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Las Vegas Roulette Rules
Roulette comes from the French term meaning "small wheel". Variations of this
game have been around for millennia. Legend has it that Roman soldiers tipped
their chariots over to play on the spinning wheel as a kind of diversion between
theircampaigns. Still others say that monks brought this game from China in the
Middle Ages. Roulette became popular in Europe during the 18th and 19th
centuries, especially in France and Monte Carlo.
Today, the roulette wheel is the most recognized sybmol of the glamour,
excitement and prestige of high-class casino gambling.
American Roulette wheel is divided into 38 evenly spaced slots that are
numbered 0, 00, and 1 through 36. The zero slots are green and the rest of the
numbers are either red or black. The evenly balanced wheel, which is usually
made of polished wood, turns on a spindle. The dealer spins the wheel in one
direction and releases a small ball made of ivory in the opposite direction,
where it circles many times before slowing down. As the ball loses its momentum
it falls into one of the slots. It may bounce around from slot to slot but in
the end it settles into one of them to end the round.
The fascination of the game comes from the many ways a player can place a bet
and the excitement and anticipation of watching the ball fall into a random
slot.
The play:
Players can bet againsyt casino by placing their wagers in various field
marked on the table, or on the lines demarcating the fields.
The "Spin" button will not become active until at least one bet is placed on
the table. Players can place additional bets, modify existing bets or move chips
from one field to another. The "Re-bet" button will play the same bets as in the
previous round. Once all bets are made, players click the "Spin" button to start
the wheel and release the ball. After a few seconds, the ball begins to fall
toward the center of the wheel. When the ball has stopped in one of the slots
all bets are settled.
The result of each spin is displayed on the board on the left side of the
screen, the most recent results appear at the bottom.
Losing bets are cleared from the table and winning bets are paid according to
the following table:
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Roulette Payout Table |
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Inside Bets |
payout |
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Single (1number) |
35:1 |
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Split (2 numbers) |
17:1 |
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Row (3 numbers) |
11:1 |
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Triple (3 numbers) |
11:1 |
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Corner (4 numbers) |
8:1 |
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Top Line (5 first numbers: 0, 00, 1, 2, 3) |
6:1 |
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Line (six numbers in two adjacent Rows) |
5:1 |
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Outside Bets |
payout |
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Columns (12 numbers) |
2:1 |
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Dozen |
2:1 |
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Red or Black |
1:1 |
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Even lub Odd |
1:1 |
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1-18 or 19-36 |
01:01:00 |
Inside Bets are bets placed inside the grid of numbers on the roulette
table. They include:
· Single (1 number) — placing
a bet on individual numbers (like 0, 4, 23 or 35). Winning single bets are
paid at 35:1.
· Split (2 numbers) — placing
a bet on the line between two numbers (like 2 and 3, or 13 and 16). If the
ball stops on either number, the odds paid are 17:1.
· Row (3 numbers) — placing a
bet on the first vertical line in a horizontal row of any three numbers
(like 7, 8, 9). If the ball stops on any of the numbers in that row, the
odds paid are 11:1.
· Triple (3 numbers) —
placing a bet at the intersection of 0, 2, 00. If the ball stops on any of
these three numbers, the odds paid are 11:1.
· Corner (4 numbers) —
placing a bet on the corner of a group of four numbers (such as 19, 20, 22,
23). If the ball stops on any of the four numbers, the odds pay at 8:1.
· Top Line (5 numbers) — the
first 5 numbers at the top of the grid (0, 00, 1, 2, 3). If the ball stops
on any of these five numbers, the odds pay at 6:1. To make this bet, a chip
should be placed on the left-hand side of the grid at the horizontal line
that separates the 0, 00 row from the 1, 2, 3 row.
· Line (6 numbers) — is a
group of six numbers in two adjacent rows, all touching the same line. For
instance, 28, 29, 30 and 31, 32, 33 make up a line. If the ball falls on any
of the six numbers in that line, the odds are paid at 5:1. To make a Line
bet, a chip should be placed on the horizontal line at the left-hand edge of
the grid.
Outside Bets are bets placed outside the grid of numbers on the table and
they include:
· Columns — a vertical column
of numbers in the grid (for example: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30,
33, 36). The bets are placed outside the grit at the bottom of the column,
in the fields marked "2 to 1". If any of the numbers in the column comes up,
the odds are paid at 2:1. Columns do not include either 0 or 00.
· Dozens — the first, second
or third dozen without the zero numbers (1-12, 13-24 and 25-36). If the ball
falls onto one of the twelve numbers in a dozen, the odds paid are 2:1.
· Red or Black —a bet on
whether the winning number is red or black. Winning bets are paid at 1:1.
· Odd or Even — a bet on
whether the winning number is odd or even (excluding 0, 00). The House pays
the odds of 1:1.
· 1-18 or 19-36 — a bet on
whether the winning number is in the group from 1-18, or the the group from
9-36. The House pays the odds of 1:1.
Players are not allowed to wager more than the maximum for any particular
kind of bet in any one round of the game. Roulette has two sets of maximum bet
limits: one for inside bets and one for outside bets. Minimum and maximum bet
limits are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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Roulette Bet Type Table |
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Inside Bets |
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Single (1 number) |
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Split (2 numbers) |
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Row (3 numbers) |
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Corner (4 numbers) |
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Top line (5 first numbers: 0, 00, 1, 2, 3) |
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Line (6 numbers in two adjacent rows) |
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Outside Bets |
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Columns (12 numbers) |
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Dozen |
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Red or Black |
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Even or Odd |
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1-18 or 19-36 |
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The chips placed on the table below give an example of each bet:
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