---
title: "July 2026"
url: https://rankplan.net/archives/2026/07/
description: "Entries published on Rankplan in July 2026."
published: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
---

# July 2026

Published 2026-07-01

Entries published in July 2026.

## 28 July 2026

### [European and American roulette: where the extra pocket goes](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/roulette-extra-pocket/)

The difference between the two common roulette wheels is a single extra pocket, and the whole edge lives in it. The payouts are identical; only the denominator changes.

Filed under: [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/), [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/roulette-extra-pocket/)

## 19 July 2026

### [Blackjack basic strategy is a table, not a feeling](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/blackjack-basic-strategy-table/)

Basic strategy is a lookup table produced by exhausting every dealer outcome, not a feel for the shoe. It answers one narrow question, and it answers it completely.

Filed under: [Card games](https://rankplan.net/categories/card-games/), [Table games](https://rankplan.net/categories/table-games/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/blackjack-basic-strategy-table/)

## 8 July 2026

### [Independent trials: why the last spin tells you nothing](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/independent-trials/)

An independent trial has no memory, which is why a run of one colour changes nothing about the next spin. The intuition that says otherwise is worth naming precisely.

Filed under: [Odds and probability](https://rankplan.net/categories/odds-and-probability/) — [permalink](https://rankplan.net/2026/07/independent-trials/)