GAME STRATEGY

Roulette Red/Black Wash

The fastest, lowest-risk way to clear a playthrough requirement. Works on virtually any site that offers roulette.

Most sites require you to "play through" your bonus coins a certain number of times before you can redeem. Roulette is the easiest game to do this with because of one simple trick: betting on both colors at once.

The strategy

  1. Place an equal bet on red and an equal bet on black at the same time, every spin.
  2. If red hits, you win the red bet and lose the black bet, netting roughly even (or even after fees, close to break-even).
  3. If black hits, same thing in reverse.
  4. The only way you actually lose money is if the ball lands on green (0 or 00).
~47%
Land on red
~47%
Land on black
~5%
Land on green

Since you're covering both red and black, you only actually lose on that small green slice. That gives you roughly a 95-98% chance of breaking even or better on every single spin, depending on whether the wheel has one or two green slots.

Example

$10 bonus, betting $1 on red + $1 on black per spin

Spin lands red+$1 (red wins) / -$1 (black loses) = $0 net
Spin lands black+$1 (black wins) / -$1 (red loses) = $0 net
Spin lands green-$2 (both bets lose)
Result over many spinsPlaythrough cleared, minimal loss
Why this works so well: Each spin still counts toward your playthrough requirement even though your net result is close to zero. You're grinding through the requirement while barely touching your bankroll.
Watch out for: Some sites disallow or flag covering both colors as "advantage play" in their terms of service. Check the site's rules first, and don't bet huge amounts this way. Keep it to reasonable wash amounts in line with your daily bonus size.

When to use this vs. blackjack

Roulette red/black is faster and requires zero skill or memorization. Blackjack basic strategy has a slightly better long-run edge but takes more attention per hand. If you want the quickest, easiest wash, roulette wins. If you want the best possible odds and don't mind following a strategy chart, use blackjack instead.

→ Read the Blackjack Basic Strategy guide

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