Solution

Yes, as long as the game is fair, the gambler's wealth will follow a martingale irrespective of his betting strategy.

Assume he makes n bets, each with a random profit or loss (P&L). Because the game is fair, his expected P&L on each bet is zero, and it is a general property of expectations that an expectation of a sum equals the sum of the expectations:

E(P&L1 + P&L2 + ... + P&Ln)  = E(P&L1) + E(P&L2) + ... + E(P&Ln)

 = 0 + 0 + ... + 0

 = 0

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