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 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.
