results than won results in Roulette anyway, so most Roulette players don’t mind playing from behind.

For those that understand the game, they know the idea of any strategy is to make sure that despite losing more bets, theyare increasing their chances of a profit. The Hollandish strategy does just that making it a useful system to have in your Roulette strategy locker.

About the Hollandish Roulette Method

It was designed with a simple numerical sequence used to determine the next amount to be bet. These incremental bets can only be increased by a set amount, and the increases are applied in only after 3 bets. Although it sounds complicated, it is not.

In fact, as far as history goes, there is very little information out there about the Hollandish system. Nonetheless, it is a namethat is increasingly cropping up on the gambling scene, hence we decided to put it to the test by figuring out its strengths and weaknesses.

Pros of the strategy:

• Less aggressive approach compared to some other systems
• Can be mastered by both armature and seasoned players
• Interesting rules make it more fun to play than most systems

Cons of the strategy:

• Grinding out a profit after a losing start can take time
• There is a small risk of a losing streak costing players a fair chunk of change
• Can get boring as you can only use 1 even odd outside bet per sequence

It would be nice to know more about how this system made itself into the world of Roulette. However, despite several claims, we have never been able to put our finger on it. A safe bet would be to conclude that whoever designed it wanted to reduce the risks involved with increasing your bet immediately after a loss, and it would seem that they have succeeded.

Features of the HollandishRouletteSequence

What is great about this system is the inventive mathematics that went into it. Also, the fact that there are levels used to delay increasing or decreasing bets. At first, it seems not so different to many of the other strategies until you start to implement it on the Roulette table.

• Even odd outside bets only
• Increase bets by the same amount each level
• Reset your bets once you make a profit
• Conservative betting system

This strategy can be used in any game where the pay-out is even odds and the house edge is close to the player’s. In Roulette, this system uses outside even odds bets, which have odds of 18/37. These are very close odds.

Accordingly, an even odd pay-out is considered fair game even with the house edge at 1.4% and the player having just a48.6% chance of winning.

Do I need to be a pro to use this strategy?

As with nearly all strategies that require outside bets based on even odd pay-outs, the sequencing and method is extremely easy to implement. In fact, if you are a beginner, then we recommend learning as many outside betting strategies as you can. The Hollandish strategy is no exception.

• Follow the rules and you will pick this strategy up easily
• It can be used by Roulette players at any level

For the more seasoned roulette players out there, this strategy is only going to be used as a side bet to inside bets. Most players that play Roulette on a regular basis generally bet all over the Roulette board on both inside and outside bets.

We would recommend that if you are a beginner, or if you are just starting to learn this strategy, avoid all other betting options to begin with so you can test out and concentrate on how the Hollandish sequencing works. Also, betting only on the inside bets using this method gives you a chance to record its success, weaknesses, and strengths.

How to Use the Hollandish Roulette Progression System

You may have already figured out how to use the strategy from the about and features section of this guide. You will need to read the entire section on sequencing because there is more than meets the eye.

Try not to skip anything because once you understand the sequencing, you then need to understand when you should exactly apply it. You will see below we have split this section of the guide into BASIC, INTERMEDIATEand ADVANCED so you can understand how this strategy works step-by-step.

• BASICS

Only use outside bets that pay even odds:

• Colour bets
• High or Low
• Black or Red

When you start the system choose 1 bet and stick to it throughout the entire sequence. For instance, if you choose to bet on ‘Red’, then stick to Red until you are happy with the profit made.

Even odd bet pay-out rules:

It’s very simple. If you lose, then obviously you lose your bet. When you win, your bet is returned and an amount equal to your bet is awarded. Consequently, if you bet £5.00 and win, then your £5.00 is returned and you will win £5.00 on top. The total pay-out is £10.00 for the £5.00 bet netting you a profit of £5.00. This is the same system uses for even odd bet pay-outs in all forms of gambling.

• INTERMEDIATE

How to use Hollandish Roulette Sequencing:

First, you need to understand the systematic increase in betting. It may seem daunting at first, but once you get to grips with it, you will soon realise that this is actually a very easy sequence to master.

Using this strategy means that you will have a set monetary value that is known as your “bet increase amount”.

