Roulette: Fortune at the spin of a wheel
 Roulette is easily the most popular casino and gambling game. Roulette is a French word meaning small wheel. The roulette wheel is divided into 37 numbers in the European roulette wheel and into 38 numbers in the American roulette wheel . At the end of each spin a ball rests on one of the numbers and this decides which of the bets wins.
The main numbers are 1 to 36 alternating between black and red colours. In addition the European wheel has a green number 0, while the American wheel has two green numbers 0 and 00. A number of types of bets are possible such as individual numbers, rows, columns, odd or even numbers and red or black numbers. The 0 and 00 do not qualify as belonging to any row or column or colour or odd/even classification. They provide the table cut for the house. The American wheel has a greater table cut and therefore players have a lower chance of winning.
Roulette was invented in France in the 17 th century by the mathematician Blaise Pascal. The early wheels had only 36 numbers. The 0 was added later by Francois Blanc to give an advantage to the house. A legend narrates that Francois got this idea from the devil because all the numbers of the wheel add up to 666, which is the number of the beast.
The popularity of the game can be judged from the fact that almost all internet casinos play online roulette .
Roulette is one of the easiest and potentially most lucrative games available online.
European Roulette
There are many different ways to place bets in Roulette. Each bet covers a different set of numbers and has a different distribution. We offer double-zero roulette -- with 0 and 00 -- for more betting options.
You can bet on any number, including 0 or 00, by placing the chip on a number.
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Winnings Table
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| Chip Covers |
Term |
Pays |
| 1 number |
Straight Up |
35 to 1 |
| 2 numbers |
Split Bet |
17 to 1 |
| 3 numbers |
Street Bet |
11 to 1 |
| 4 numbers |
Corner Bet |
8 to 1 |
| 5 numbers |
Five Bet |
6 to 1 |
| 6 numbers |
Line Bet |
5 to 1 |
| 12 numbers |
Dozen Bet or Column Bet |
2 to 1 |
| 18 numbers |
Red/Black, Even/Odd or Low/High Bets |
1 to 1 |
House advantage:
American Roulette: 5.27%
European Roulette: 2.7%
European Roulette with En Prison Rule: 1.35%
ROULETTE SYSTEM
You may want to use a system which will win a high percentage of the time and keep your losses to a low level. The table bellow is a money management system, which slightly increases bets after loss and start over after win. May try it at your own risk.
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Roulette System
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Wager on 2 numbers
Payout 17 : 1
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| Wager $ |
No. of Wagers |
Invested $ |
Payout $ |
| 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 |
8 |
8 |
17 |
| 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3 |
8 |
32 |
51 |
| 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5 |
8 |
72 |
85 |
| 8,8,8,8,8,8 |
6 |
120 |
136 |
| 13,13,13 |
3 |
159 |
221 |
| 21,21 |
2 |
201 |
357 |
| 34,34 |
2 |
269 |
578 |
| 55,55 |
2 |
379 |
935 |
| 89,89 |
2 |
557 |
1513 |
Anyone who thinks they can project the next series of numbers only fooling themselves. The only sure-fire system in roulette is smart money management and patience.
Spreading your money around, by playing $2 straight up and another $2 on all four corners, instead of $10 on one, will increase your long-term staying power.
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