Roulette rules. Basic roulette rules.

Roulette rules. Roulette bets, roulette game table.

The rules of roulette are pretty straightforward, even though the actual board might look complicated at first. It only looks that way because of the 36 number squares, which are called the "inside numbers". You can bet on the indide, the outside, or both. In this article we are going to go over all of the roulette rules that you need to know so that you can bet confidently the next time you gamble.

The game starts with players making bets on the inside or outside bet lines. There are 36 main numbers with a 0 added for European roulette, and a 0 and 00 added for the USA version. That obviously means that the house advantage is better in the USA version, so always play the Euro or French versions if they are available to you.

The hand begins when the "croupier" or dealer says that bets are live, and up to 8 players start placing their chips in the inside and outside blocks. After a short minute the croupier will spin the ball and then declare "no more bets". After that moment any bet made is not considered live, and will be discounted. All other bets are live and when the number is settled on, winners are paid out.

The house advantage in roulette is 2.7% for Euro and French versions, and 5.26 for the US version. In some online casinos and even live casinos, if you miss completely by the number hitting 0, you can get half your bet back.

The payouts are interesting and heavily varied in the game of roulette. There are several different ways to win:
One number: 35 to 1
Split number: 17 to 1
Street Bet: 11 to 1
4 Bet: 8 to 1 (corner of any number hit)
6 Bet: 5 to 1
Outside Dozen/Column: 2 to 1
Outside Even or Odd, Black Or Red: 1 to 1

You can also bet on low or high numbers, othewise known as "manque" and "passe", although those terms are rarely used now.

Some final thoughts, roulette is a game of chance with some strategy involved. Every roulette table whether it's live or online will have a history board up showing you the last several numbers that the ball landed on, as well as other stats possibly provided by the casino. There are many people who develop additional strategies based on the concepts of numerology and odds, though no concrete evidence is given that it has any bearing on the actual game's outcome.

The goal in the end, is to guess what number the ball will land on, and secondly, what color and whether it will be even or odd. Obviously for guessing the exact number you could hit it big and a few times in a short period, and you could be looking at a big lick. That is why people love roulette game so much.

The roulette rules are very simple and straightforward as soon as you catch on. Hopefully by now you are no longer confused at how the betting and lines work at this internationally renowned casino table game.