Roulette - The Rules Of The Game

Roulette is considered by many as the "King of the Casino", and with the number of players converging to tackle this famous spinning wheel, it may be a fact. Roulette is a simple and easy game. You only need to place bets on the 38 slots available. The dealer, or 'croupier', spins the wheel; as a matter of fact, the roulette wheel is spinning all the time - the croupier sees to it. Once the bets are placed, he then takes a small white ball and throws it on the roulette wheel, in the opposite direction of the spin. When the ball rests in any of the slots, all who placed a bet on that number wins.

Before you sit down and play you need to purchase roulette chips. You are assigned specific-colored chips different from other players who will be joining you on the same table. Once you are done playing, you can exchange these roulette chips for regular casino chips that you can cash in at the cage.

There are minimum and maximum bets for each roulette table for both inside and outside bets. That means if the minimum is 2 dollars, you need to bet a minimum of 2 dollars for your inside bets and 2 dollars as well if you decide to take outside bets.

Since we are talking about casinos, the odds are always in favor of the house. As with every other casino game, roulette carries with it a house advantage, or edge. With the presence of both the zero and double zero in the roulette slots, the American roulette gives the house a 5.3 percent advantage. It is advisable to search for houses that offer the European wheel that does not contain the double zero, thus giving the house a 2.7 percent advantage. You needn't worry if the number you want to bet on is already filled with chips; you can just put your chips on top of them anyway - all the players have different colored chips. The croupier allows players to place their bets even after he throws the white ball on the wheel. At the point when the ball begins to slow down the croupier will announce "no more bets". He will then put a mark on the winning number. No one is allowed to place bets for the next game until the croupier, removes the marker from the winning number. After that everyone can begin placing their bets for the next spin.