How to Play Roulette
The aim of Roulette is to guess which slot number the ball will land in. Players play against the dealer. The dealer spins the wheel and drops the ball into the wheel, once the ball has settled in a pocket the dealer pays the players their winnings.
There are two variations of Roulette the first being European Roulette. The European Roulette wheel has 36 numbers and a 0 slot, while American Roulette has 36 numbers, 0 and 00 slots.
All the players at the table place their bets on the roulette table. The bets may be placed on one number, two numbers, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 numbers or on the colour red or black, or you can bet if you think the number will be odd or even. Further bets include betting whether you think the number is going to be small (1-18) or big (19-36).
The dealer spins the wheel and launches the ball onto the wheel. When the dealer announces "NO MORE BETS" that means the players are not allowed to place further bets. As soon as the ball lands, the dealer will announce the winning number and pays out all the winning bets. All the bets that were made on a number, colour, big or small number that wasn't called that bet is lost to the casino.
Betting
Roulette tables have inside and outside bets.
Inside Bets
There are seven different inside bets that you can make. You can bet a number straight up or bet on the line between numbers to select a combination of numbers. The payouts are as follows.
Straight Up bet - wagering on a single number. It pays 35 to 1.
Split Bet - wagering on two numbers, it pays 17 to 1. You make this bet by placing your chip on the line between any two numbers.
Street bets or line bet - 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 on.
Basket bet - is a five number bet on zero – double zero and numbers-1-2-3 which pays 6 to 1.
Double Street bet - is wager on six numbers and pays 5 to 1. You place your chip on the line between the outside and inside area as you do for the street bet but let it also straddles the row above or below.
Outside Bets
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 bet 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 will 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.
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