How to play Roulette
December 18, 2006 - Ian Ross
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Introduction to Roulette
Roulette is a simple and fun game to play. Roulette, meaning "small wheel", consists of a wheel, a ball and a table marked with separate boxes containing numbers in non sequential order. You can place bets on any particular number or a set of numbers. Once you have placed your bet(s), clicking on the Spin button initiates play and the ball is released in the opposite direction of the spinning wheel. When the ball stops in one of the numbers, you win if your bet was placed on that number.
Generally two version of Roulette are available to play in online casinos: Roulette or American Roulette and European Roulette. The main differences between the two games are the numbers on the wheels and the types of bets that you can place. Roulette has both a single zero ("0") and a double zero ("00") while European Roulette only has a single zero ("0").
How to Start Playing Roulette
To start playing Roulette, first you need to place a bet. The chip values in Roulette are $1, $5, $25, and $100. You can select any combination of chips to bet per click from $1 up to $500 by clicking on the different chip denominations. When you have reached your desired bet amount in the "Amount to bet per click" area, you can place individual bets equal to the bet amount selected by clicking different locations on the table. The total amount you can bet per spin is $500 for Inside Bets and $500 for Outside Bets. Once you have placed your bet(s) the ball starts spinning in the Roulette wheel.
You Win When:
The ball lands on a number or color that corresponds with your bet.
You Lose When:
The number or color you have placed a bet on does not correspond with the number or color the ball lands on.
Button Descriptions:
Spin - This initiates the ball spinning on the wheel.
Repeat - This replaces all the chips placed from the previous spin.
Clear - This removes all previous bets on the table
Remove - To remove chips in the download version of the casino, simply 'right-click' on the chip you wish to remove.
American Roulette Bets
Roulette, also known as American Roulette, consists of a wheel of 38 stops and a ball that can land with equal chance on any of the 38 stops. The stops are numbered in non-sequential order "0", "00", and then 1-36. The stops 1-36 are colored either black or red and the "0" and "00" stops are colored green. You can make wagers on where the ball will land on the wheel by placing chips on the Roulette table. Winnings are paid on a multiplier of the bet.
Roulette Bets and Payouts
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Bet Category |
Description |
Payout |
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Straight up |
Just place your chips on your chosen number. You may wager on any number including zero (0) and double (00). |
35:1 |
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Split Bet |
Just place your chips on the line separating any two given numbers. This allows you to bet both of the two numbers at the same time with one chip. |
17:1 |
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Street Bet |
Just place your bet on the outer right boundary line of the roulette table. This allows you to bet on the row of three corresponding numbers. |
11:1 |
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Corner Bet |
Just place your chips on the cross where four numbers intersect. This allows you to bet on any of the four corresponding numbers. |
8:1 |
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Five Bet |
Just place your chips on the outer right line of the roulette table between "00" and "3." This allows you to bet on any of the following numbers "0," "00," "1," "2," and "3." |
6:1 |
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Dozen Bet |
Just place your bet in one of the three boxes marked "1st 12," "2nd 12," or "3rd 12." |
2:1 |
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Line Bet |
Just place your chips on the outer right boundary line of the roulette table where it is intersected by the line dividing two rows. This allows you to cover two street bets. |
5:1 |
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Column Bet |
Just place your bet in one of the three boxes marked "2 to 1." This allows you to bet on any of the twelve numbers in the column above it. |
2:1 |
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Color |
Just place your bet on either red or black, and it the ball lands on your color you win. |
1:1 |
| Odd/Even 1:1 |
Just place your wager on either odd or even and if the ball lands on your choice, you win. |
1:1 |
Outside Min/Max
Look here to find the minimum and maximum total of the outside bets allowed. Outside bets are the large groupings of numbers along the "outside" of the roulette table. These bets include 1st 12, 2nd 12, 3rd 12, 1-18, 19-36, Even, Odd, All Reds (the red diamond), All Blacks (the black diamond), and the 12-number columns at the end of the table.
Inside Min/Max
Look here to find the minimum and maximum total of the inside bets allowed. Inside bets are bets placed directly on a number or between numbers.
