Roulette Rules
Considered as one of the easiest games to play and understand, the roulette playing table consists of a betting area and the roulette wheel. The wheel has 38 compartments with numbers from 1 to 36 that are colored black and red, and two green compartments with a single zero and a double zero. It is advised that players must have different colored chips so that bets will not be mixed up. Usually these colored chips are exchanged back with cash chips that have the value amount imprinted on them and will be taken to the cash desk to give you the actual cash money in exchange.
Chips
Chips, which are also called checks, are bought in stacks of 20 from the dealer. Chips are given in a color. Of course you must determine what the chips are worth when you buy. These chips were regarded as bets when playing roulette and players place many chips as they wish. You should know that table minimums are posted at each roulette table and that the checks have no value at other games. Therefore make sure you cash in your checks before leaving the table.
The Game
How to start the game? The game starts by placing bets on the numbered layout. The dealer will spin the wheel in one direction and the small ball will be spun in the opposite direction. The small ball will fall into one of the wheel's numbered compartments and determines the winning number. The dealer then marks the winning number on the betting area and bets are paid accordingly. Take note that players can no longer place any more bets once the wheel is spinning and when the dealer says “No more bets.” Placing of bets after the croupier says “No more bets” is not legal. This activity is commonly referred as past posting. It is not recommended because it is considered cheating.
Bets
Roulette offers a wide variety of bets and a combination of bets with both long and even odds.
- Inside Bets
- Straight Up: It is a wager on a single number. The chip is placed on the middle of a number square.
- Split Bet: It is a wager on two numbers, either on the vertical of horizontal. It is on the line between the two numbers where the chip is placed.
- Street or Line Bet: The chip is placed on the vertical line separating the outside and inside betting areas.
- Corner Bet or Quad Bet: It is a bet on four numbers. The chip is placed at the horizontal and vertical intersection of the lines between the numbers and not touching the four corners of the numbers you are betting.
- Basket Bet: A five number bet on zero.
- Double Street Bet: A bet on six numbers. The chip is placed on the line separating the outside and inside area just like for the street bet.
- Outside Bets
- Red or Black: A wager on which color the roulette wheel will show.
- Even or Odd: A wager on an even or odd number.
- Dozen Bet: A bet made on the 12 consecutive numbers by placing the wager in the boxes marked 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36.
- Column Bets: A 12 number bets but consist of the numbers in one of the three vertical columns and are made in the boxes at the bottom of the layout.