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Roulette
This page describes each and every way you can place a bet at the roulette table, and this guide can effectively be read as a set of roulette rules.
Rules to Roulette
The Basics
The principle of this game is very easy for all people to grasp, in fact many people who will never gamble in their lives know how a Roulette wheel works. A white ball is spun around the rim of the wheel as the carousel turns in the other direction. When the ball runs out of steam it rolls down the sloping sides of the wheel's base and collides with the metal frame of the carousel. The carousel is divided up into 37 slots that are labeled with numbers from 0 to 36. The ball eventually comes to rest in one of the slots and the number of that slot is the winning number.
The winning number has several properties which may affect bets placed on the Roulette table layout. Unless it is Zero, it will either be High or Low, Red or Black, Odd or Even. It will also be in a particular Dozen and Column. As you can see from the Roulette layout to the left, the numbers on the wheel are displayed in this regular form on the table which is almost identical where ever you are in the world. You notice that there is more to bet on than just numbers.
The other bets are:
Even Chances - Red, Black, etc.
Dozens - 1 to12, 13 to 24, 25 to 36
Columns - 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Numbers - 1,2,3,4 etc.
Splits - Between adjacent numbers
Streets - Strips of three numbers
Corners - The corner of four numbers
Six-Lines - Strips of six numbers
In order to place a bet you must first exchange money for colored Roulette chips. This you do at the table you want to play at and no where else. The chips will all be worth the same amount each, for example $1.
Now you are ready to play. When the dealer says, "place your bets", you put your chips where ever you like. You have until a few moments before the ball drops into the next winning number to complete your betting. You will be warned by the dealer as they announce, "no more bets please".
When you finish playing you have to exchange any remaining colored chips that you have for cash chips at the table at which you are playing. These cash chips can be changed for real cash at the cash desk.
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