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The object of Roulette is to pick the winning number that will appear on the Roulette wheel. You can also bet combinations of numbers or choose the color or whether it is odd or even. It is not as easy as it seems.
There are two different roulette wheels. The European wheel
has 37 slots numbered 0-36. The house edge is 2.63. The
American wheel has 38 numbers because the added a double zero
(00). The addition of the extra number increases the house
edge to 5.26 percent.
The game of Roulette originated in France. The modern day
layout we find in the casino dates back to 1842. Roulette
layouts have two betting areas. The inside betting area
contains the individual numbers on the layout. The outside
betting area has boxes for the columns, red/black and odd/even
and different groups of numbers. The numbers on the inside are
arranged in 12 rows of three numbers making forming three
vertical columns. The 0 and 00 are at the top of the columns.
You must purchase special roulette chips when you sit down to
play. To avoid disputes each player receives a different color
chip. These chips are good for that table only and you must
cash them in when you get done playing. You will them be given
regular casino chips to take to the cage. You cannot cash in
the roulette table chips at the cage.
Each roulette table has a minimum and maximum bet. You can't
combine your inside and outside bets to meet the table
minimum. If the minimum bet is five dollars you have to bet $5
on the inside and $5 on the outside. You can't bet $3 inside
and $2 outside.
There are several inside bets that you can make. You can bet a
number straight up or straddle the line between numbers to
select a combination of numbers.
The payouts are
as follows:
Straight Up bet is a wager on a single number. It pays 35 to
1.
Split Bet is a wager on two numbers and it pays 17 to 1. You
make this bet by placing your chip so it straddles the line
between any two numbers.
Street Bets or line bet and it pays 11 to 1. You make this bet
by placing your chip on the vertical line separating the
outside and inside betting areas. The chip straddles the first
number in the row.
Corner Bet or Quad Bet pays 8 to 1. You make this bet by
placing a chip so it is touching the four corners of the
numbers you are betting.
Basket Bet is a five number bet on zero – double zero and
numbers-1-2-3 which pays 6 to 1. On the double zero wheel it
has a house edge of 7.89 percent making it the worst bet in
Roulette.
Double Street Bet is a wager on six numbers and pays 5 to 1.
You place your chip on the line separating the outside and
inside area as you do for the street bet but let it also
straddles the row above or below.
The outside bets are any of the bets made in the boxes
surrounding the numbers.
Red, Black, Odd and Even are all even money bets. You place
your chips in the boxes on the layout.
Dozens Bet are made on the 12 consecutive numbers. You place
your wager in the boxes marked 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36. These
bets pay 2 to 1. If the zero or double zero comes up you
lose.
Column Bets are also 12 number bets. Instead of 12 consecutive
numbers they consist of the numbers in one of the three
vertical columns and are made in the boxes at the bottom of
the layout. These bets pay 2 to 1 as well.
Dealers are required to keep the wheel moving at all times,
even between spins. They spin the ball in the opposite in the
opposite direction of the wheel. This causes the ball to jump
and spin before landing on a number.
The dealer marks the winning number with a marker. You are not
allowed to place your bet for the next spin until the dealer
removes the marker from the previous winning number. Make sure
you wait for them to pick it up before putting down your
chips.
Roulette has a high house edge but if you play at a full table
you will only get about 30 spins an hour which slows down the
time your money is exposed to the house edge. It will also
increase your comp time.
If the number you want to bet is covered is already covered
with chips, don't worry. It is permissible to stack you chips
on top of the other chips. This is another reason why each
player has their own color chips.
You are allowed to place bets after the dealer spins the ball.
The dealer will tell you when to stop. As the ball slows down
the dealer will wave their hand over the table and call out
"No More Bets."
Some people claim that they have a sure fire system for
winning at Roulette. The truth is there is no system that will
change the house edge. Don't waste your money buying a
Roulette system.