How to Play Roulette
Roulette is a game of luck where past outcomes have no impact on future outcomes. That being said, it is important to understand the basic rules of the game, particularly as there is more than one type of roulette and the rules differ slightly. It is easy to learn how to play roulette if you take a few minutes to learn the simple rules and the different types of bets that can be placed. Here we will look in particular at European roulette rules since this is the most popular and ancient roulette game, from which the other types derive. Therefore, some of the following rules are considered to be general while the more detailed ones are to be intended for the European variation
The Aim of the Game
The aim of the game of roulette is to correctly guess the number or group of numbers that a small ball will land on when it comes to rest in a spinning wheel. The game comprises of a large spinning wheel with 37 slots numbered from 1 to 36, plus a single zero. There is also a roulette table that depicts the numbers on the wheel and different bets that can be placed.
How to Play the Game
To start a game of roulette you must place chips on the roulette table on the bet you want to place. You then start the wheel spinning and sit back to wait for the ball to come to rest on one of the numbered slots. Once the ball comes to rest, you will be paid out for any wins.
Roulette Bets
In a game of European roulette there are ten bets that can be placed – five inside bets and five outside bets. Inside bets include:
- Straight up bet – a bet on a single number
- Split bet – a bet on two numbers that are adjacent on the roulette table
- Street bet – a bet on the three numbers in a row on the table
- Double street bet – a bet on the six numbers in two adjacent rows on the roulette table
- Corner bet – a bet on the four numbers in the corner of the roulette table
- Red or black bet – a bet on the ball landing on a red or black number
- Odd or even bet – a bet on the ball landing on an odd or even number
- High or low bet – a bet on the ball landing on a high number (19-36) or a low number (1-18)
- Column bet – a bet on the 12 numbers in a column on the table
- Dozen bet – a bet on a group of 12 numbers (1-12; 13-24 or 25-36)
