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What is the Romanovsky Roulette Strategy?
Romanovsky Roulette Strategy Concept
The Romanovsky Roulette Strategyis a type of systematic betting.
However, it is of a different nature than the commonly known money control-based systematic betting strategies (Martingale, Fibonacci, Dalembert, etc.).
The Romanovsky Roulette strategy is not predicated on any particular sequence or loss recovery structure, it is a bet combination-driven strategy that focuses on which bets to place and how to combine them in a single spin.
In other words, the key to Romanowski’s strategy is not in the increments of bets, but in the structure of the combination of Dozen and Corner bets to maximize the probability of a hit on a single spin.
Misconceptions about the Romanovsky strategy
Some websites or communities present the Romanovsky strategy as a system of adjustable betting (progressive strategy) or a stable capital management system.
However, this interpretation is far from the original concept.
The Romanovsky strategy is not predicated on changing the bet amount in the first place, but on maintaining the same structure – the same proportions – the same positions on every spin.
In this respect, it is clearly distinct from a progression strategy, which adjusts the amount based on losing streaks.
The most important question to ask when understanding this strategy is this.
“It’s not how do you call the money, but how are you positioning the risk?”
How to Bet on the Romanovsky Strategy
The Romanovsky roulette strategy is a systematic bet that uses a combination of dozen bets and corner bets to cover most of the numbers on the wheel.
*For dozen bets and corner bets
Dozen bets (Dozen)

The dozen bet is one of the outside betting options, which is divided into three sections
- 1st 12 : 1~12
- 2nd 12 : 13~25
- 3rd 12: 25~36
Each segment covers 12 numbers at a time, odds are 2:1.
Corner batting (Corner)

Corner bets are one of the inside betting options, where you bet on four numbers simultaneously. The bet is placed by placing a chip on the vertex where the four numbers meet, odds are 8:1 .
Basic betting structure
The Romanovsky strategy uses a total of 8 units (basic betting units) for one rotation (1 spin).
The bet structure is fixed as follows
- 2 Dozen bets → 3 units each → 6 units
- 2 Corner bets → 1 unit each → 2 units
- Total betting units: 8 units
- Select two of the three dozens (1-12 / 13-24 / 25-36)to bet on
- Corner bets on 2 non-overlapping bundles in the remaining unbet dozen
→ This combination of bets will cover 32of the 37 number boxes (0-36), applying the Romanovsky Roulette strategy.
It’s important to note that corner bets are designed to compensate for the missing numbers in the dozen.
The key is that it’s not a randomization, but a structured combination to reduce cover gaps.
Real-world betting examples
Example 1 (Hitting a dozen bets)
- Betting unit: 10,000 won
- Use Romanovsky strategy (2 dozen bets + 2 unbet corner bets within a dozen)
- Betting Zones: [1st 12], [2nd 12], [25, 26, 28, 29], [32, 33, 35, 36]
- Roulette Result: Number 8
- Profit: +1 million won

- Commentary
- Bet 3 units on each of the 1st 12 (1-12) and 2nd 12 (13-25) dozen (60k total)
- Bet 1 unit on each of the (25, 26, 28 ,29) and (32, 33, 35, 36) corners (totaling 20k)
- Roulette Results Number 8, Hits the dozen bet (1st 12)
- Based on a 2:1 dividend, your final P&L is +1
| Betting | Dividends | Bet Amount | Result | Profit or Loss |
| 1st 12 (1-12) | 2:1 | 30,000 KRW | ✅ ✅ | +10,000 |
| 2nd 12 (13~24) | 2:1 | 30,000 KRW | ❌ | -30,000 KRW |
| Corners (25, 26, 28, 29) | 8:1 | 10,000 | ❌ | -10,000 won |
| Corner (32, 33, 35, 36) | 8:1 | 10,000 | ❌ | -10,000 won |
| Final P&L: +10k | ||||
Example 2 (Corner Bet Hits)
- Betting unit: 10,000 won
- Use Romanovsky strategy (2 dozen bets + 2 unbet corner bets within a dozen)
- Betting Zones: [1st 12], [3rd 12], [13, 14, 16, 17], [20, 21, 23, 24]
- Roulette Result: Number 20
- Profit: +1 million won

