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Roulette
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The legendary Wheel of
Chance has been called by many
names, today, the most popular name
is Roulette. Roulette offers players
a big payoff and a chance for
bragging rites for having that
biggest win or the luckiest number.
The odds of that little ball landing
on your number are 35 to 1, meaning
if you bet $100 on that number and
you win, you walk away with $3500.
Of course, there are other bets you
can make on Roulette as there are
many strategies for playing Roulette
and there are some pretty exciting
variations too. We'll help you sort
through the lot with our guide. And
we'll show you some very exciting
places to play. |
There
are a few variations of
Roulette, but the basics of the
game remain the same. You main
objective is to wager on the
number you think the ball will
land on. This can be done
several ways. Below is a list of
the types of bets and a short
description for each which
summarizes what each means.
Column bet - place your bet at
the bottom of one of the three
columns.
Dozen bet - betting on the
first, second or third 12
numbers.
Even-Money Bet - betting on any
half of the numbers, such as all
even, odd, red, black or numbers
1 - 18 or 19m - 36.
French Wheel - has numbers 0 -
36 but does not have the double
00, used in Europe but not often
in the U.S.
Game layout - This is how the
table is set up, covering the
any area where bets are placed.
Inside bet - bets that are
placed on the inside betting
area of the table.
Line bet - covers a six number
area on the inside of the table.
Outside bet - bets that are
placed on the outside betting
area of the table.
Roulette ball - the ball used in
the wheel area.
Roulette table - the table the
game is played on.
Roulette wheel - the wheel used.
Slots - the numbered pockets or
slots on the wheel.
Split bet - a bet that covers
two numbers, the chip is on the
dividing line between numbers.
Square bet (or corner bet) -
placed on four numbers forming a
corner.
Straight bet - an inside bet
placed on a single number.
Street - three numbers
horizontally.
Street bet - placing a bet on a
street.
Three-number bet - same as a
street bet.
Two-number bet - placing a bet
in two numbers that are
adjacent.
The odds for each type of bet
are listed below. The biggest
paying bet is a Straight Bet,
paying 35 to 1 while the lowest
type bet is an Even Money bet,
paying 1 to 1.
Straight bet pays 35:1;
Split bet pays 17:1;
Street bet pays 11:1;
Square bet pays 8:1;
Line bet pays 5:1;
Column bet pays 2:1;
Dozen bet pays 2:1;
Even-Money bet pays1:1
American Roulette is what is
most commonly found in casinos.
Online Casinos offer this and
European Roulette. American
Roulette has a Double Zero OO
and a Single Zero, where
European Roulette has a Single
Zero O and offers the same
payout of the different types of
bets. Fairly new to Online
Casinos is the French Roulette
Game, which offers a a slight
twist with the 'La Partage' rule
that allows players to lose only
half of their even money bets if
the wheel lands on Zero. These
games can be found at the
casinos we list on our site.
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