• This number never changes once you have calculated it
• It is a set value that you will use to increase your bets

How to calculate your “bet increase amount”:

• Choose a starting bet amount – let’s start with £00 to keep it very simple
• Multiply your starting bet by 2
• This is easy: £00 x 2 = £2.00

Now you have your “bet increase amount”. Each time you need to increase the size of your bet using the Hollandish method, you now add £2.00 each time. No more and no less. For example, let’s say I need to increase my bet amount for the first time:

• £00 (my starting bet) + £2.00 (bet increase amount) = £3.00 (my next bet)

When it is time to increase my bet amount again because of losses, then I need to add the “bet increase amount” of £2.00 to my previous bet amount. As my last bet amount was £3.00, all I need to do is add £2.00 to the £3.00 bet.

• £00 + £2.00 = £5.00 (my next bet)
• £00 + £2.00 = £7.00
• £00 + £2.00 = £9.00

At the end of the day, the only simple rule you need to remember is that you need 2 things:

1. “Starting bet amount”
2. “Bet increase amount”

Here is a table showing the same £1.00 starting bet amount we just discussed, plus some more values so you can see how the bet increase sequencing works using this strategy.

• ADVANCED

Well done if you have gotten this far because unbelievably, this system has another twist. Unlike most other systems where losses result in immediate bet increases, the Hollandish Roulette system does not entail constantly increasing bets right after a lost bet. Instead you will increase bets every 3 bets regardless of a loss or win.

• You only increase your bets after 3 coups (spins)
• Bets are increased only if the result of the 3 coups resulted in a negative (loss)
• Bets are decreased if the result of 3 coups results in a positive (profit)

An example of this sequencing would be betting on ‘High’ 3 times with a £10.00 wager. You bet 3 times and win 2 out 3 bets. This results in a positive result.

Here you can see 3 bets that end in a positive result:

Due to the table of results showing a positive result from 3 coups, you would then reset your betting by reverting to your “Starting bet amount”. You will reset every time you hit a profitable 3 coups.

Hollandish progressions

In the next table, you will see how the system works using multiple levels before you make a profit. We have set the starting bet at £10.00. In that case, the “bet increase” is £20.00 each level. You can see that in this example, the player needed to go through 3 stages of 3 bets in each stage until a profit was made.

When you use the Hollandish strategy you will be playing progressions.  During in each progression, you will have multiple stages. At the end of each stage, the total amount you have won or lost during that stage will be carried over to the next stage.

The idea is to make profit in the sessions. As a result, you will not be able to reset back to the starting bet until the progression is over. You end a progression by coming out with a profit.

Let’s recap:

• A progression is made up of multiple stages
• You ONLY end a progression when you have a positive balance
• At the end of each stage, you will carry the final balance into the next stage
• Each time you end a stage in a negative you start a new stage
• When you finally hit a positive balance across all stages, you return to your starting bet; this, you are starting a new progression

Starting Bet – £10                  Bet increase amount – £20

Stage 1: The player has a negative result after the first 3 coups. This means adding the “bet increase” amount to the “starting bet” to get the bet amount of £30 for stage 2.

Stage 2: Also, You can see that the balance at the end of stage 1 was ”-£10”. Therefore, at the beginning of Stage 2, you begin with ”-£10”. As you can see, Stage 2 also results in a negative balance.

Stage 3:At the end of stage 2 the balance is ”-£40”. Consequently, stage 3 begins with a -£40 deficit. The “bet increase” amount is added to stage 2’s £30 giving Stage 3 £50 per spin.This time however, you can Stage 3 pays back all the losses made in stage 1 and 2. The ending balance is +£30.

New Progression

Stage 1B: As stage 3 produceda positive result, the progressions start again. That means the balance from the previous 3 stages of betting ended up with the player making a profit. All you would need to do at this stage is return to your starting bet. In this case you will revert back to your original £10 bet.

Note: As in the example, when you start a new progression, you can change your bet if you want. Maybe you see ‘black’ is trending and as such you decide to bet on ‘red’. You can see in the new progression this has started with a negative stage – so your next bet for “Stage 2B” would be £30.

