The Basics of Roulette
Roulette has long been one of the premier casino games, offering thrills and mystery since 17th century France. Although a straightforward experience for beginners, roulette offers surprising depth to serious betters who use sound strategies. Here we cover all the fundamentals of this exciting casino game from placing chips onto a table to how to handle winnings.
Before beginning any game of Roulette, it’s essential to establish a budget and select a table within your price range. Each table contains a placard which specifies its minimum and maximum bet limits; generally speaking, outside bets have higher table maximums than inside bets.
Once you’ve selected a table, speak to the dealer (or croupier) about purchasing roulette chips. They will ask how much each chip should cost before marking it with its denomination – once bought, they’ll be placed onto the table by the dealer – ready for betting to commence!
Once your bets have been placed, a croupier will spin the wheel and roll a ball onto it. As soon as this happens, your bets will be paid out based on their odds – the dealer will remove any losing bets before paying out winners; before beginning another round of betting and spinning.
Roulette wheels feature 18 red pockets, 18 black pockets and one or two green pockets depending on which version of Roulette you’re playing. As green pockets give the house an advantage, players should aim to limit their encounters as much as possible.
Roulette bets fall into two general categories: inside and outside bets. Inside bets involve placing individual numbers as bets, such as betting red or black numbers or whether an odd-even number comes up; outside bets involve placing groups of numbers together such as red-black, odd-even, first, second, third dozen and high/low bets – these bets offer lower payouts but more chances to win than inside ones; on average you could win around 35:1 by picking the appropriate ones – thus encouraging low risk strategies when approaching Roulette games!