The game of roulette is a gambling game in which players bet on which red or black numbered compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball (spun in the opposite direction) will come to rest within. Bets are placed on a roulette table marked to correspond with the compartments of the roulette wheel. It is a gambling game universally played in the gambling casinos of Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. roulette is a banking game, and all bets are placed against the bank--that is the "house" or proprietor of the game. As a big-time betting game, roulette's popularity has been superseded in the United States and the Caribbean Islands by others, notably Craps and Roulette.
Fanciful stories about the invention of roulette include its invention by the 17th century French mathematician Blaise Pascal and first played in a casino in Paris, by a French monk to help break the monotony of monastery life, and by the Chinese, from whom it was transmitted to France by Dominican monks. Whatever its antecedents and origins, roulette emerged only in the late 18th century as a glamorous attraction in the casinos of Europe, where it has long been associated with the gaming rooms at Monte-Carlo.
The roulette wheel layout used in Europe and in America generally not the same. The roulette wheels in Europe are numbered 1-36, and have a green zero section. The roulette wheels in America, however, have a green zero and double zero, giving the American casinos twice the house edge. Things have improved however, in the mid 1800's, roulette wheels in Europe had the double zero system, while those in America had even a triple zero.
The numbers on the roulette wheel consist of two zeros green in color placed at opposite ends of the roulette wheel, and alternating pairs of odd and even numbers alternate between black and red. The object of roulette is to determine which number or color the ball will ultimately land on. Players bet on roulette before and during the spin of the roulette wheel (until the croupier stops all betting with the call 'Rien ne va plus'), on the landing place of the ball after the roulette wheel has stopped spinning.
The roulette table layout is arranged so that the 36 numbers are arranged in 3 columns of 12 numbers each. The numbers are in sequence, and can be either red or black, depending on the number. There are two types of roulette bets: inside bets and outside bets. There are 6 inside roulette bets: straight bet, split bet, street bet, corner bet, five number bet, and a line bet. There are 3 basic outside roulette bets: even-money, column, and dozen bets. You can place as many different types of bets as you want. There are no limits to the number of wagers placed on each roulette spin, as long as the total dollar amount does not exceed $100.
Types of roulette bets Inside bets;
Straight Bet
You can bet on one number by placing a chip in the center of the number you want to place your bet on(1-36, 0, 00) on the roulette. If that number wins you are paid 35 to 1.
Split Bet or Two Number Bet
You can place your chip on the line between two separate numbers on the roulette table. If the ball lands on either of these numbers you win. The pay out is 17 to 1.
Street Bet or Three Number Bet
This allows you to cover three numbers in a row with one bet. To make this bet place your chip in the outside line of the desired row on the roulette table. If one of these three numbers comes up, you win. The pay out is 11 to 1.
Corner Bet
Place your chip in the center of four numbers on the roulette table, and if one of these numbers comes up you win. Pays at 8 to 1.
Five Bet
The only five number bet you can make in roulette is on the numbers 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3. Place your chip on the outside line that divides the 0 and 1. If any of these 5 numbers comes up you will be paid 6 to 1.
Six Line Bet
Allows you to bet on two rows of three numbers. Place your chip in between the outside line of the last numbers of the two rows on the roulette table. If any of the 6 numbers come up you will be paid 5 to 1.
Outside Bets:
The following 3 outside bets all pay at 1 to 1.
Any Red or Black Bet
Bet on either red or black. Place your chip on either the red spot or the black spot on the roulette table.
Any Low Number or High Number Bet
Bet on whether the next number will be 1 through 18 or 19 through 36. Place your chip on either the 1 to 18 spot or on the 19 to 36 spot on the roulette. You lose if either the 0 or the 00 come up.
Any Even or Odd Bet
Bet on whether the number will come up as even or odd. Place your chip on the even spot or the odd spot on the roulette. You lose if either the 0 or the 00 come up.
Dozen Bet (1st 12, 2nd 12, 3rd 12)
These bets divide the roulette table into the numbers 1-12, 13-24, and 25-36. Place your chip on one of three spots: 1st 12, 2nd 12, or the 3rd 12. This bet pays 2-1.
Column Bets
A column bet is a bet on any one of the three long columns of numbers. To make the column bet place your chip on any one of the 2 to 1 spots. This bet pays 2 to 1.
ROULETTE STRATEGY
It's a proven fact that roulette systems that rely on probability have failed to produce consistent successful results. At roulette, each spin is a new spin and the outcome is never determined by prior spins. Therefore, the probability for a possible outcome is the same for each spin of the roulette wheel and a probability advantage cannot be predicted.
For example:
Which outcome has a higher probability after eight successive blacks, black again or red?
Most people would say red.
Most people would be wrong. After eight successive Blacks, a Black is as likely to come as a Red. The roulette wheel has no memory and it does not remember what it just did. This is what many gamblers find hard to believe. This misconception has been around for many years and will probably be around for as many more years. It is known as the notorious gambler's fallacy.
In theory, roulette may be looked at as a game of probability and that the casino advantage of 5.26% with a double zero wheel (2.7% with a single zero wheel) makes the player a definite loser. In practice, as far as the player is concerned, roulette is a game of luck and the player has a chance to win.
If you were to bet $5 on Black for 38 spins on a double zero roulette wheel, in theory you would win and lose every other spin and after 38 spins (which is about an hour of play at a busy roulette table) you would lose $10 for twice the zero outcome. In practice, during an hour of roulette play, at some stage, if you were lucky you would be up and if you were unlucky you would be down by more than $10, and deciding when to quit will determine the amount of your winnings or losses.
If there was no casino advantage and you were paid 37 to 1 (36 to 1 for a single zero wheel) instead of 35 to 1 on numbers and didn't lose on the outside bets when the outcome was zero, during the past several times that you have played the roulette, would you now be even with your money? Chances are it would not make much difference. You would still be either winning or losing and by much more than 5.26%.
The reason is that at roulette by far the two major factors that determine how much you win or lose are:
Your luck on the day and
Deciding when is the best time to quit.
Therefore, for a roulette system to have a degree of success it has to be linked to luck and tell you exactly when to quit. Additionally, a good system has to take into account other obscured but important advantages for both, the casino and the player.
The advantages of roulette to the casino:
The player's natural greed for money
The player's lack of self-discipline and
Time (the longer you play the higher the chances that you hit a streak of bad luck and run out of money)
The advantages of roulette to the player:
You can choose when and where to bet
You can choose and vary the amount of your bet and
You decide when to quit.
Now, if you agree to all that has been said so far and give it some thought, you could well apply a roulette strategy yourself that is linked to luck. Additionally, if you are able to weaken the above said 3 casino advantages (not easy) and make good use of the player's 3 advantages, chances are in the long run you will come out an overall winner.
If you try to beat the roulette wheel mathematically, it's unlikely that you will get anywhere even with no casino advantage (no 0-00). Mathematics and gambling don't mix. In mathematics you know exactly what is going to happen. Gambling is the exact opposite; you never know what is going to happen - otherwise it wouldn't be gambling.
