A Roulette wheel has many numbered slots on it, into which a spinning ball has to drop. The game involves guessing where the ball will drop. The dealer spins the Roulette wheel, launches the ball and takes the bets. In the USA they use a Roulette wheel with two zeros while in Europe they use a Roulette wheel with one zero. So the American game is based on 38 slots while the European game is based on 37 slots.

Playing Roulette

•  The marks around the Roulette table are the places where players put their playing tokens.

•  Betting on numbers is possible until the dealer says "No more bets" � which means that the ball is about to drop into the slot.

•  When the ball stops in a slot, the winning number is announced. Players with positions close to the winning number can also win money.

The house advantage
When the casino has a 'one zero' wheel it has a 2.7% house advantage and when it has a 'two zeros' wheel it has a 5.26% house advantage.

'En Prison' rule
Landing on the zero: half your bet is held En Prison (in prison) for a second round or is returned to you.

'La Partage' rule
Landing on the zero: La Partage (split) takes only half your bet.

Roulette payouts
A 'Straight-Up' bet means that when a player bets on one number alone, he or she can get 35:1 payment odds. Payment odds in European Roulette are 37:1 and in American Roulette are 38:1.

If you bet on 2 numbers, called a Split Bet, you can get a 17:1 payout

If you bet on 3 numbers, called a Street Bet, you can get a 11:1 payout

If you bet on 4 numbers, called a Corner Bet, you can get a 8:1 payout

If you bet on 6 numbers, you can get a 5:1 payout

If you make a Column or Outside Dozen Bet, you can get a 2:1 payout