Is the HollandishSequencing Going to Help Me Win?

There are risks to this strategy. For instance, going back to the example table above, you can see that when you get to “Stage 3”, you would be betting 3 amounts of £50. If you lose all 3, just this stage will see you £150 out of pocket. However, this is because the “starting bet” is £10.

If you had a starting bet of £1.00, then by stage 3, you are risk 3 bets of £5 and therefore stand the risk of just losing £15. When it comes to losing using this strategy, it is all about your “starting bet”. Get this right, and then you will be able to easily survive those days where things just do not go your way.

In the end, you can win in the long run using the Hollandish strategy. Going back to the example table above again look at Stages 1, 2 and 3 before the new progression settles in. You can see that there were more losses than wins, but yet, the player still finishes with a small profit at the end of stage 3.

In a nutshell, you will need to test this strategy a few times before getting it right. Once you do get it right, you should in theory gain a profit despite losing more coups than you win. We’ll take a look at this strategy in action next and see how more losses create a win.

The Hollandish Strategy in Action!

Now you have all the information you need about the Hollandish strategy, let’s have a look at it in action using a scenario depicting a casino scene.

You are in Vegas and it’s time to hit the tables with the Hollandish strategy:

• Inside Bets Min – $00
• Outside Bet Min – £5.00
• Inside Bet Maximum – $300.00
• Outside Bet Maximum – $700

We just made these limits up and they are great example for you because it means that you know what to look out for a perquisite before you choose the Roulette table you want to be seated at.

Next, we need to figure out our “starting bet” and “increase bet amount”:

• You decide to go got the minimum of $5.00 as your “starting bet”
• Your ‘bet increase amount’ will be $10.00 (this is the amount you will add to the “starting bet”)
• Outside Bet: Odd (You see a lot of even numbers on the history board)
• You sit down with $300 worth of chips

Here are a few terminology hints just so you are clear:

• Session – this is entire time you are sat at the Roulette table
• Progression– each time you reset or use the “Starting bet” this is a new progression
• Stage – this only happens when the previous stage ended as a negative. i.e. if a stage in your progression ends up negative, then you must start a new stage adding your “bet increase amount” to the previous stage’s bet amount

You may need to read these 3 terminology representations again just to make sure you are clear. You can then compare them to the session tables below. You should then work it out pretty easily.

Starting Bet – £10             Bet increase amount – £20

As you have left the table, when you come back, you can start a new session. You can choose to come back with less chips as in this example you were never even close to using your bankroll.

In this example you can see:

• 12 Wins
• 9 Losses
• $75 profit

You may ask why you would use this strategy?

Maybe you are thinking that you could have just bet $5 or $10 and won 12 coups, then lost 9 coupsand still come out with a profit without using the Hollandish strategy. Let’s look at 3scenarios and compare.

Scenario 1:You bet $5 per coup with no strategy

• 12 Wins
• 9 Losses
• $15 profit ($60 less than the Hollandish strategy)

Scenario 2: You bet $10 per coup with no strategy

• 12 Wins
• 9 Losses
• $30 profit ($45 less than the Hollandish strategy)

The conclusion so far is that even though the Hollandish strategy is slow, and you do stand the risk of losing a lot of cash, most of the time you will end up with bigger profits compared to using no strategy at all with the same “starting bet” or double the “starting bet”

What about if I just bet more without using the Hollandish Strategy?

This is a great question to ask. To be able to reach the $75 profit in the scenario explained above you would need to bet $25 per spin. So, we are using exactly the same principles as in our ‘in action scenario’ using the Hollandish strategy, but this time we will use no strategy with a $25.00 per coup bet.

Scenario 3: You bet $25 per coup with no strategy

• 12 Wins
• 9 Losses
• $75 profit
• (Exactly the samewin/loss sequence aswe used in SESSION 1’s strategy scenario)

Why bother with Hollandish strategy – this looks like the same outcome?

Even when I first looked at the end result here, I asked myself, so what is the difference. Why bother using the Hollandish strategy because all I can see is the same result and I go into the red much less without using the Hollandish strategy. I am betting $25 is the only difference for exactly the same number of spins.

