24+8 Roulette Strategy
The 24+10 version uses two dozen bets plus ten straight-ups. The separately defined 24+8 version uses eight straight-ups instead.
The 24+10 arrangement costs £30 and covers 34 pockets; the 24+8 arrangement costs £24 and covers 32. Loss doubling cannot change the negative expected return and needs a full reset rule before it can define a progression.
24+10 layout
The 24+10 layoutequipmentLayoutThe printed betting grid on the table. Also: table, felt, cloth.Read full → puts £10 on each of two dozensbetDozen1–12, 13–24 or 25–36, pays 2:1.Read full → and £1 on ten numbers in the remaining dozen: 24 dozen pocketsequipmentPocketOne of the 37 numbered compartments on the rotor. Also: slot, cup.Read full → plus 10 straight-up pockets, for £30 total. Its suggested doubling after a loss “until winning five times” does not define resets or every state, so it does not specify a complete progressionstrategyProgressionAny rule that changes the stake based on previous results. Negative progressions raise it after losses, positive after wins.Read full →.
24+10 payout table
The following table gives the 24+10 layout’s arithmetic.
Separately defined 24+8 layout
The 24+8 layout places £8 on each of two dozens plus £1 on eight straight-ups, for £24 total. It has 24 break-evenmathsBreak-evenThe point where a bet’s expected value is exactly zero, so neither side has an edge. Usually a payout or a jackpot size.Read full → dozen outcomes, eight +£12 straight-up outcomes, and five −£24 misses. Its expected result is −£24/37 on a European wheel.
Worked example and risk
For the 24+10 layout, choose dozens 1–12 and 13–24, and ten numbers in 25–36. A 9 breaks even; a selected 28 returns £36 including its £1 stake against the £30 total, net +£6. The losing bets total £29; an omitted 36 loses £30. Doubling a total after losses changes the size of these outcomes and reaches limits quickly, but cannot remove the expected lossmathsExpected lossExpected value times total amount wagered; the average amount lost over a session or a period.Read full → per pound wagered.
Questions
No. The 24+10 version has 24 dozen pockets plus ten straight-ups; the 24+8 version has eight straight-ups. They are distinct layouts.
A complete progression needs reset and stake-allocation rules for every state. Without them, its later stages cannot be calculated reliably.
Comic relief
Two dozens break even, ten numbers win £6, three lose £30.
Sources
- RouletteDoc, “24+8 system” — title and stated 24+10 placements
- Roulette77. Strategy description and examples.
- RouletteUK, “24+8 strategy” — separately published $8/$8/eight-straight variant
- Wizard of Odds, Roulette Basics — dozen and straight-up payouts
- Wizard of Odds, The Truth about Betting Systems — effect of progressions