Roulette is undoubtedly one of the best and greatest table games you can find in both traditional and online casinos. In order to understand its rules we have to talk about its variants. Roulette table layout is green and contains numbers (between 0 and 36) to place bets. However American Roulette contains a double zero that the European one does not have. This is one of the main differences between the two types of roulette that influence the odds of winning. The main goal of the game is to make a bet, wait for the wheel to stop and win it.

Usually a Roulette table accommodates eight players at the same time and the casino is represented by a dealer. He spins the wheel and drops the ball, gives the chips and makes the payments to the players. Each player will have chips with different colors in order to distinguish different bets. In a traditional casino, roulette chips are different from all the other chips used in other games. To start playing you will have to place your chips on the table, this means that you will have to place your bets. You can place them until the dealer announces that they have ended. When the winning number comes out, the dealer collects all lost bets distributes the prizes among the winning players.

European Roulette vs American Roulette

Online Roulette rules are the same as those of traditional casino roulette. The big difference is in the way you play it. To start playing you just need a few clicks. Each online casino can have its own way of playing Roulette and so you may find some differences, however, generally it’s very simple and intuitive to play online roulette. Learn all about to play roulette:

Types of Roulette bets are as important as its rules. You can place your bets, that is, put the chips on the table as long as the croupier allows it. When he announces that the bets are closed he is ready to spin the roulette. During the spinning you won’t be able to place any bets. Basically you have to wait for the result to come out. Let’s get to know the different types of bets:

Bet name Winning spaces Payout
0 0 35 to 1
00 00 35 to 1
Straight up Any single number 35 to 1
Row 0, 00 17 to 1
Split Any two adjoining numbers vertical or horizontal 17 to 1
Basket 0, 1, 2, or  00, 2,3 or 0,00,2 11 to 1
Street Any three numbers horizontal (1,2,3 or 4,5,6,.) 11 to 1
Corner Any four adjoining numbers in a block  (1,2,4,5 or 17,18,20,21,…) 8 to 1
Top Line 0,00,1,2,3 6 to 1
Six Line Any six numbers from two horizontal rows (1,2,3,4,5,6 or 28,29,30,31,32,33,…) 5 to 1
1st column 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34 2 to 1
2nd column 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35 2 to 1
3rd column 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36 2 to 1
1st dozen 1 to 12 2 to 1
2nd dozen 13 to 24 2 to 1
3rd dozen 25 to 36 2 to 1
Odd 1,3,5,…,35 1 to 1
Even 2,4,6,…,36 1 to 1
Red 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12,14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 32, 34, 36 1 to 1
Black 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35 1 to 1
1 to 18 1, 2, 3, …, 18 1 to 1
19 to 36 19, 20, 21, …, 36 1 to 1

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