Roulette is an interesting game in which the players are basically spectators who only place bets while the dealer or croupier does all of the "work". Yer objective is to correctly guess and pick the winning number of the slot that the ball will land on in the Roulette wheel. Ye also have the option of wagering on combinations of numbers or guessing the color of the slot or whether betting on if the number will be odd or even.
The Roulette table has two different areas to wager or bet. The inside betting area contains twelve rows of three numbers each which form three vertical columns and the individual numbers fer a player to bet on. The outside betting area contains groupings of numbers, boxes fer the columns, areas fer color betting on either Red or Black and the odd number or even number bets. The Zero (0) and Double Zero (00) are located at the top of the columns. Sound confusing? Not to worry - here is a graphic of what the betting table looks like as well as the terminology and payout odds:
 |
Tag |
Bet
Term |
Description |
Odds |
| A |
Straight-Up |
A
1 number bet. Chip A is on number 3. |
35
to 1 |
| B |
Split |
A
2 number bet. Chip B is on numbers 7 and 8. |
17
to 1 |
| C |
Trio |
A
3 number bet. Chip C is on numbers 13, 14, and 15. |
11
to 1 |
| D |
Corner |
A
4 number bet. Chip D covers numbers 17, 18, 20 and 21. |
8
to 1 |
| E |
Five
Number |
(The
only) 5 number bet. Chip E covers numbers 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3. |
6
to 1 |
| F |
Six
Number |
A
6 number bet. Chip F covers numbers 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27. |
5
to 1 |
| G |
Dozen |
A
12 number bet. Chip G is on the 3rd dozen. |
2
to 1 |
| H |
Column |
A
12 number bet. Chip H is on the 3rd column. |
2
to 1 |
| I |
Even-Money |
An
18 number bet. Chip I is on Black. (May also select Red, 1-18, Even,
Odd, or 19-36. |
1
to 1 |
There are two versions of roulette...
European Roulette: The European wheel consists of 37 slots that are numbered 0-36. The house advantage is 2.63%.
American Roulette: The American wheel has 38 numbers rather than 37. A double zero slot (00) is added. This may not seem like a very large difference, but the addition of the double 0 slot pushes the house advantage to 5.26%!
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