- Commentary
- Bet 3 units on each of the 1st 12 (1-12) and 3rd 12 (25-36) dozen (60k total)
- Bet 1 unit on each of the (13, 14, 16, 17) and (20, 21, 23, 24) corners (totaling 20,000 won)
- Roulette Results Number 20, Corner bet hits (20, 21, 23, 24)
- Based on an 8:1 dividend, the final P&L is +1
| Betting | Dividends | Bet Amount | Result | Profit or Loss |
| 1st 12 (1-12) | 2:1 | 30,000 KRW | ❌ | -30,000 won |
| 3rd 12 (25~36) | 2:1 | 30,000 KRW | ❌ | -30,000 won |
| Corners (25, 26, 28, 29) | 8:1 | 10,000 | ❌ | -10,000 won |
| Corner (32, 33, 35, 36) | 8:1 | 10,000 | â | +10,000 |
| Final P&L: +1 million | ||||
Numerical coverage and odds
Based on European roulette (37 numbers including 0), there are a total of 32 numbers that can be covered by the Romanovsky strategy.
This is because the two dozen bets cover 24 numbers and the two non-overlapping corner bets cover 8 numbers.
The number of uncovered numbers would be 5, which together gives a hit probability of about 86.48.
Example 3

- Commentary
- Betting 3 units on each of the 2nd 12 (13-24) and 3rd 12 (25-36) dozen
- Bet 1 unit on each of the corners (2, 3, 5, 6) and (7, 8, 10, 11)
- Number of covers: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 to 36 → 32
- Uncovered digits: 0, 1, 4, 9, 12 → 5
- Hit probability: 32/37 → 86.48
Because of this, the Romanovsky strategy is often introduced as a “high win roulette strategy”.
In real-world play, you’ll often see streaks of hits, and the early game feels very stable.
Profit and Loss Structure of Romanowski Strategy
Profit or loss on hit
When playing with the Romanovsky strategy, even if you win, the net profit you actually keep in your pocket is not very large.
While the dozen bets offer 2:1 odds and the corner bets offer 8:1 odds, the strategy is structured so that the wins and losses cancel each other out because you are betting on multiple places simultaneously on a single spin to increase your chances of winning.
For example, if you bet 3 units on a dozen and it hits, but both the other dozen and corner bets on the same spin are treated as losses, you will only end up with about +1 unit. This is also true for corner bets. [Example 1] [Example 2]
So the essence of the Romanovsky strategy is not “win = big profit”, but more like “win = small profits stacked up”.
In other words, the wins themselves are frequent, but the gains that accumulate between them are not as big as you might think.
Profit and loss on misses
The Romanovsky strategy covers quite a few numbers in a single spin, but there are always five numbers that are not covered.
And the moment one of those five appears, you lose all 8 units you bet on that spin at once.
Because of this structure, the
- When you win → +1 unit
-
When losing → -8 units at a time
This makes a big difference in profit and loss.
Example 4 (Missed)
- Betting unit: 10,000 won
- Use Romanovsky strategy (2 dozen bets + 2 unbet corner bets within a dozen)
- Betting Zones: [1st 12], [3rd 12], [13, 14, 16, 17], [20, 21, 23, 24]
- Roulette Result: Number 19
- Profit or loss : -$80,000

- Commentary
- Bet 3 units on each of the 1st 12 (1-12) and 3rd 12 (25-36) dozen (60k total)
- Bet 1 unit on each of the (14, 15, 17, 18) and (20, 21, 23, 24) corners (totaling 20,000 won)
- Roulette Result Number 19, Missed
- Based on the 8:1 dividend, the final P&L is -$80,000
| Betting | Dividends | Bet Amount | Result | Profit or Loss |
| 1st 12 (1-12) | 2:1 | 30,000 KRW | ❌ | -30,000 won |
| 3rd 12 (25~36) | 2:1 | 30,000 KRW | ❌ | -30,000 won |
| Corners (14, 15, 17, 18) | 8:1 | 10,000 | ❌ | -10,000 won |
| Corners (20, 21, 23, 24) | 8:1 | 10,000 | ❌ | -10,000 won |
| Final P&L : -$80,000 | ||||
To summarize, it looks like this
-
When you win
→ You win often, but your gains are small -
When you lose
→ Sometimes you lose big
In other words, it’s not “more likely to win → more favorable”.
This is because the strategy has a high win rate, but the profit and loss structure is designed so that the impact of a single loss is much higher.
Romanowski Strategy Analysis
Is the Romanovsky strategy stable?

