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Gambling Roulette for Beginners
Rules
Roulette is somewhat unique
amongst modern table games in that it employs a mechanical device as the key
element of the game. This is the large and very distinct Roulette wheel, which
is mounted horizontally on one end of the table. The hollow of the wheel has
numbered pockets ranging from zero to thirty-six (and a '00' in American Style
Roulette).
Roulette consists of a wheel with 38 numbers, these include the numbers 1-36, 0,
and 00. After all the bets have been established the wheel is spun and a ball is
placed on the outer edge of the wheel. The ball will then drop into one of the
numbered pockets once the wheel slows down. The numbers on the wheel alternate
pairs of odd numbers with pairs of even numbers and alternate between black and
red. The two zeros are green in color and are placed at opposite ends of the
wheel. The object of the game is to determine which number or color the ball
with ultimately land on.
The table layout is arranged so that the 36 numbers are arranged in 3 columns of
12 numbers each. The numbers are in sequence, and can be either red or black,
depending on the number. There are two types of roulette bets: inside bets and
outside bets. The 6 inside bets: straight bet, split bet, street bet, corner
bet, five number bet, and a line bet. There are three basic outside bets:
even-money, column, and dozen bets. You can place as many different types of
bets at any time. There are no limits to the number of wagers placed on each
spin.
There is a winning number display at the top right of your screen to help you
find the last winning numbers. The common perception is that if a number has not
been shown as winning in a long time, it could be time to put a stake on that
number!
Wagers in Roulette are placed on an area of the table marked with a pattern of
boxes and numbers. This is called the game layout. You may place wagers on any
particular number, any 4 adjacent numbers, a column or a 'dozens' bet.
The wheel is used to determine the outcome of a game of Roulette. Once the bets
have been placed the wheel is set spinning and a small (usually metal or ivory)
ball is spun onto the wheel in the opposite direction to that of the spinning
wheel. The ball will rapidly loose speed and eventually stop in one of the
pockets. The number of the pocket is the winning number.
The object of the game is to determine which number or color the ball will
ultimately land on.
In Roulette the player places a
bet on a number, color, or group of numbers on the Roulette table.
The more numbers they bet, the
lesser the odds and therefore winnings. The dealer will always announce "No More
Bets" when he or she is about to spin the wheel.
The dealer spins the roulette
wheel in one direction, while rolling a ball into the wheel in the opposite
direction and winnings are determined by the slot on the Roulette wheel where
the ball finally stops.
The amount of the payoff depends
on how the bet was placed.
Features
The Spin button will start
a game of roulette by setting the wheel in motion and injecting the ball onto
the wheel. The Spin button will only be available if you have at least one
credit on the table.
The table felt is divided up according to the pattern of a traditional
roulette table. It is strongly suggested that you read up about the kinds of
bets available in the Types of Bets section. To place a wager on any of these
bet types simply left click on the table to increase the size of your bet, and
right click to decrease.
The Chip Size menu allows you to adjust the size of the increments of
your wager. If you are using a Chip size of 1 then each mouse click will only
add or remove 1 from the current pile of chips on the table.
Under the Options menu you can find the 'Quick Spin' feature. If
activated this feature will stop all game related animations as soon as a reply
is received from the Casino's server. This means that you will not have to wait
for the Roulette wheel animations to slow down before seeing the game result and
being able to play again. This feature can be toggled on or off.
The Undo, Redo, Clear and Repeat buttons are provided to allow you to rapidly
change the bets on the table.
The Undo button removes all changes made to the table since the last bet.
The Redo button reverses the effect of the Undo.
The Clear button removes all chips.
The Repeat button will return the table to the same state it was in
before the previous spin of the wheel. It will replace any wagers that were
removed from the table
Versions
United States Rules, except Atlantic City
Most roulette wheels in the
United States have both a zero and a double zero. These double zero roulette
games have a house edge on every bet of 1/19, or 5.26%, except the 0-00-1-2-3
combination which has a house edge of 3/38 or 7.89%.
A few places offer single zero
roulette in which the edge on every bet is 1/37, or 2.70%. The list below shows
some places that I have seen or heard have single zero roulette, although
keeping it up to date is not a priority of mine. These single zero wheels
usually have a high minimum.
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The Tropicana (Las Vegas)
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The Monte Carlo (Las Vegas)
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The Stratosphere (Las Vegas)
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Mandalay Bay (Las Vegas)
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Grand Casino (Tunica)
Atlantic City Rules
Atlantic City roulette uses a
double zero wheel but follows the European imprisonment rule (see below) on even
money bets. This lowers the house edge on the red, black, odd, even, 1 to 18,
and 19 to 36 bets to 1/38, or 2.63%. At the Claridge, and possibly other
casinos, even money bets only lose half on a single or double zero, which
amounts to the same house edge.
European Rules
There are two differences between
United States rules and European rules. The first is that in Europe there is
only one zero. The second is called the "imprisonment" rule which states that if
the ball lands in zero all even money bets are imprisoned. If on the next spin
the bet wins the wager is returned. If the next spin is another zero then half
the bet is returned. If the bet otherwise loses on the next spin then the house
collects the full bet. The house edge is 1/74, or 1.35%, on the even money bets
and 1/37, or 2.70%, on all others.
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