The online casino offer much more than real slots online. Although slots are the most popular casino game, you may want to take a break and try another selection. The games' lobby features online lotteries and many different variations of the traditional Vegas casino games, including poker, blackjack, baccarat and roulette.

Poker, blackjack and baccarat involve technique and strategy, but for players who want a less-complex casino game, roulette is the best choice! Playing roulette is easy – you throw a ball into a spinning roulette wheel and watch to see into which pocket the roulette ball lands.

The challenge comes when you place bets. If you're looking for an easy roulette event, you can simply place basic bets on colors or groups of numbers. If, however, you want to maximize your roulette experience, you'll need to know more about the roulette betting table and what options you have for your wagers.

Roulette

Roulette is played with a ball, a roulette wheel and a roulette betting table. The wheel is divided into pockets – 36 red and black pockets plus a green zero pocket in a European roulette wheel and 36 red and black pockets plus a green zero pocket and a green double zero pocket in an American roulette wheel.  European wheels have 37 pockets, and American wheels have 38 pockets.

The layout of the roulette wheel acts as a visual roadmap for every possible wager. Once you get started and learn the basics – "inside" and "outside" bet options – you'll be able to play with confidence.

The game starts when you place your bet and toss a ball into the spinning roulette wheel.  The pocket in which the ball lands will indicate whether your bet – your prediction of the pocket into which the ball will land – will result in a win.

Roulette Table

The roulette table is a grid that shows 36 numbers. The numbers are arranged in 3 vertical columns, which are colored, alternately, red and black. At the top of the grid you'll see the green pockets – one green zero if you're playing on a European roulette wheel and 2 green zero pockets if you're playing on an American roulette wheel.

The bets are placed on this grid and on the boxes that surround it – "inside bets" on the grid and "outside bets" on the surrounding boxes. The type of bet that you place will determine the odds that you'll succeed as well as the payout prize.

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Inside and Outside Bets

Inside bets are higher-risk bets but they deliver higher rewards for wins. Inside bets are placed directly on the numbers or on the lines between them. There are different types of inside bets including:

  • Straight-up Bet – chips are placed directly on a single number (e.g., 8). You win if the tossed ball falls on that exact number.  This is the highest-paying bet, with a payout of 35 to 1, but it's also the bet that succeeds least often.
  • Split Bet – chips are placed on the line that separates two adjacent numbers (i.e. between 20 and 23).  This bet covers either of the two numbers and pays out at 17 to 1.
  • Street Bet – chips are placed at the end of a row of 3 numbers (i.e. 7, 8 and 9). The bet will cover all 3 numbers in that row, with a payout of 11 to 1.
  • Corner Bet – chips are placed at the intersection of 4 numbers (i.e. 22, 23, 25 and 26). The bet covers all four numbers. Payout is 8 to 1.
  • Six-Line Bet – chips are placed at the end of two adjoining rows to cover six numbers in total. Payout is 5 to 1.
  • Five-number Bet – five number bets are offered only for American roulette wheels. They involve bets on the zero pocket, the double zero pocket and numbers 1, 2 and 3. This is the riskiest bet at the table and is generally not recommended.

Outside bets are placed in the boxes that surround the main number grid. They cover larger groups of numbers, offering a higher chance of winning but with lower payouts.

  • Colors Bet – The most popular bet. Chips are placed on the red or black box, which indicates whether you're betting that the tossed ball will land on a black or red pocket. Each bet covers all 18 numbers of that color. The payout is 1 to 1 (even money).
  • Odds or Evens Bet – chips are placed on the odds or evens box, indicating whether you're predicting that the tossed ball will land on a odd or even number. It covers all 18 numbers in that group. Payout is 1 to 1.
  • Highs or Lows Bet – chips are placed on the "1 to 18" or "19 to 36" boxes which covers all the numbers in that range. Payout is 1 to 1.
  • Dozens Bet – chips are placed on one of the three "dozen" boxes (1st 12, 2nd 12, or 3rd 12) to cover all 12 numbers in that range. Payout is 2 to 1.
  • Columns Bet – chips are placed at the bottom of one of the three columns to cover all 12 numbers in that column. Payout is 2 to 1.

Advanced Betting Systems

While roulette is a game of pure chance, proponents of "betting systems" promote the idea that there's a mathematical formula that will beat the house. Such systems are based on a combination of progression and risk management and promise to offer a structured way to play.

Some betting systems include

  • The Martingale System – directs you to double your bet after a loss. The logic is that when you finally win, you will recover all your previous losses plus a profit equal to your initial base bet.
  • The D'Alembert System – directs you to increase your bet by one unit after each loss, telling you that, over a long series of plays, the number of wins and losses will balance out and leave you with a net profit.
  • The Fibonacci System – determines suggested bet sizes based on the "Fibonacci sequence) and increase your bet after a loss.

These and other systems fail to take into account the fact that the results of every action in roulette are completely random. No previous win or loss will have any influence on any future gameplay. Stay away from such systems!

Get the most out of your roulette session by reviewing the betting table so that you can determine which type of bet best suits your individual gameplay and bankroll.

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