The Game

Roulette, the classic game of chance, a game that offers real excitement as the ball begins to slow down. High winnings and fast gaming.

 

 

How to Play Roulette

It's an easy game to play and briefly explained with a ball of ivory that rotates in the wheel of total of 38 numbers, 0-36 plus 00, and the kinetic energy of the ball and the wheel decreases the ball will end its journey haphazardly on one of the 38 numbers.

As a player, one try's to anticipate, where the ball is going to stop and prior to the number coming up making one's choice and place a wager on one or several numbers. The player wagers against the bank independently of other participants.

 

 

Place your Bets

Next step is to choose the value of your chips and then place your bets accordingly. The croupier (dealer) then announces "No more bets, please" and seconds later the wheel starts spinning. Online it is also common with functions for repeating the last bet or bets within the game.

 

 

Single Bets

There is a total of 9 different possibilities to single bets, and where each bet covers different numbers and holds a different pay distribution.

 

Straight Up

Place your chips on one number only, including the zero and the double zero.

 

Split Bet

Place your chips on the line between two numbers including the zero and the double zero.

 

Street Bet

Select which row, this by the long line. Street bet covers three numbers.

 

Corner Bet

Place the chip in the cross where four numbers meet. You will be playing on all four numbers.

 

Five Bet

This bet may only be placed on one spot on the Roulette table. The bet covers the following numbers, 0, 00, 1, 2 and number 3.

 

Line Bet

A line bet consists of two street bets that are marked by a counter. Along the long line you mark in the t-cross and cover six numbers e.g. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

 

Dozen Bet

Here you can mark 12 numbers by putting your bet in one of the three marked boxes, 1st 12, 2nd 12 or 3rd 12.

 

Column Bet

On the short side of the Roulette table there are three boxes marked 2 to 1. By putting your chips in one of these you mark all numbers above, excluding 0 and 00. Totally you will be marking 12 numbers.

 

Red/Black, Even/Odd, Low/High

A chip put in one of these boxes, put along the long side of the table closest to the player, makes it possible to cover half the table. What you are playing on is described in respectively box. Single zero (0) or double zero (00) are not covered by these boxes. Each box covers 18 numbers.

 

 

Wagers Pay

The following is standard pay on winnings in Roulette (American, 00).

 

Wager	Pay	Term
1 number	35 to 1	Straight Up
2 numbers	17 to 1	Split Bet
3 numbers	11 to 1	Street Bet
4 numbers	8 to 1	Corner Bet
5 numbers	6 to 1	Five Bet
6 numbers	5 to 1	Line Bet
12 numbers	2 to 1	Dozen Bet
12 numbers	2 to 1	Column Bet
18 numbers	1 to 1	Red/Black, Even/Odd, Low/High

 

 

Winning Number Display

Online as well as land based a winning number display is and should be available that shows the last and previous winning numbers.

 

 

US Wheel

The number layout used for a US wheel.

 

00-27-10-25-29-12-8-19-31-18-6-21-33-16-4-23-35-14-2-0-28-9-26-30-11-7-20-32-17-5-22-34-15-3-24-36-13-1.

 

 

Bet Lay Out

The most common bets in American roulette graphically displayed…

 

 

 

House Edge

Per the definition of above standard rules the following house edge applies.

 

American roulette (double zero) house edge is 5.26%.