How to Play Roulette – A Beginners Guide

Roulette has been a game of excitement since the 17th century. This game is easy to understand and relatively easy. The right strategy can pay you high rewards, however, it also brings forth a level of seriousness to the bettors.

This article will be your easy guide to Roulette game, and we will break down the rules of roulette so that you can place your bets wisely and win every time you play this game.

Roulette Rules: Understanding the Basics

To understand the game in-depth, you need to understand the basics first. 

Aim: This is to predict where the ball is going to land.

Bet: Place chips on the number or group of numbers.

Payout: According to your prediction, win from 1x to 35x.

Types of Bets

Inside Bets or Specific Picks

• Straight-up betting on number 1 which pays 35 to 1
• Split betting on number 2 which pays 17 to 1
• Street betting on number 3 which pays 11 to 1
• Corner betting on number 4 which pays 8 to 1
• 6-line betting on number 6 which pays 5 to 1

Outside Bets or General Picks

• Color betting in red or black which pays in 1 to 1
• Even or odd betting which pays 1 to 1
• Column betting on 12 numbers of a column that pays 2 to 1
• Dozen betting is on 1st 12, and 2nd 12, etc which pays 2 to 1
• High or low bets 1-18, 19-26 which also pay 1 to 1

Apart from this, there is a specific game term known as “house edge”, and it is crucial to know how it affects the odds. At every roulette table, the house is considered as the casino itself, and its advantage comes from an additional 0. European roulette has the house edge of 2.7%. American roulette has the house edge of 5.26%. 

Ways to Place A Bet

First, the player has to choose a table according to their budget as each roulette table has a placard of maximum to minimum budget.

Second, You need to watch what is happening at the table to improve your bets as this game is completely luck-based.

Third, once the player has decided to place the bet, they should talk to the dealer about buying a roulette chip. The dealer will then ask about the denomination you would choose to designate to your chip.

If it is a minimum ₹50 table, then you can get your chips at a ₹10 to ₹1000, or it can be anywhere in between. The dealer then marks your chip once you have decided how much you would like to bet.

In roulette, you don’t play specific normal chips, it will always be a coloured specific chip to help differentiate the better.

How to Play Roulette Game In Different Ways?

There are many different types of roulette games, and every game has specific roulette rules. Let’s get into the three main types of roulettes.

• European Roulette

This is the most common type of roulette game played in casinos. The European roulette wheel has 37 pockets counting from 0 to 36. It does not have a double-zero (00), and the single zero brings the house edge which is known as the casino advantage. It has a rate of 2.7%. The only reason this game is the favorite among the players is because of the low house edge.

• American Roulette

American roulette is considered one of Las Vegas’ classic casino games. This game has double zeros added to the wheel (00). It has 38 pockets with a casino advantage of 5.26%, and an extra pocket does not change the rules.

• French Roulette

This game uses the same rules as European roulette and it has all the same betting options as well. However, French roulette has two separate rules known as “la partage” and “en prison” which act as insurance for the players, and they will only lose half of their gamble if the ball lands on zero. 

FAQs about Roulette Game