European Roulette
Rules
Premise:
The game of European Roulette is played by spinning a
small ball on a round wheel with thirty-seven numbered
slots. When the wheel stops, the ball comes to rest in one
of these slots. The object of European Roulette is to
correctly predict the slot in which the ball will land. By
predicting the right number, you earn a payoff on your
bet. The size of the payoff depends on how the bet was
placed.
How to Play:
Betting: Your chips are stacked by denomination
($1, $5, $25, $100, $500) . Select the amount you would like to wager
on a given roll(s)
Next, place your bet on the Roulette table by clicking on
a bet field.
To place a bet in European Roulette, place your chips on
the table Depending on where you choose to place your
chips, you can "cover" (bet on) anywhere from one to
eighteen numbers with a single bet.
You can spin the roulette wheel by pressing the "Spin"
button . The history of the previous winning numbers is
displayed in a table above the game menu. There are three
different colored numbers in the history table. The Yellow
colored numbers mean that they belong to the Black set of
numbers. The Red colored numbers mean they belong to the
Red set of numbers and the Green colored number is '0'.
The "Pass" button may be used to spin the wheel without
putting a bet on the table.
Types of bet: You can place eight different kinds
of bets on the European Roulette table. Each type of bet
covers a certain range of numbers, and each type has its
own payoff rate. The short lines of three numbers each are
called rows on the board, while the longer lines, each
holding twelve, are called columns. The first five types
of roulette bets are all made on the numbered space or on the lines
between them and are called inside bets, while the last
three types are made on the special boxes below and to the
right of the board and are called outside bets. These bets
are tabulated below.
|
Roulette Bet Type |
Explanation |
| Straight Up |
Place your chips directly on any
single number (including zero). |
| Split Bet |
Place your chips on the line between
any two numbers. 0-1, 0-2, 0-3 combinations not
allowed. |
| Street Bet |
Place your chips at the end of any
row of numbers. A street bet covers three numbers. |
| Corner Bet |
Place your chips at the corner where
four numbers meet. All four numbers are covered. |
| Line Bet |
Place your roueltte chips at the end of two
rows at the intersection between them. A line bet
covers all the numbers in either row, for a total of
six. |
| Column Bet |
Placing a chip in one of the boxes at
the end of the columns covers all the numbers in that
column, a total of twelve. (The zero is not covered by
any of the columns). |
| Dozen Bet |
Placing a chip in the box marked 12P
covers numbers 1 to 12, 12M covers numbers 13 to 24,
12D covers numbers 25 to 36. |
Red/Black,
Even/Odd,
Low/High
|
A chip placed in one of these six
boxes covers the half of the board described in that
box. (The zero is not covered by any of these boxes.)
Each box covers eighteen numbers. Low covers numbers 1
to 18. High covers numbers 19 to 36. |
There are two other types of bets available to players.
Racetrack bets: (also known as horseshoe bets).
These are placed by clicking on a specific number in the
racetrack, as shown below. Each bet involves 5 chips. One
chip is placed on the number that the user clicks on and
one chip on each of the 2 numbers on either side of the
number that the user clicked on, and one chip on each of
the 2 numbers beside those numbers.
Example:
Action: The user clicks on the '33' spot in the
racetrack with the $5 chip cursor.
Result: A $5 chip is placed on each of the
following numbers in the main number grid on number bet.
20', '1', '33', '16', and '24'. Each of these bets acts
like a normal straight-up one number bet.
The other type of bet available to players is accessed by
clicking on the SPECIAL BETS button at the bottom
of the screen. A menu of the different bets will appear.
SPECIAL BETS all involve placing multiple chips in
specific positions on the table simply by selecting one
type of bet from a list. Names and definitions for these
bets are identified in the table below. One chip is
assigned per bet position unless specified otherwise.
BET POSITION TABLE HERE
Once a roulette spin is complete, the winning number will be noted
on the table with a marker. Winning bets will have a "W"
chip placed on top of them.
Zero Rule
Roulette wagers on red, black, even, odd, low, and high shall be
lost if the roulette ball comes to rest in the compartment
marked zero (0).
Payoffs:
| Bet |
Payoff |
| 1 Number |
35 to 1 |
| 2 Numbers |
17 to 1 |
| 3 Numbers |
11 to 1 |
| 4 Numbers |
8 to 1 |
| 5 Numbers |
5 to 1 |
| 12 Numbers |
2 to 1 |
| 18 Numbers |
1 to 1 |
Please also note the zero
rule above.
References:
For further information on European Roulette, please
consult the following references:
Allen, J. Edward. The Basics of Winning Roulette,
Cardoza Pub., 1992.
Gollehan, John. All About Roulette, Perigee, 1987.
Jensen, Marten. Secrets of Winning Roulette,
Cardoza Pub., 1998.
Patrick, John. John Patrick's Roulette : A Pro's Guide
to Managing Your Money and Beating the Wheel, Lyle
Stuart, 1996.
Tamburin, Henry. Reference Guide to Casino Gambling,
Research Services Unlimited, 1993.
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