What is going on?

I set out to try and prove why betting $25 per bet without the Hollandish strategy is more risky

To do this I needed to take you into SESSION 2 for VEGAS scenario above. This time the outcome for you is going to be different. Then we will compare this versus not using the Hollandish strategy.

SESSSION 2:

You come back to exactly the same Roulette table for session 2. You decide to bank your $75.00 profit from SESSION 1 and come in with the same $300 bankroll as before.

• You go for the same minimum of $5.00 as your “starting bet”
• Again your ‘bet increase amount’ will be $10.00
• You sit down with $300 worth of chips

FYI: I have simplified the table a bit here.

The following outcome occurs, which frustrates you and makes you leave the table because you have lost $75 profit that you made in SESSION 1.

So now we have seen the Hollandish strategy in action with only 1 win from 9 spins. Let’s have a look what would have happened if you bet $25 per spin in this scenario.

• $25 per spin with no strategy

• We have our answer – a $175 loss versus a $75 loss when hitting a losing streak
• The Hollandish strategy means you can risk less for the same outcome as betting higher
• The Hollandis strategy has also protected you from a much bigger loss
• Betting $25 per spin is a much riskier way of betting to reach the same profit.

The Hollandish examples we used, mean you are risking much less starting with $5.00 per bet for the same outcome, and decreasing the risk of large losses – this is why people prefer to use the Hollandish strategy.

Testing the HollandishSystem in Online Casinos

Playing at an online casino will give you plenty of extra cash to trial and error the sequencing of this strategy. We would recommend picking up a decent Welcome Bonus Code in one of our recommended casinos. You can get 100% of your first deposit match by the casino.

Imagine, you deposit £100 and your starting casino balance is £200. You can’t say fairer than that. If you use a “starting bet” of £1.00, which is very sensible if you are just starting to trial this method, then you will have plenty of cash to play with.

You can pick up decent Welcome Bonuses here:

• Vegas Paradise
• Gaming Club
• Lucky Nugget

All these casinos have Roulette tables with multiple limits. They also have plenty of variations of Roulette you can play, so you can test out the Hollandish sequence on Roulette tables with different rules.

Adding to this, after you become a fully blown member of one of these casinos, you can delve into the flurry of daily, weekly, and monthly bonuses they offer. Every week you will be able to make deposits and get 25%, 50% and 75% deposit matches to further increase your bank roll and ability to up your stakes if you feel the Hollandish strategy is working for you.

Is the Hollandish Roulette Method Legal?

We do cover some of the illegal systems used in Roulette, but this is 100% not one of them. Using the progressions and sequences involved in this system is fair game. In fact, the casinos are relying on the fact that you will end up on bad run.

To tell you the truth, the casinos in some ways like the fact these systems exist. There are a lot of people that play known Roulette systems wrongly. These players tend to swap bets on a whim and venture outside the strict guidelines of a sequence only alter to regret and the casino to come up trumps.

Unlike card counting where you can have a definite idea of the value of the remaining cards in a pack (unshuffled that is), Roulette systems do have that luxury. No coup (spin) is hard set like an unshuffled deck of cards is. This is exactly why the Hollandish system is 100% legal to play.

Our Final Verdict

The main grip we have with this system is just how slow it can be getting to a positive result and reset you betting. There is also the fact that you so stand a chance of losing a fair whack of cash if you keep hitting negative stages.

Nonetheless, the positives do outweigh the negatives. This is obviously dependant on the type of Roulette sessions you after. For those looking for a quick punt and have a budget for each session they are willing to lose quickly, the some of the other systems like the Martingale are fine.

As you can see, we would recommend the Hollandish strategy if you are looking for long Roulette sessions where you will not burn through you cash too quickly. Another nice aspect to this roulette methodology is that it is in fact quite interesting to implement.

Unlike other strategies where you tend to get stuck on the same even odd outside bet, which is quite tedious, with the Hollandish style of Roulette, you can change your bet after every progression.

Last of all, it does take some testing to get the betting amounts spot on. That includes changing your betting amounts to suit the table limits. This is one system where understanding the game is improved after trial session. That is where casino bonus codes will help immensely.

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