Roulette Games

Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even. To determine the winning number and color, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted circular track running around the circumference of the wheel.

The ball eventually loses momentum and falls on to the wheel and into one of 37 (in French/European roulette) or 38 colored and numbered pockets on the wheel.

Rules of play against a casino

Roulette players have a variety of betting options. Placing inside bets is either selecting the exact number of the pocket the ball will land in, or a small range of pockets based on their proximity on the layout. Players wishing to bet on the 'outside' will select bets on larger positional groupings of pockets, the pocket color, or whether the winning number is odd or even. The payout odds for each type of bet are based on its probability.

The roulette table usually imposes minimum and maximum bets, and these rules usually apply separately for all of a player's inside and outside bets for each spin. For inside bets at roulette tables, some casinos may use separate roulette table chips of various colors to distinguish players at the table. Players can continue to place bets as the ball spins around the wheel until the dealer announces no more bets or rien ne va plus.

When a winning number and color is determined by the roulette wheel, the dealer will place a marker also known as a dolly on that winning number on the roulette table layout. When the dolly is on the table, no players may place bets, collect bets, or remove any bets from the table. The dealer will then sweep away all other losing bets either by hand or rake, and determine all of the payouts to the remaining inside and outside winning bets. When the dealer is finished making payouts, the marker is removed from the board where players collect their winnings and make new bets. The winning chips remain on the board.

Roulette History

Frenchman Francois Blanc, the founder of the first casino in Monte Carlo, is thought to have created the roulette game. Legend has it that he sold his soul to the devil in return for the secrets of the game, when you calculate the total of all numbers on the roulette table, they add up to 666... The number of the beast!

Recognised the world over, the roulette table draws in the masses wherever you go, especially within Europe and America, our roulette tables are much the same and offer the same great thrills.

Online Roulette Strategy

You can find all sorts of strategic ideas for online roulette but don’t let this deter you as Roulette is the easiest casino game to understand. You simply place wagers on number and colour combinations that appear on the roulette wheel... then cross your fingers. We will be expanding this section shortly to give you some of the very best roulette guides and potential strategies to use.