Object Of The Game
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 players
are 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:
- Inside bets - made on
numbers directly inside the layout
- 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.
1. 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.
0
00 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
16 |
19 |
22 |
25 |
28 |
31 |
34 |
| 2 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
20 |
23 |
26 |
29 |
32 |
35 |
| 3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
18 |
21 |
24 |
27 |
30 |
33 |
36 |
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 BetBetting 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 1.
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.
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