Roulette Rules
As previously discussed there are two different types of Roulette. American Roulette and European Roulette and the rules vary slightly depending on the selected casino and type of roulette. Always check with your chosen casino as to the specific rules they apply and in particular any Exceptions to the generally recognised Atlantic City Gaming Rules.
The below is an extract of the more common rules and payout levels within the Atlantic City Gaming Rules for Roulette.
1. Aim of Roulette
The game of Roulette is played by spinning a small ball on a round wheel with thirty-seven numbered slots (or 38 in the case of American Roulette). When the wheel stops, the ball comes to rest in one of these numbered slots. The object of Roulette is to correctly predict the slot in which the ball will land. By predicting the right number, you earn a payoff on your bet. The size of the payoff depends on how the bet was placed.
2. How to Play
Learning how to play roulette is a fairly straightforward process based on learning the available bets on the table, and how to place them. You can bet on a specific number being landed on by the ball, or some characteristic of that number. We can bet that it will be odd or even, or will fall within the first 12 numbers, or fall within a column of numbers on the roulette table layout. We can bet that the ball will land in a red or black pocket, or that it will skip both and find the elusive green 0 pocket.
There are two types of roulette bets that you can place, and you may do so in whatever combination or arrangement you wish. You can place different kinds of bets on a Roulette table. Each type of bet covers a certain range of numbers, and each type has its own payout rate. The short lines of three numbers each are called rows on the board, while the longer lines, each holding twelve, are called columns. The first five types of bets are all made on the numbered space or on the lines between them and are called inside bets, while the last three types are made on the special boxes below and to the right of the board and are called outside bets.
Inside bets are the numbers on the internal area of the roulette table layout, where you place bets for each specific number. Around the outside of the board lie a number of other betting options, and these are collectively referred to as outside bets.
To place a Roulette bet, place your chips on the table as described above. Depending on where you choose to place your chips, you can "cover" (bet on) anywhere from one to eighteen numbers with a single bet.
The betting options are tabulated below:
Bet Type Explanation Straight Up Place your chips directly on any single number (including zero). Split Bet Place your chips on the line between any two numbers. Street Bet Place your chips at the end of any row of numbers. A street bet covers three numbers. Corner Bet Place your chips at the corner where four numbers meet. All four numbers are covered. Line Bet Place your chips at the end of two rows at the intersection between them. A line bet covers all the numbers in either row, for a total of six. Column Bet Placing a chip in one of the boxes at the end of the columns covers all the numbers in that column, a total of twelve. (The zero is not covered by any of the columns). Dozen Bet Placing a chip in the box marked 12P covers the numbers 1 to 12, 12M covers numbers 13 to 24, 12D covers numbers 25 to 36. Red/Black, Even/Odd,
Low/HighA chip placed in one of the six boxes at the bottom of the board covers the half of the board described in that box. (The zero is not covered by any of these boxes.) Each box covers eighteen numbers. Low covers numbers 1 to 18. High covers numbers 19 to 36. Racetrack Bets (where available)
Racetrack or horseshoe bets are bets that are placed on a specific number in the racetrack. This Racetrack field, if available, will generally be located above the rows of the roulette table.
The table below shows the sequence of numbers on the Roulette wheel (Note: Not the same order as the table layout). Read clockwise starting from zero - left to right - Row 1, 2, 3. The letter R indicates a RED number and the letter B indicates a BLACK number.
0 32R 15B 19R 4B 21R Racetrack Bet Example:
Action: The user selects the ‘33’ spot in the racetrack
Result: A bet is placed on each of the following numbers in the main number grid on the table: ‘20’, ‘1’, ‘33’, ‘16’, and ‘24’. Each of these bets acts like a normal straight-up one number bet.Special Bets
Special Bets all involve placing multiple chips in specific positions on the table. Below lists the names of some common “special bets” and their configuration.
