Brian: Progressive betting

[Brian]

Do progressive betting strategies work? Are there any published findings that give proof either way?

I'm new and I don't want to get scammed.

Thanks,

Brian

[Geoff Hall]

> Do progressive betting strategies work?

No.

> Are there any
> published findings that give proof either way?

Yes. Plenty of published proof showing they don't work.

> I'm new and I don't want to get scammed.

Don't fall into the progressive betting traps and that will at least be a decent start. Buy one of the many Blackjack books, recommended on this site, and you will be making the right progress.

> Thanks,

> Brian

[Parker]

> Do progressive betting strategies work? Are there any
> published findings that give proof either way?

> I'm new and I don't want to get scammed.

Progressive betting strategies work just great - for the casinos. No betting progression can turn a negative expectation game into a positive one. If the games could be beaten with a simple betting progression, the casinos would not exist.

Any "system" that relies on a betting progression is a scam.

Progressions have been around as long as gambling. For a more detailed discussion, see the link below.

And please, let's not have any discussions involving absurdities such as infinite bankrolls and games with no table limits.

Betting Progressions

[steve]

> Progressive betting strategies work just great - for
> the casinos. No betting progression can turn a
> negative expectation game into a positive one. If the
> games could be beaten with a simple betting
> progression, the casinos would not exist.

> Any "system" that relies on a betting
> progression is a scam.

> Progressions have been around as long as gambling. For
> a more detailed discussion, see the link below.

> And please, let's not have any discussions involving
> absurdities such as infinite bankrolls and games with
> no table limits.

Sometimes the uneducated BJ player, watching a cardcounter is thinking, that the counter is also plying with a progression. But this is a wrong description of his/her playingstyle. He/she only is raising a bet, when there is an edge over the house.

[OldCootFromVA]

> Do progressive betting strategies work? <

No.

> Are there any > published findings that give proof either way? <

Yes. Follow the link.

mathematical proof

[Sun Runner]

I'm fairly certain I spotted an error in line 9 but I'll let it go as I don't think it effects the end result.