Roulette is an exciting and exhilarating game that is played in nearly every casino in the world. The payout in roulette allows players to win large amounts of money while risking much smaller amounts. The biggest payout is 35 to one, meaning that a $10 bet could win you as much as $350. However, as with all casino games, the casino has a slight advantage.
How to Play Roulette
Roulette is an easy game to learn how to play. Each player can bet on specific numbers, or colors, or even/odd. Numbers are from 1 to 36. Colors alternate between red and black and two green spaces, numbered 0 and 00. After all of the bets are placed, the roulette dealers sends the ball around the wheel until it comes to rest on one of the numbers. The casino always wins if the roulette ball lands on one of the green spaces.
How to Bet in Roulette
Betting in Roulette can be a little more complicated. Players can place bets either 'inside' or 'outside' of the numbers. The most common is the inside bet is the 'straight up' bet. This means that the player wagers that the ball will come to rest on that specific number. The straight up bet pays out the most, but has the worst odds of hitting. Other types of inside bets include the 'street bet', which is like betting three numbers that connect in a horizontal line on the betting table, and a 'corner bet' which is betting on one of the 4 numbers in a square block.
An outside bet means that the player wagers that the ball will come to rest on the one of the numbers in the group created by the player placing their chips on the border between numbers, or when a player bets on a color, or odd/even, or one of several other variations. Some of the other variation are
a 1-18 or 19-36, either of which can be made as a single bet, albeit at drastically lower payout odds (and not so coincidentally higher odds of actually happening.) You can also bet on a 'dozen', meaning that you can place one bet that covers an
A dozen bet consists of a player betting on the first, second, or third groupings of numbers. on the betting table.
Odds of Winning in Roulette:
As mentioned, the worst odd and best payout ratio is achieved by placing a bet on a single number. A 'street bet' has the second best payout ratio at 11-1, and a 'cornet bet' would give you 8-1. In general the best odds and worst payout ratio would be bettign back/red or even/odd, which provide a 1-1 payout.
Keep in mind that all casino games have a house advantage, and betting wihtout knowing what you are doing, and what the odds are can be damaging to your bankroll!
