The player's objective is to correctly guess and place wagers
on which number on the wheel the ball will end up on. The
player places bets on the Roulette table and if lucky collects
a payoff the size of which is determined by how he/she bets.
The odds range from 35 to 1 down to even money, depending
on the likelihood of picking the correct number.
Playing The Game
Roulette is played at
a table that seats from one to six or seven players. There
is the wheel and beside it the betting area known as the layout.
The players make their wagers, the croupier spins the wheel
to obtain the winning number and the players wait to see if
they have won or lost.
This is one game where the player has absolutely
nothing to do with picking the winning number. The spinning
of the wheel and the releasing of the ball are all handled
by the croupier, the player only has to decide on where to
place the wager(s). The challenge in roulette is to bet in
such a way as to win.
Betting
There are several ways
to bet in roulette, and as usual the harder it is to obtain
the bet made the larger is the payoff.
When you play roulette you have to purchase special roulette
chips, these chips are only used at the roulette table and
must be cashed in for regular chips before leaving the table.
The chips are a unique color for each player, this designates
who owns the chip when it is time to pay off bets. Special
chips are used in roulette because when using the betting
area chips are placed in many locations on the layout and
this keeps everyone from getting confused as to who has bet
what.To discourage cheating by players who might be tempted
to move their chips from a losing position to one that payoff
playersare to keep their hands away from the table until all
winning bets have been paid off.
In roulette you have numerous
betting options, the different bets are indicated by the placement
of the chips on the table. They are usually grouped into two
major categories:
1 Inside bets - made on numbers
directly inside the layout 2 Outside bets - are made on the betting area
on the roulette table bordering the number layout. Different
tables have slightly different layouts for outside betting,
you just find the location for the bet you want to make and
place your chip there.
Inside Bets:
The number layout is the part
of the table containing squares with the numbers in them. The
squares are laid out 12 rows by 3 columns with the 0 and 00
numbers at one end.
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
36
0
2
5
8
11
14
17
20
23
26
29
32
35
00
1
4
7
10
13
16
19
22
25
28
31
34
The inside bets are:
. Single Number
(Straight Bet, Double Zero or Zero)
Betting on a singe number, indicated by placing the chip in
the center of the square containing the number you wish to
bet on. Pays 35 to 1.
. Split Bet
Betting on two numbers, indicated by placing the chip on the
line separating the two numbers you wish to bet on. Pays 17
to 1.
. Corner Bet (Square or Quarter Bet)
Betting on a block of four numbers, indicated by placing the
chip on the intersection of the horizontal and vertical lines
at the center of the block you wish to bet on. Pays 8 to 1.
. Street Bet
Betting on a row of three numbers, indicated by placing the
chip on the line at the edge of the number layout on the row
you wish to bet on. Pays 11 to 1.
. Special Line Bet
There is only one of these made by betting on five adjoining
numbers (00,0,1,2 and 3), indicated by placing the chip on
the line at the edge of the number layout straddling the zero
rows and the first row. Pays 6 to 1.
. Line Bet
Betting on six adjoining numbers, indicated by placing the
chip on the line at the edge of the number layout straddling
the two rows you wish to bet on. Pays 5 to
The outside bets are:
. Dozens
There are only three ways to make this bet on the 1st 12 numbers,
the 2nd 12 numbers or the 3rd set of 12 numbers. You indicate
this bet by placing the chip on the location outside the number
layout. Pays 2 to 1.
. Odd or Even
There are only two ways to make this bet, on all the odd numbers
or on all the even numbers. You indicate this bet by placing
the chip on the location outside the number layout. Pays even
money.
. Red
or Black
There are only two ways to make this bet, on all the red numbers
or on all the black numbers. You indicate this bet by placing
the chip on the location outside the number layout. Pays even
money.
. Column Bets
There are only three ways to make this bet on the 1st column,
the 2nd column or the 3rd column of numbers. You indicate
this bet by placing the chip on the location outside the number
layout. Pays 2 to 1.
. 1 -18
There is only one way to make this bet, on the first half
of the numbers on the wheel (excluding 00 and 0). You indicate
this bet by placing the chip on the location outside the number
layout. Pays even money.
. 19 - 36
There is only one way to make this bet, on the second half
of the numbers on the wheel. You indicate this bet by placing
the chip on the location outside the number layout. Pays even
money.
