| Roulette is a game of chance that fascinated | | | | bets are the Column Bet, The Dozen Bet and the |
| gamblers from the first time it appeared. The game is | | | | Even Money Bet. |
| named after a french word, meaning 'small wheel'. | | | | Inside bets have higher odds and outside bets have |
| Blaise Pascal, a french scientist is the inventor of the | | | | lower odds. The bet with the higher odds (35 to 1) |
| roulette device who is said it was fascinated by | | | | Straight Bet - a player bets that the ball will land on a |
| perpetual motion devices. The first version of roulette | | | | particular bet. Even Money is the bet with the lowest |
| was seen in the 17th century. | | | | odds (1 to 1) - a player makes a bet that the ball will |
| The game became very popular in Paris and in 1842, | | | | land in any of the 18 numbers. |
| wishing to obtain a better house advantage, Francois | | | | European Roulette |
| and Louis Blanc invented the roulette wheel with a | | | | The wheel in European Roulette is numbered from 1 to |
| single '0'. | | | | 36 plus one '0', so you have 37 numbered pockets. |
| In that period of time, France declared gambling illegal, | | | | This is the roulette version that offers to its players |
| so the game was introduced in Germany, where from | | | | better odds, having a house advantage of only 2.7%. |
| the start attracted people. The game was brought | | | | American Roulette |
| back to France for Charles III, the Prince of Monaco | | | | This version of the game has the same 1 trough 36 |
| and so appeared the resort Monte Carlo, a sumptuous | | | | numbers plus the single '0' and double '00' pockets. The |
| and famous place, known all over the world. | | | | house advantage for this version is 5.26%. As roulette |
| During the California Gold Rush, roulette became | | | | is just a simple game of chance, you won't be able to |
| famous in the US where it was played in the double | | | | find a real strategy or system that can help you win. |
| '00' version. | | | | The most rampant and also relevant advice you will |
| Roulette can be played in a few versions and the | | | | find about best roulette playing style is to always avoid |
| most popular are European and American roulette. | | | | the American Roulette Wheel. You will be advised to |
| The game is actually an easy casino game, and its | | | | always look for European Roulette games, because |
| odds reside only on luck. A croupier throws a ball in the | | | | they offer the best rules and odds for the player |
| wheel in the opposite direction to which the wheel is | | | | against the house. |
| spinning. Players bet that the ball will land on the wheels | | | | French Roulette |
| pockets colored and numbered from 1 to 37 in | | | | The french wheel consists of numbered slots ranging |
| European Roulette and from 1 to 38 in American | | | | from 0 to 36 and has three types of bets. Inside bets, |
| Roulette. | | | | outside bets and call bets. Inside bets include Single |
| Roulette holds a variety of bets available for players. | | | | Number Bets, Split or Double Bets, Three on a row or |
| These bets are split in two types, 'inside bets' and | | | | Street Bets, Box of Four or Square Bets and Box of |
| 'outside bets'. Inside bets refer to the pocket number in | | | | Six or Line Bets. Outside bets are formed of Column |
| which the player bets that the ball will land on. These | | | | Bets, Dozen Bets and Even-Money Bets. Call bets |
| are the Straight Bet, Split Bet, Street Bet, Square bet | | | | include Les Voisins Du Zero Bets, Tiers Du Cylindre |
| and the Line Bet. | | | | Bets, Les Orphelins Bets and the series of Finales |
| Outside bets refer to various positional groupings of | | | | Bets. A special aspect of this roulette variation is the |
| pockets, pocket colors, or whether it is odd or even in | | | | La partage rule, which is a rule that offers you the |
| which the ball will land on. Based on each of the bets | | | | option of losing only half your Even-Money bet amount |
| probability, these bets have different payout odds that | | | | if the ball lands on the Zero in an Even-Money Bet. |
| are usually posted for each roulette game. The outside | | | | |