European Roulette Bets
European Roulette consists of a wheel with 37 stops and a ball that can land with equal chance on any of the 37 stops. The stops are numbered in non-sequential order 0 and then 1-36. The stops 1-36 are colored either black or red and the "0" stop is colored green. You can bet on where the ball will land on the wheel by placing chips on the Roulette table. Winnings are paid on a multiplier of the bet.
European Roulette Bets and Payouts
There are many types of bets in European Roulette. By placing the chips differently or choosing a neighbor or special bet, you can bet on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 17 or 18 numbers.
The following table is a list of the bet types, a description of each bet and the corresponding payouts for a winning bet.
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Bet Category |
Description |
Payout | ||||||||
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Inside Bets | ||||||||||
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Straight up - 1 number |
Place your bet on any single number |
35:1 | ||||||||
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Split - 2 numbers |
Place your bet on the line between any two numbers |
17:1 | ||||||||
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Street - 3 numbers |
Place your bet at the lower end of any row of numbers. |
11:1 | ||||||||
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Corner - 4 numbers |
Place your bet at the cross where four numbers meet or on the lower intersection between 0 and 1. |
8:1 | ||||||||
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Corner - 4 numbers (0,1,2,3) |
Place your bet at the top corner of the 3 where the 0 and 3 intersect. |
8:1 | ||||||||
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Line - 6 numbers |
Place your bet at the upper end of two rows at the intersection between them. |
5:1 | ||||||||
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Outside Bets | ||||||||||
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Any Column - 12 numbers |
Place your bet in one of the 3 boxes at the bottom of each column. |
2:1 | ||||||||
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Dozen - 12 numbers |
Place your bet in one of the boxes marked "1st 12", "2nd 12" or "3rd 12". |
2:1 | ||||||||
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Red - All red numbers |
Place your bet in the box containing the red diamond. |
1:1 | ||||||||
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Black - All black numbers |
Place your bet in the box containing the black diamond. |
1:1 | ||||||||
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Even - All even numbers |
Place your bet in the box marked "Even". |
1:1 | ||||||||
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Odd - All odd numbers |
Place your bet in the box marked "Odd". |
1:1 | ||||||||
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1-18 |
Place your bet in the box marked 1-18 |
1:1 | ||||||||
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19-36 |
Place your bet in the box marked 19-36 |
1:1 | ||||||||
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Neighbor Bets (Use the number oval table located at the top of the screen to place these bets.) | ||||||||||
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Neighbor Bet |
When a single number is chosen from the oval table the bet amount will be placed on that number and the two numbers to the immediate right and left of the number. For example: If the player selects the number 5 the bet amount will be placed on the numbers 16, 24, 5, 10 & 23. |
Payout is equivalent to a straight up bet 35:1. | ||||||||
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Voisins du Zero |
When selected a 9-chips bet will cover Zero plus seven numbers to the right and nine numbers to the left of zero as follows: |
Payout is equivalent to the bet placed.
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Tiers du Cylindre |
When selected a 6-chips bet will cover 1/3 of the numbers on the oval table starting at thirty-three to twenty-seven as follows: |
Payout is equivalent to a split bet 17:1. | ||||||||
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Special Bets | ||||||||||
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Orphans |
When selected 5 chips are bet. These 5 chips will cover the number 1 with 1 chip and the numbers 6/9 + 14/17 + 17/20 + 31/34, each with 1 chip |
Payout is equivalent to a straight up bet for the 1 and a split bet for 6/9, 14/71, 17/20 & 31/34 | ||||||||
Outside Min/Max
Look here to find the minimum and maximum total of the outside bets allowed. Outside bets are the large groupings of numbers along the "outside" of the table. These bets include 1st 12, 2nd 12, 3rd 12, 1-18, 19-36, Even, Odd, All Reds (the red diamond), All Blacks (the black diamond), and the 12-number columns at the end of the table.
Inside Min/Max
Look here to find the minimum and maximum total of the inside bets allowed. Inside bets are bets placed directly on a number or between numbers.
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