A common impression of players new to the Romanovsky strategy is that it’s “easier to lose than you think” and that the flow is stable.
This is due to the stochastic optical illusion of the strategy.
- High hit frequency, resulting in frequent winning streaks
- Low perceived risk due to infrequent losses
- Often short-lived and profitable
This leads many players to believe that the Romanovsky strategy itself is relatively safe.
But that doesn’t mean the risk is gone, the structure is designed so that losses are clustered at certain pointsdesigned to cluster losses at specific points.
Key risks of the Romanovsky strategy

The biggest risk of the Romanowski strategy is that you can’t predict when is the unpredictability of when an uncovered number will appearwill appear.
With each successive hit, the player evaluates the loss as less and less likely because of the probabilistic illusion described earlier.
However, probabilistically, an uncovered number is bound to appear at some point (13.52% by European standards)
The problem is this moment,
- The multiple wins and the
- The cumulative revenue earned by the
all offset by a single losscan be offset by a single loss.
Romanowski Strategy and the House Edge
Romanovsky’s strategy covers a lot of numbers, but that doesn’t mean that roulette’s house edge that roulette has.
European roulette has a house edge of about 2.7%, which is the same no matter what form of betting combination you use.
For example, even if you cover all 37 numbers from 0 to 36, you will always lose 1 chip because the odds are 36:1.
This is the nature of the house edge, and the Romanovsky strategy cannot escape this structure in the long run.
Therefore, this strategy is less about tilting the odds in your favor and more about changing when and in what form your profits and losses appear.
Criteria you must set when using strategies

Because the Romanovsky strategy is structurally a “win often, lose big sometimes” strategy, the operational criteria is much more important than the strategy itself.
If you don’t establish the following criteria, your losses can be far more impactful than your wins
Stop Loss Criteria
The Romanovsky strategy can lose 8 units at a time as soon as an uncovered number appears.
So if you don’t have a stop loss in place beforehand, it’s easy for your losses to balloon quickly.
For example,
- “Game over at -10% loss to seed”
- “Terminate on two consecutive uncover losses”
It’s a good idea to make it clear based on one of the following criteria: amount, frequency, or circumstances.
Trying to make up for the loss of not having this criterion will likely lead to endless playtime, which in turn will lead to bigger losses.
Set a revenue goal
The Romanovsky strategy is a It’s not a high-yield strategy.
As mentioned earlier, the net profit per hit is usually around +1 unit, so the longer you play in hopes of a big win, the more likely you are to end up with an uncovered loss.
So this strategy is called
- “Small profit → quick exit”
- “Short operations → minimize risk”
We need to assume this structure.
It’ s important to have a way of operating that prioritizes exits over re-entries, for example, “Exit when we hit +5 units” or “Exit as soon as we hit our target amount today.”
Playtime limits
The key risk of the Romanowski strategy is that you never know when an uncovered number will appear.
So the longer you play, the more likely you are to encounter an uncovered number.
In other words, it’s important to approach your strategy with the mindset of “if you keep going, you’ll eventually get it right” rather than “if you keep going, you’ll eventually lose.”
Therefore
- “End a session within 30 spins”
- “End when goal is met or after a certain amount of time”
It is recommended that you set a game end condition based on a time-count, such as
This allows you to stop at the right line in favorable currents and not get dragged down deep in unfavorable ones.
Conclusion
The Romanovsky roulette strategy is not a ‘winning strategy’, it is a structural strategy that shows how risk is hidden and how it pops up at one point.
It covers a lot of numbers, giving you a high win rate, but at the cost of concentrated losses.
It is dangerous to use without clear criteria, but if you understand the essence of the strategy and utilize it in a limited way, it can be a good reference tool to understand the roulette betting system.
Romanovsky Roulette Strategy FAQs
Q1. Can the Romanovsky strategy be used on American roulette tables?
A. Yes.
However, there are structural differences between European (with single zeros) and American (with double zeros) tables.

- European Roulette → 37 spaces
- American Roulette Roulette → 38 spaces (including 00)
American roulette has one more zero, so the percentage of uncovered numbers increases and the house edge is larger.
Therefore, the same strategy is relatively more favorable in European roulette and more unfavorable in American roulette.
Q2. Can I use variations of the Romanovsky strategy to improve my profit and loss structure?
A. No
- Adjusting the dozen weight
- Adjust corner position
- Apply unit variation instead of fixed units
and a few other variations, but the essence of the odds-dividend-cover structure doesn’t change, so the expectation itself doesn’t change in your favor.
In other words, strategy variation is a “matter of taste” and not a “profit improvement solution”.
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