No betting system loses less on average. Not playing wins that contest, and it is the only thing that does. What a system actually sells is the shape of the night: some buy frequent small wins, some buy rare huge ones, and every one pays the same house edge on every unit wagered. Below is the price list.
Every system was dealt the identical sequence of hands, so every difference below is the system itself. The cost is the same 0.57% of everything wagered; systems differ only in how much they make you wager, and in what kind of night that buys.
| System | A typical night | The night it sells | Nights up | Wagered | True cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{ s.name }} | {{ s.shape }} | {{ s.win }} | {{ s.wager }} | {{ s.cost }} |
Read the last two columns together. Martingale wins most nights because it wagers three times the money, and pays three times the toll for the privilege. The cost column is the only honest ranking, and flat betting tops it.
The measured cost lands within shuffle luck of the exact math, which is the point: nothing is hidden, and the simulator shows the same readout for every system so you can compare the whole shape of the night, not just the average.
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