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The Rules and How to Play
First played in France
in the 17th century. Roulette Gambling is now one of the most popular
European gambling games.
The Casino or House has a house advantage in Roulette Gambling. The house advantage is 2.7%. on a single zero roulette table. The house advantage on a double zero roulette table it is 5.26%. (7.9% on the five-number bet, 0-00-1-2-3). The house advantage is gained by paying the winners a chip or two (or a proportion of it) less than what it should have been if there was no advantage.
The Basic Principles of Roulette Gambling
Up to eight players play against a croupier the casinos’ house representative also known as the dealer. The croupier spins the roulette wheel and handles the players wagers and pays out on behalf of the house. The wheel has 37 slots representing one zero and 36 numbers. In the USA most roulette wheels have 38 slots with two zeros.
Each player buys-in a different coloured chips so their bets don't get muddled up. At the end of play, if you won, you exchange back the coloured chips with house “cash chips”. These are special chips with the value amount imprinted on them. There are several denominations in various colours. You then take these chips to the cash desk where they will give you actual cash money in exchange.
To play roulette, you place your bet or bets on numbers (any number including the zero) in the table layout or on the outside, and when everybody at the table had a chance to place their bets, the croupier starts the spin and launches the ball. Just a few moments before the ball is about to drop over the slots, the croupier says “no more bets” and may signal that from that moment no one is allowed to place more, or change, their bets until the ball drops on a slot. Only after the croupier places the dolly on the winning number on the roulette table and clears all the losing bets you can then start placing new bets. At this time the croupier will pay out to the winners. The winners are those bets that are on or around the number that comes up. Also the bets on the outside of the layout win if the winning number is represented.
The 'En Prison' rule
A roulette gambling rule applied to even-money bets only, and by some, but
not all, casinos. When the outcome is zero, some casinos will allow the
player to either take back half the bet or leave the bet (en prison = in
prison) for another roulette spin. In the second case. On the following spin
the outcome is again zero, then the whole bet is lost.
The 'La Partage' rule
The la partage roulette gambling rule is similar to the en prison rule, only
in this case the player loses half the bet and does not have the option of
leaving the bet en prison for another spin. This refers to the 'outside'
even-money bets Red/Black, High/Low, Odd/Even and applies when the outcome
is zero. Both the La Partage and the En Prison roulette rules essentially
cuts the casino advantage on the 'even-money bets' in half. So a bet on Red
on a single-zero roulette table with the la partage rule or the en prison
rule has a 1.35% house advantage and one on a double-zero roulette table has
a house advantage of 2.63%.
The payouts
White shows a bet on one number only, called a straight-up bet, pays 35 to
1. (You collect 36. With no house advantage you should collect 37 (38 in the
USA on double zero roulette wheels).
Pink shows a two-number bet, called split bet, pays 17 to 1.
A three-number bet, called street bet, pays 11 to 1.
Grey shows a four-number bet, called corner bet, pays 8 to 1.
A six-number bet, pays 5 to 1.
Black shows a bet on the outside dozen or column, pays 2 to 1.
A bet on the outside even money bets, pays 1 to 1.
The Object
of the game
To win at roulette the player needs to predict where the ball will land
after each spin. This is by no means easy. In fact, luck plays an important
part in this game. Some players go with the winning numbers calling them
'hot' numbers and therefore likely to come up more times. Others see which
numbers did not come up for some time and bet on them believing that their
turn is now due. Some players bet on many numbers to increase their chances
of winning at every spin, but this way the payout is considerably reduced.
Other methodical players use specific roulette gambling systems or methods,
money management systems, or both.
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