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Introduction to Roulette
Many myths and rumors surround the history of Roulette, adding an air of mystic to the already intriguing game. There are tales of Blaise Pascal, a 17th Century French mathematician, inventing Roulette and stories that the game was created in China and brought to Europe by Dominican monks who were trading with the Chinese.
Although the origin of Roulette is unclear it’s popularity in the late 18th century, beginning with the elitists gambling palace at Monte Carlo in Monaco, is very well known. The name itself, ‘Roulette,’ is a French word meaning Small Wheel which signifies the game, as we know it today, originated somewhere within the French culture.
Monaco is the smallest country in the world measuring approximately three-quarters of a square mile. When history led the Principality to financial problems towards the end of the 1800’s Prince Charles, ruler of Monaco at the time, decided to bring gambling to Monaco. Although he allowed the gambling venture to proceed he was unsure it would succeed.
Francois Blanc was a highly successful casino operator in Germany at the time and when he heard of the Monaco Monte Carlo project he was very intrigued. In 1863 Blanc signed a 50-year franchise contract and built the luxurious Monte Carlo casino in a manner to attract the richest members of society. Blanc persuaded French authorities to build a highway to Monte Carlo and to extend the railway from Nice, which opened Monte Carlo to the world.
Although over time gambling became legalized throughout nearby France the game of Roulette remained exclusive to Monte Carlo until 1933, which kept not only the luxurious Monte Carlo Casino popular but also the game of Roulette.
Basics info
Chips are purchased from the Roulette Dealer and assigned the value you choose per chip but remaining within the table minimum and maximum.
Wagers are made by placing your chips on the table in positions correlating with where you expect the ball to land on wheel. You can bet on color, odd/even, single numbers (including zero/double zero), combinations of numbers, or groups of numbers.
As you play you need to meet the minimum bet requirement. If the minimum bet is one dollar and you are playing 25-cent chips you need to play at least four chips bringing your total bet to $1. Many tables separate the outside from the inside when meeting the minimum bet requirements which means you are not allowed to split the minimum bet between the inside and outside betting areas. If you chose to play both you must meet the minimum both inside and outside. For example, on a $1 minimum table you must play at least $2 if you want to play both the inside and the outside betting areas.
The Roulette operator known as the banker, croupier, or dealer spins the wheel after wagers have been placed and releases an ivory marble into the bowl in the opposite direction of the spinning wheel. You are allowed to continue betting beginning from the time the last games marker is removed from the betting area, after the ball is released for the next game, and until the time the dealer waves their hand over the table and says, "No more bets."
When the spinning wheel slows the marble will come to rest in one of the compartments that will be the winning bet. The marker is placed on the Roulette Table’s corresponding number to where the ball landed and wagers are paid appropriately before removing the marker and moving on to the next game.
Betting Options
Inside bets can be placed straight up or in variations of ways to include multiple numbers on a single bet. This is done by placing your chip(s) in a position to touch all the numbers you wish to bet on or on the side of the row for the Trio, Five and Six Number Bets. Paybacks to the various bets are as follows:
Type of Bet Bet Pays Straight Bet pays 35 to 1 Split Bet pays 17 to 1 Trio Bet pays 11 to 1 Corner Bet pays 8 to 1 Five Number Bet pays 6 to 1 Six Number Bet pays 5 to 1 Roulette Wheel Layout
The Roulette Wheel is the movable ‘bowl’ portion of the roulette table that is divided into red and black compartments that are alternately, but not sequentially, numbered from 1 to 36. Additionally, there is one 0 compartment and in the United States also a 00.
Where the numbers 0 and 00 are used they sit opposite each other on the wheel, all other numbers alternate red and black around the wheel.
Directly opposite each odd number is the next highest even number and pairs of odd numbers along with pairs of even numbers are found alternately around the wheel.
Roulette Table Layout
The Roulette Table has spaces colored and numbered to correspond with the colors and numbers of the wheel compartments.
Bettors have a choice of placing inside or outside bets. The Inside Bet is a wager on the numerical symbols or combinations of numbers ranging from 1 to 36, including 0 and 00.
Outside bets include segments of one third of the possible numbers to come up, excluding 0 and 00. These bets pay you 2 to 1, meaning if you bet $1 and the number comes up within the group you bet on you win $2 plus you keep your original bet of $1.
Also on the outside are options to wager on the numbers 1 to 18 or 19 to 36; even or odd; red or black. These pay 1 to 1 and are known as even money bets. They exclude the 0 and 00, which increases the house advantage and makes these bets less than a fifty/fifty chance.
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