Roulette Excel Spreadsheet Betting Tracker using IF Formula

[EJ Fly]

Hi,
I'm trying to create a basic excel formula based on red/black bets on roulette. The basic layout is currently like this:

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 450, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]B[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]C[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]D[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]E[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]F[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bet Round[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Red Stake[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Black Stake[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bet Outcome[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Bet Profit/Loss[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Running Balance[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Round 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Black[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Round 2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Black[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Round 3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Black[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]-3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Round 4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Red[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]



I can't quite figure out what the formula should be in column E so the IF argument can make a calculation based on whether the Bet Outcome was Red or Black. I thought it would have been this:

=IF(D2="Black", (C2*2-B2)), IF(D2="Red", (B2*2-C2), 0)

But it comes up with a #VALUE ! error.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Stuart

 

[Eric W]

Wouldn't it just be:

=IF(D2="black",C2-B2,B2-C2)

 

[Eric W]

Sorry, didn't account for a Green roll:

=2*(D2="red")*B2+2*(D2="black")*C2-B2-C2

 

[kweaver]

Isn't Round 3 a -3 because you lose 4 and win 1?
Isn't Round 4 a 7 because you win 8 and lose 1?

 

[EJ Fly]

Thanks for the replies guys, really appreciate it!

Eric, I think that works a treat! I totally forgot about the green, would you say that's the easiest way to incorporate it?

kweaver, yes you're right by your calculations, this is why I'm on here because formulas and arithmetic is not always my strong suit! ha

 

[Eric W]

Yes, I think that works pretty good. I think the formula is pretty easy to follow:

=2*(D2="red")*B2+2*(D2="black")*C2-B2-C2

The part in blue subtracts out both of the red and black stakes. Then if red wins, the part in red adds back twice the red stake (your bet plus the winnings), and the same thing for the black part. If you want to allow someone to bet on green, it should be easy enough to see how to add that too. But for now, if it comes up double zero, then you lose both your red and black stakes.

Glad we could help!