This python program tests if a particular roulette strategy gives you a noticeable greater edge at all. In short the answer is no.
After manually calculating the odds in a spreadsheet it still didn't make tangible sense to me so I decided to write this little program to play the games for me.
Very simply you bet on the three 2 to 1 areas, red or black, odd or even, 1 -18 or 19 - 36. To keep things interesting you change your bet to match the number that just came up For example, if the number was 7 the next bet would be red, odd, 1 - 18 then say it was 15 you would keep the odd, and 1 -18, and change to black
The results form the program matched my calculated odds on average
| Result | Odds |
|---|---|
| No Bets Win | ~14.5% |
| 2/3rd Back | ~37% |
| 2 to 1 win | ~37% |
| 3 to 1 win | ~11.5 |
These odds are not enough to beat the system, starting with $100, over a long enough time you lose it all.