Can someone explain to me how Roulette works?

Question

i dont undertand how the betting works. say for example i have $10 and i place it on black. the dealer spins and the the ball lands on a black space. how much would i win? and say i place $10 on red 12 and the ball landed there how much would i then win? like can someone explain to me the payouts for each number or color? and is there a limit on what you can bet at a casino on roulette? roulette seems so easy cant you just get like $50,000 and place it on red if the ball lands on red then you get a big payout right and theres a 50% chance it will cause theres only two colors?

Answer 1

Here is a link to the rules of this game, along with the payouts for each bet that you can make: http://www.theonlinecasinogamblingdirectory.com/rules/roulette.htm

It is not true that there is a 50% chance that the ball will land on red (or black), since the wheel has one (or two) 0s. If the wheel has one 0, then the odds of red (or black) are 18/37 = 48.6%; if the wheel has two 0s, then the odds are 18/38 = 47.4%.

Best of luck!
Robert

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Answer 2

"for example i have $10 and i place it on black. the dealer spins and the the ball lands on a black space. how much would i win?"

$10

"say i place $10 on red 12 and the ball landed there how much would i then win?"

$350

"can someone explain to me the payouts for each number or color?"

You can find a table of payouts, and more, at

http://wizardofodds.com/roulette

"is there a limit on what you can bet at a casino on roulette?"

At almost every table there are limits, both minimum and maximum.

"roulette seems so easy cant you just get like $50,000 and place it on red if the ball lands on red then you get a big payout right and theres a 50% chance it will cause theres only two colors?"

Actually, as well as 18 black numbers and 18 red numbers there are one or two green numbers. That reduces the odds to under 50%. It is easy to play but it also have a large house advantage so you are likely to lose money more rapidly at a roulette table.

Answer 3

When you speak of betting on Red you are placing what the casino calls an "outside bet". This is a bet that has either 12 or 18 winning numbers. Any of the bets with 12 winning numbers (1st 12, 2nd 12, 3rd 12 or the columns) will pay 2 to 1. A bet with 18 winning numbers (1-18, 19-36, red, black, odd or even) will pay 1 to 1, or even money. When you are betting on the specific numbers it is referred to as an "inside bet". Here is a list of those payoffs: Cover 1 number with a chip (Straight Up) - Payoff is 35 to 1 Cover 2 numbers with a chip (Split) - Payoff is 17 to 1 Cover 3 numbers with a chip (Street) - Payoff is 11 to 1 Cover 4 numbers with a chip (Corner) - Payoff is 8 to 1 Cover 5 numbers with a chip (00, 0, 1, 2, & 3) - Payoff is 6 to 1 Cover 6 numbers with a chip (Double Street)- Payoff is 5 to 1 Since a standard American Roulette Wheel has 38 numbers (1 - 36 plus 0 and 00) the casino retains a 5.26% advantage over the players. That is to say that if you played the number 12 every spin the casino would win 5.26% in the long run. When your number hits you will be paid $350, but you would have lost $370 in the process. For your "Outside Bets" the same 5.26% applies, since there are more losing numbers than winning numbers. On a bet for Red you will win 18 times and lose 20 times. For the "Dozens" you will win 12 times and lose 26 times. The math is all the same. Every bet you make will have the exact same house advantage, except for the 5 number bet. This is slightly higher due to rounding off). If you can find a "Single Zero" roulette wheel than play that. The casino advantage is half of what was mentioned because the payoffs are the same yet there are only 37 numbers on the wheel. As for your thoughts on the 50% chance, the correct number is 47.4%. Good Luck also helps too!

Answer 4

Roulette is a simple classic casino table game to play and enjoy and although there are many different bet types, learning the basic bet types and how to place them is very easy. The outcome of each game of roulette depends on where the ball drops in the roulette wheel, and you may bet on single numbers, groups of numbers and the color of the pocket that the ball drops in. The main types of bets are inside and outside bets with outside bets being those of red or black, odds or evens etc and inside bets being those that are placed on numbers. Here’s an article that explains everything in much more detail and it’s well worth a read before you hit the tables...http://en.casinocheck.com/games/roulette/rules/

Answer 5

Actually there is only 1 thing you need to remember about Roulette and any other casino game:

The House has the advantage!

If you play any game long enough, you will lose money over time. If you want to tilt the odds in your favor, Blackjack is the best casino table game. The house still has the edge, but not as big of an edge as other games if you play smart.

