Online Roulette

By merely spinning a small white ball in one direction inside a trough which contains a numbered and slotted wheel is how one plays Roulette. The wheel is spun is the opposite direction.

Once the ball has settled in a slot, the winning number is decided. The Wheel contains 18 red slots and 18 black slots. A Roulette wheel in Europe will have one green slot for the number 0 while the Roulette wheel which is US based will at times have an additional 00 green slot.

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Betting options for Roulette

The American double-zero wheel, which is the standard wheel gives the house a 5.26% edge. However because European roulette is played on a wheel that only has one zero this reduces the houses edge to 2.70%.

Bets are generally classified into Inside Bets (made on the numbers directly inside the numbered table) and Outside Bets (made on the betting area surrounding the number layout):

The inside bets:

Single Number - When you be on a single number, Zero or Double Zero - Pays 35 to 1
Split Bet - When you bet on two numbers by putting the chip on the line which separates the two numbers you wish to bet on - Pays 17 to 1
Corner Bet - When you bet on four numbers by putting the chip on the corners of all the 4 numbers you wish to bet on - Pays 8 to 1
Street Bet - When you bet on a row of three numbers by putting the chip on the line at the edge of the row you wish to bet on - Pays 11 to 1
Special Line Bet - This is a one of a kind bet that is made when you bet on the 5 adjoined numbers (american) of 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3 - Pays 6 to 1
Line Bet - This is similar to the street bet but you now bet on 2 rows simultaneously - Pays 5 to 1

The outside bets

Dozens - When you play one of the 3 horizontal sets of numbers - Pays 2 to 1
Odds or Evens - Even money is paid
Red or Black - Even money is paid
Column Bets - When you play one of the 3 vertical columns of numbers - Pays 2 to 1
1 -18 - When you bet on the first half of the numbers (excluding the zeros) - Even money is paid
19 - 36 - When you bet on the second half of the numbers. Even money is paid