The Andrucci Roulette Strategy: Worthwhile or Wishful Thinking?

A man in a red shirt scales a tall skyscraper with the words “Andrucci Strategy” shown in the windows on a light blue background.

Meet the Andrucci roulette strategy: The holy marriage between roulette and optimism. The Andrucci system involves identifying hot numbers and placing straight-up bets on them. Needless to say, it’s controversial.

Still, bettors seeking a heightened thrill, assuming Alex Honald-ing a skyscraper wasn’t enough for them, may wish to put their hopes of hot numbers to the test for a 35:1 win. Fine, we’re being dramatic. It’s not quite that risky, but this is a roulette strategy that will get your heart pumping, that’s for sure.

Is it a legitimate way to score, or merely wishful thinking? Let’s find out.

What is the Andrucci Method?

The Andrucci betting method means you track hot numbers for 30-ish spins. Then, once you’ve identified the most-occurring number, you place multiple straight-up bets on it.

Perhaps it’s best explained through an example.

Let’s say you watch a roulette wheel spin 30 times. Some numbers hit once, maybe twice. But then the number 17 lands four times. Four! Meanwhile, the number 10 hasn’t shown up at all, probably ten-ding to personal matters.

According to the Andrucci roulette strategy, the number 17 is ‘hot.’ It’s on fire. It’s trending like a viral TikTok. And you should bet on it before it cools off, like the Ice Bucket Challenge.

The logic seems solid at first. If a number keeps appearing, there must be a reason, right? You would think so, but as it turns out, that’s the oldest myth in the book.

Based on the Gambler’s Fallacy

Roulette wheels don’t have patterns, and the faulty belief that they do is called the gambler’s fallacy. Each spin is completely random and independent, especially online, where games are run by the RNG (random number generator), number-jumbling software that determines the result of your rounds.

In our example, the number 17 hit four times, yet it has the exact same 1-in-37 chance (1-in-38 on American roulette) of landing the fifth time as every other number.

With that in mind, when a player asks us what the Andrucci method is, we would say it’s the roulette strategy based on faulty logic, and thus, it is not a good idea, like wearing new white sneakers to a music festival. Mistakes were made that day.

Andrucci Strategy Step-by-Step

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Okay, so it turns out you are the adventurous type, and you’d still like to give the Andrucci system a try. We respect that. We said it wasn’t a good idea, not that it wouldn’t be fun, as many bad ideas are. Yes, we saw you with the raw cookie dough at 3 a.m. Just be sure you take step one seriously.

Step 1: Establish your session bankroll.

There is a 97.3% chance that you will lose with the Andrucci system (a 2.7% chance of winning) per bet, so plan your bankroll ahead of time. Once you establish a ‘hot’ number, you’ll need enough bankroll to survive 35 losses betting on that number. If you haven’t hit your number within 35 spins, do the responsible gambling thing and walk away.

Step 2: Track up to 37 spins

At a land casino or with live dealer roulette, observe the next 30 to 37 spins. If you’re playing online, place the minimum bet on any even-money outside bet, such as red/black, high/low, or odd/even. Track every number that lands. Use your phone, use a napkin, or hire a stenographer if you’re feeling fancy.

Step 3: Identify your hot number

After stalking the wheel for a max of 37 spins, review your notes. Which number appeared most often? Boom. That’s your hot number. For this example, let’s say it was 23. A solid number—Michael Jordan’s jersey.

Step 4: Bet on your number.

Now you start placing straight-up bets on the number 23. Straight-up bets pay 35:1, meaning if you bet $10 and win, you collect $350. The roulette Andrucci strategy says to keep betting on this same number for the next 30 to 35 spins. Do not exceed 35 spins.

Step 5: Yay or nay.

One of two things happens. Either your number hits during those 30-35 spins and you win enough to cover your losses plus a profit, or your number doesn’t show up again, and you lose the bets you’ve made.

Can You Use the Andrucci Strategy Online?

Yes, but it’ll cost you more.

The Andrucci strategy is ideal for land-casino roulette, because you can observe 37 spins without spending any money. If you use it online, you’ll have to place 37 even-money bets to identify your number. The good news is that most online casinos display a history of recent numbers on the screen. And if listing is your thing, you might enjoy the Labouchère strategy as well.

The only exception is with live dealer roulette. In this case, it works just like a land casino, with a human dealer spinning a wheel. You can hang back and observe.

Pros and Cons of the Andrucci System

Two building workers are attached to harnesses and ropes. The one in the yellow uniform faces forward with fear, and the one in the red uniform holds tightly to the skyscraper.

If the roulette Andrucci strategy is An-drawing you in, let’s take an honest look at its pros and cons before you take the fearless plunge.

Pros

Simple to understand: You simply track numbers, pick the hot one, and bet on it. Easy peasy.

Gives you structure: If randomly picking numbers feels too chaotic, Andrucci seems more strategic and intentional. Although—and this is very important—it doesn’t have better odds than closing your eyes, twirling around five times, and pointing at a random number (see the cons list).

Big payout potential: Straight-up bets pay 35:1. If your number hits early, you can walk away with a nice profit.

Cons

Built on faulty logic: The entire strategy assumes past spins predict future spins, which simply isn’t true. That’s like predicting tomorrow’s weather by looking at last Tuesday.

Bankroll can disappear fast: If your chosen number decides to take a vacation, your bankroll takes a painful hit.

Requires patience: You need to observe at least 30 spins before you even start betting. That’s a lot of sitting and watching.

Do We Recommend It?

That’s gonna be a no from us, dawg (early 2000s American Idol, anyone?).

The Andrucci roulette strategy relies on what we’d call vibes-based decision-making. It’s similar to changing lanes in back-to-back traffic, feeling as if it will get you there faster. As we all know from our morning commutes, that is faulty logic and not consistent with science.

Hot numbers are just numbers that happen to show up more often in a small sample because that’s what randomness looks like sometimes.

That said, if you find the roulette Andrucci strategy fun and want to try it for the thrill alone, then go for it! Just be aware of what you’re getting yourself into.

The bottom line is that Andrucci is more likely to bleed your bankroll than replenish it. But hey, maybe you need to see it for yourself. That’s exactly why Cafe Casino offers a demo mode. Come track your hot numbers and watch them either deliver or ghost, but remember that with this strategy, ghost is the most. Was that Andru-cheesy? Perhaps. But the advice still stands.