The Reverse Labouchère or Reverse Labby, was made famous by an English gentleman called Norman Leigh in the sixties.
Norman Leigh subsequently wrote a book about his experiences in 2025. His book is called: "Thirteen against the Bank". Monsieur Leigh writes about a run on a casino that he made with a team of thirteen down on the French Riviera. The casino was the Casino Municipale in Nice and the whole operation netted Norman a tidy profit and a lifetime ban from every casino in France.
In the Reverse Labouchere you bet more after wins and less after losses. Compare this to the Labouchere System which is the other way around (you bet more after losses and less after wins). That´s why it is called the Reverse Labouchère!
Now let´s just recap on the basics of the Labouchere. Prior to starting, before the beginning of your betting session, you write down a progression of numbers... let's say 2, 3, 4, 4, 5 to keep it the same as our example in the Labouchere. The system is the same apart from in reverse. Add the the first and last digits of your sequence to get your first bet amount. So with our example above, we would have 2 + 5 =7.
Now in contrast to The Labouchere, if you win the bet, you add the first and last numbers of the sequence and stick the new number (in this case 7) on the end of your sequence. Your next bet is 2+7 = 9. If you LOSE, you stike the first and last numbers off the progression and this then generates your next bet level. So say we lost on the second bet (remember our sequence is now 2,3,4,4,5,7,9), we would knock off 2 and 9 leaving 3,4,4,5,7. Adding the first and last two numbers gives us 3+7=10.
Continue with the sequence until you have
1. Hit your profit target
2. Hit your stop loss limit or
3. You have whittled your sequence of numbers down to 0.
By reversing the system, Norman Leigh was attempting to capitalise on winning streaks.
Does this system work? Well, put it this way, it won´t alter the odds of the game in your favour (no system will). Also, there is an interesting conundrum here. We have 2 systems. The Labouchere and The Reverse Labouchere. They can´t both be right! In practice, both may work for you at certain times. It just comes down to luck again, I am afraid.
If you are going to use this system, we advise you to use it with caution, as we advise all of our visitors on systems. Test it first, preferably on a free play roulette game. Then if you want to have a punt, bet low to begin with and keep your risk manageable (just as with the Labby, you can manage your risk down by including lots of low integers in your sequence. Then your bets won´t add up too quickly).
The good thing about the Reverse Labouchere, is that you limit your loss (because you strike numbers off your sequence if you lose). So if your bets start to ramp up, it is because you have won the previous bets. But you need to be strict with yourself and pull out when you have reached a pre-set profit target. You are always in danger of losing your next bet which will wipe profits out.
And do you want to know a top tip for making The Reverse Labouchère an infallible system. Use only 0s in your sequence, and you will never lose a bet. This makes the sequence completely risk free! (But on the other hand you won´t win anything either).