Special Bet Name Total Chips Bet Positions Voison du Zero 9 0 / 2 / 3
2 chips25 / 26 / 28 / 29
2 chips4 / 7
1 chip12 / 15
1 chip18 / 21
1 chip19 / 22
1 chip32 / 35
1 chipTier du Cylindre 6 5 / 8 10 / 11 13 / 16 23 / 24 2 7/ 30 33 / 36 Orphelin Plein 8 0 6 9 14 17 20 31 34 Orphelin Cheval 5 1 6 / 9 14 / 17 17 / 20 31 / 34 Zero Game 4 26 0 / 3 12 / 15 32 / 35 Finale Plein 0 4 0 10 20 30 Finale Plein 1 4 1 11 21 31 Finale Plein 2 4 2 12 22 32 Finale Plein 3 4 3 13 23 33 Finale Plein 4 4 4 14 24 34 Finale Plein 5 4 5 15 25 35 Finale Plein 6 4 6 16 26 36 Finale Plein 7 3 7 17 27 Finale Plein 8 3 8 18 28 Finale Plein 9 3 9 19 29 Finale Cheval Plein 0/1 5 0 / 1 10 / 11 20 / 21 30 31 Finale Cheval Plein 1/2 5 1 / 2 21 22 31 / 32 Finale Cheval Plein 2/3 5 2 / 3 12 13 22 / 23 Finale Cheval Plein 4/5 5 4 / 5 14 / 15 24 25 Finale Cheval Plein 5/6 5 5 / 6 15 16 25 / 26 Finale Cheval 0/3 4 0 / 3 10 / 13 20 / 23 30 / 33 Finale Cheval 1/4 4 1 / 4 11 / 14 21 / 24 31 / 34 Finale Cheval 2/5 4 2 / 5 12 / 15 22 / 25 32 / 35 Finale Cheval 3/6 4 3 /6 13 / 16 23 / 26 33 / 36 32 / 33 Finale Cheval 7/8 4 7 / 8 17 / 18 27 28 34 / 35 Finale Cheval 8/9 4 8 / 9 18 19 28 / 29 35 / 36 Finale Cheval 4/7 3 4 / 7 14 / 17 24 / 27 Finale Cheval 5/8 3 5 / 8 15 / 18 25 / 28 Finale Cheval 6/9 3 6 / 9 16 / 19 26 / 29 Finale Cheval 7/10 3 7 / 10 17 / 20 27 / 30 Finale Cheval 8/11 3 8 / 11 18 / 21 28 / 31 Finale Cheval 9/12 3 9 / 12 19 / 22 29 / 32 Red Splits 4 9 / 12 16 / 19 18 / 21 27 / 30 Black Splits 7 8 / 11 10 / 11 10 / 13 17 / 20 26 / 29 26 / 29 28 / 29 28 / 31 Zero Bets
You may also bet on the following combinations with zero (0): 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 0-1-2, 0-2-3, 0-1-2-3.
3. Zero Rule
Wagers on red, black, even, odd, low, and high shall be lost if the roulette ball comes to rest in the compartment marked zero (0).
4. Payouts
Bet Payout 1 Number 35 to 1 2 Numbers 17 to 1 3 Numbers 11 to 1 4 Numbers 8 to 1 6 Numbers 5 to 1 12 Numbers 2 to 1 18 Numbers 1 to 1 Note: The above payouts generally also involve the return of your stake in addition to the payouts above.
5. SPECIAL RULES OF NOTE
‘La Partage’ Rule - Essentially, the ‘la partage’ rule lowers the house edge on a single zero wheel of 2.7% to a very attractive 1.35%.
The rule operates as follows, if the ball lands on zero, the player only loses HALF of their money on outside bets. You still
have the same chances of winning your bet, but the amount of money you could lose is LESS. How good is that !!The ‘En Prison’ Rule - Another favorite of ours. The rule eliminates the threat of losing your bet if the ball lands on a zero. This rule also lowers the house edge on a single zero wheel to 1.35%. It applies as follows, if the ball lands on zero, nothing happens to your bet … it stays ‘in prison’ until the next spin.
The bet is then treated exactly the same as the same as if it had just been placed on the table. You basically get a Second Chance if the ball lands on Zero !
