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Although not quite as popular in the U.S. as it is in
Europe, roulette has a strong following both online and
in land-based casinos. Gamblers have been trying to
"crack the code" of roulette for as long as it has been
around. Numerous gambling systems and secret strategies
have sprouted up in this quest, which no player should
ever buy into. The fact of the matter is that roulette
does not return a good chance of winning. Compared to
some of the other bets in the casino that return a low
House Edge, roulette is something of a Wheel of Chance.
The best bets on the table are the even money bets,
which payout 1:1. These consist of the red/black,
high/low and even/odd bets.
To give roulette its fair due, it certainly is a
great casino game for leisure and entertainment. Online,
it's a little more dangerous. Since the wheel spins much
faster and settles sooner, you are likely to go through
more money in a shorter period of time while playing at
an online casino.
If you are new to the game, its best to first
familiarize yourself with the table layout, bets and
payouts. There are several bets available, which are
characterized as "inside" (Straight-up, Street, Corner,
Line and Five-Number) and "outside" (Red/Black,
High/Low, Odd/Even, Dozens and Columns). The payouts
vary for each. Remember, your lowest House Edge will
come from the outside bets.
There are several different versions of roulette, all
of which you are likely to find in a single online
casino. These include European Roulette, American
Roulette and French Roulette. The differences between
these is small, although the American version returns
the highest Casinos Edge of the three.
The game is played by first setting chips in the
corresponding boxes on the table (either directly on
numbers, on the lines between numbers, or in the marked
boxes surrounding the table). Remember that if you play
roulette in a land-based casino, the chips are not
marked with denominations, but instead are identified by
their color. In an online casino, chips are marked by
denomination (usually as low as $1). The dealer will
then send a ball spinning in the slotted wheel, and
whichever slot the ball lands in will determine the
winners and losers.
As mentioned, European Roulette offers a lower House
Edge than the American version. This is because there
are only 37 slots on the wheel, as opposed to 38.
American roulette offers the numbers 1-36, 0 and 00.
European roulette does not offer the 00. European
Roulette also offers the "en prison" rule, which returns
half of one's Red/Black, Odd/Even or High/Low bet if the
ball lands on zero, or imprisons the bet on the table
for another spin (player's choice). If it wins the
second time around, the bet is returned without
winnings. A similar rule is "la partage", which does not
give players the option of imprisoning their bet for a
second chance. It simply gives half the even money wager
back if the ball lands on zero. Both of these rules help
lower the Casino Edge and should be looked for when
playing roulette.
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