Roulette Rules

Firstly Roulette is a very easy game to learn, Roulette isn't like Blackjack, which is rapid fire action. It moves at a slower pace, and is more of a social game. Roulette tables use their own chips, different from the chips used in the rest of the casino. Roulette tables use their own chips so that the dealer can tell all of the players at the table apart.

In Roulette the dealer determines the value of a chip. There are no distinguishing marks, only colors. A dealer will place what is known as a 'lammer' on top of a stack of chips. This indicates the value of the total stack of chips. For instance, if there is a stack of 10 blue chips with $50 printed on it, you know that the entire stack is worth $50, with each chip being worth $5.

Playing Roulette

Ready to play Roulette, how do you go about placing bets? There seems to be a million different ways to place bets down. Basically there are two types of Roulette bets: you have your "inside" bets, which take place on the main grid of numbers on the inside of the table, and your "outside" bets, which take place on the outside edge of the table.

When you are ready to bet, take a number of your chips and place them on the table, corresponding to what you wish to bet on. There is a table minimum; let's say that the table minimum is $10. You are only allowed to place $10 bets on the outside bets, however, you can place 10 $1 bets for an inside bet. You can bet on red or black, or you can bet on the number being even or odd. The possibilities are endless.

With Roulette you are allowed to place bets right up until the dealer says "no more bets!" you are also allowed to place bets while the ball is still spinning, up until the dealer tells you to stop. When the ball stops spinning you cannot place any further bets.

When the ball does come to a rest, the dealer will pay off the winners, and take the chips from the losers.

The Payout

A bet on one number only, called a straight-up bet, pays 35 to 1. (You collect 36. With no house advantage it should be 36 to1).