Learn How To Play Roulette
Let's start with the game basics to get the general idea of how to play roulette games whether at land casino or on the Internet.
The aim of the game is to guess the slot number where the ball will land. The player plays against the dealer, who is responsible for spinning the wheel, the ball and paying out the wins. There are two types of roulette games which differ in the number of slots to make bets on, the rules of betting and payouts. These are games with American and European roulette wheel.
The basic difference between two types of roulette is the number of zero pockets which influences the house advantage greatly and as a result changes the roulette odds as well. Before you choose to play roulette at casino, learn more about both variations of roulette and read the detailed roulette instructions to the gameplay.
Roulette Instructions
The game of roulette starts with each player (up to 8 at one table) exchanging the money for special roulette chips which are of one color for every player. Online roulette does not change the color of the chips as there is always one player at the table.
Then the players make their bets on the roulette table. The bets may be on one number, two numbers, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12 numbers or on the color of the numbers (red or black) on whether the number will be odd or even, whether the number is small (1-18) or big (19-36).
The dealer spins the wheel and launches the ball. When the dealer announces NO MORE BETS the players are not allowed to place bets anymore. As soon as the ball lands, the dealer announces the winning number and pays out all the winning bets. All the bets that did not win are lost to the casino.
Basic Roulette Steps
The object of roulette is to predict or guess where the ball will land. The ball lands randomly therefore the next spin does not depend on the previous ones.
- 1. The players buy special colored roulette chips
- 2. The gamblers place their bets (as many as they wish)
- 3. Croupier spins the wheel and launches the ball
- 4. Croupier announces that no more bets can be made
- 5. The ball lands determining the winner
- 6. Payouts are made
- 7. The losing bets are swept away by the casino
- 8. The players who decide to leave the table exchange roulette chips for cash
Roulette Betting
Roulette betting is very easy. You just have to know what kinds of bets you can place at table layout, what are their odds and decide on how much you will wager. The players can make two types of roulette bets – inside and outside, which include:
Inside bets
- One number bet, or Straight up, or En plein
- Two numbers bet, or Split Bet, or Cheval
- Three numbers bet, or Street Bet, or Transversale
- Four numbers bet, or Corner, or Carre
- Five numbers bet
- Six numbers bet, or Line Bet, or Sixainne
Outside bets
- Twelve numbers Column bet, or Colonne
- Twelve numbers Dozen bet, or Douzaine
- Red/Black bet, or Rouge/ Noir
- Even/Odd bet, or Pair/Impair
- Low/High numbers bet, or Manque/ Passe
How to Play Online Roulette
- Spin – option which stars the game.
- Clear – roulette option which allows to cancel the bet by removing the chips already placed on the table.
- Repeat or Rebet– by choosing this option the player can repeat the previous bet.
- Special Bets – at some casinos by choosing this option the player can make additional call bets.
- Help – opens a new window explaining the basic rules of the game
- Cashier – option allowing to adjust your balance, whether fun or real money balance
- Balance – the window showing the current money balance of the player
The option names used in the roulette game can differ from casino to casino. But if you know the basic roulette rules, it won’t be difficult to understand how the roulette game works.
