General Guideline to Roulette Gaming
Roulette is a table game that is played in both real and virtual casinos. With the advancement of modern technologies online roulette has developed into amazing 3D experience, the 3D roulette of Eurogrand being a solid example. The game itself is played by each player placing single or multiple bets on the numbers on the table. There are 36 numbers on the roulette wheel and they are colored alternately red and black.
There are two types or roulette wheel available to the player. The first has a single white 0, and the second has a single white 0 and a double white 0 (00). With the addition of one or two 0’s, it offers the player a choice of 37 or 38 options on which to bet. The choice of which wheel is used at a specific casino is at the discretion of the casino management. Some casinos offer both styles of tables. 00 tables are normally offered only by American casinos. The house edge is 2.7% for single 0 tables and 5.26% for 00 tables.
Croupier
The game is presided over by a croupier who can also be known as the “Banker” or the “Trader”. He or she handles all bets and payouts (winnings). Each individual player plays against the house not against each other. The players are betting on the outcome of the spin of the wheel and where the ball (jack) will finally come to rest and the color of the number it lands on. All even numbers are colored red and odd numbers black.
Game Play – Winning and Losing
The game commences once all bets have been placed. A roulette table normally permits between 6 and 8 players at any one time. All players will have different color coded chips to allow the croupier to identify which chips are placed by which player. This prevents disputes arising from players claiming a win by saying that they placed the bet when in fact it was placed by another player. When the jack finally comes to rest, the croupier will announce the number and color of the winning number. He or she will then settle all winning bets and collect all losing bets.
Types of Bets
The following are the standard bets that a player can make:
Odd or even bet
Colored bet - red, black, or white
The actual number the jack comes to rest on known as a Straight Up bet
A small bet placed on the section of the table that contains the numbers 1 to 18
A large bet placed on the section of the table that contains the remaining numbers 19 to 36
