If you’re a gambler and you take the time to go into high street bookmakers then you’ve probably noticed that they all now have a roulette bandit. Just in case you don’t know what one is, it’s like the classic bandits in pubs where you try and hit the jackpot, only it’s for roulette.
The kind of game play to expect from a roulette bandit is the same as online roulette games. You’re playing against a software program with animations of a roulette wheel to make it seem real.
Horse racing and soccer betting are two of my passions so I spend a lot of my time in the bookmakers and there’s never a shortage of addicted gamblers on the roulette bandits. They’re very addictive machines and it’s very easy to lose control with them.
Roulette is a very compulsive game and when you play it on a roulette bandit you’re only pushing buttons on a screen meaning in a moment of madness after a small loss you can then have a huge loss. After you lose a spin it’s so quick and easy to double your next bet only for you to lose again.
I have spoke to a few people with gambling problems and they hold the roulette bandits responsible for their addiction and ruined life. I know of one particular man who lost his entire life savings over a 6 month period, all on the roulette bandit in his local betting shop.
Bookmakers are more than aware of people wasting money on these machines, they even accept credit cards on modern roulette bandits making it even easier to spend money on them. The problem with these machines is that they have fixed odds built into the programming and it’s impossible to overcome these odds.
Because of the credit card availability, addicted gamblers will just keep putting money into the machine in the hopes of finding the secret bet that will change their fortunes and help them win back the money they’ve lost.
If you intend on playing on a roulette bandit remember to leave your credit card at home and only take what you can afford to lose. In the great scheme of things you may be better of playing roulette in a land based casino or online, the chances are you’ll have more fun.
