Roulette

When thinking about casinos, one game that always comes to mind is Roulette. This game offers a pretty good profit margin for players and the house advantage is not particularly high. You can play this game online as well as face to face.

Winning at Roulette

The aim of the game is to choose the number or the type of pocket in which the ball will end up. In order to do this, you must place your chips in the corresponding area of the layout.

Betting in Roulette

It is possible to place your bet in different way:

• A single number bet. The chip is placed in the middle of a number square. (Payment at 35 times the original bet).
• Between two numbers. The chip is placed on the line between two numbers. (17 times); A bet on three numbers on a single horizontal line. (11 times)
• A bet on four numbers in a square. (8 times)
• Six line, a bet on two lines. (5 times)
• At the base of a column. (2 times)
• A bet on the first 1-12, second 13-24, or the third 25 – 36 groups. (2 times)
• A bet on 18 numbers depending on their colour, their position on the layout, their type. (single pay out)

Bidding in Roulette

You can either place you chips directly on the layout yourself or you can have the croupier do it for you. In order for this to happen you must place a bid. It is possible to place all the bids previously mentioned. It is also possible to bet on groups of numbers.

Differentiate between Roulettes

Depending on where in the world you may be playing, you will be able to take part in different versions of Roulette. Below are the three main variations:

• French / European Roulette, with 37 squares numbered from 0 – 36
• English Roulette, which uses the same roller but has a maximum of 7 players and each player uses a different coloured chip.
• American Roulette contains an extra box, the double zero, 00.

Winning at Roulette

Certain experts have worked out techniques, Martingales, in order to beat the bank with each game. There are limits nowadays on how much you can bet in a casino, and using strategies and techniques to win big can be somewhat risky.

The history of Roulette

Blaise Pascal was the first person to put certain elements of Roulette together. These were then remade into a betting game in a clandestine circle in Paris. It was not until the Blanc brothers put the game into their casino in Monte-Carlo that it became famous. Nowadays, it is played all over the world, in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Macao as well as in the internet.