Answer 6

Players, usually up to eight, play against the house represented by the croupier also called the dealer, who spins the roulette wheel and handles the wagers and payouts. In the European roulette and French roulette version, the wheel has 37 slots representing 36 numbers and one zero. In the USA most roulette wheels have two zeros and therefore 38 slots.

Each player buys-in a different colored chips so their bets don't get mixed up. At the end of play, if you won, you exchange back the colored chips with cash chips. These are special chips with the value amount imprinted on them. There are several denominations in various colors. You then take these chips to the cash desk where they will give you actual cash money in exchange.

To play roulette, you place your bet or bets on numbers (any number including the zero) in the table layout or on the outside, and when everybody at the table had a chance to place their bets, the croupier starts the spin and launches the ball. Just a few moments before the ball is about to drop over the slots, the croupier says 'no more bets'. From that moment no one is allowed to place - or change - their bets until the ball drops on a slot. Only after the croupier places the dolly on the winning number on the roulette table and clears all the losing bets you can then start placing your new bets while the croupier pays the winners. The winners are those bets that are on or around the number that comes up. Also the bets on the outside of the layout win if the winning number is represented.

The house advantage
On a single zero roulette table the house advantage is 2.7%. On a double zero roulette table it is 5.26% (7.9% on the five-number bet, 0-00-1-2-3). The house advantage is gained by paying the winners a chip or two (or a proportion of it) less than what it should have been if there was no advantage. (See Roulette Quiz - The Casino Advantage.)

The 'En Prison' rule
A roulette rule applied to even-money bets only, and by some casinos (not all). When the outcome is zero, some casinos will allow the player to either take back half his/her bet or leave the bet (en prison = in prison) for another roulette spin. In the second case, if the following spin the outcome is again zero, then the whole bet is lost.

The 'La Partage' rule
The la partage roulette rule is similar to the en prison rule, only in this case the player loses half the bet and does not have the option of leaving the bet en prison for another spin. This refers to the 'outside' even-money bets Red/Black, High/Low, Odd/Even and applies when the outcome is zero. Both the La Partage and the En Prison roulette rules essentially cut the casino edge on the 'even-money bets' in half. So a bet on Red on a single-zero roulette table with the la partage rule or the en prison rule has a 1.35% house edge and one on a double-zero roulette table has a house edge of 2.63%.

The payouts
A bet on one number only, called a straight-up bet, pays 35 to 1. (You collect 36. With no house advantage you should collect 37 (38 in the USA on double zero roulette wheels).
A two-number bet, called split bet, pays 17 to 1.
A three-number bet, called street bet, pays 11 to 1.
A four-number bet, called corner bet, pays 8 to 1.
A six-number bet, pays 5 to 1.
A bet on the outside dozen or column, pays 2 to 1.
A bet on the outside even money bets, pays 1 to 1.

Object of the game
To win at roulette the player needs to predict where the ball will land after each spin. This is by no means easy. In fact, luck plays an important part in this game. Some players go with the winning numbers calling them 'hot' numbers and therefore likely to come up more times. Others see which numbers did not come up for some time and bet on them believing that their turn is now due. Some players bet on many numbers to increase their chances of winning at every spin, but this way the payout is considerably reduced. Other methodical players use specific roulette systems or methods, money management systems, or both.

French roulette rules

The French roulette rules are very much like the European roulette rules. It has the same 37 numbered wheel with one zero but a different table layout for the outside bets. See Table layout (Link opens new window).

The player odds in French roulette are the same as in European roulette (only one zero) and better than the odds in American roulette (two zeros). The players loose only 50% of their even-money bets when the outcome is zero, known as the 'La Partage' rule.

The object of the game is still the same - to predict which number out of possible 37 the ball will land on. And of course, they speak French. Below are the English and equivalent French terms for the various roulette bets:

Inside bets

One number Straight up = En plein
Two numbers Split Bet = Cheval
Three numbers Street Bet = Transversale
Four numbers Corner = Carre
Six numbers Line Bet = Sixainne
Outside bets

Twelve numbers Column = Colonne
Twelve numbers Dozen = Douzaine
Red or Black = Rouge, Noir
Even or Odd = Pair, Impair
Low or High numbers = Manque, Passe

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Its actually pretty straight forward. There are a whole lot of sites out there that will explain exactly how to play the different variations of roulette. This is probably one of the better ones i found on how to play Roulette. www.online-gambling-casino-guide.com

Answer 9

how bout the game is stupid
it risks life
and you dont play it anymore