Roulette is one of the most popular games played in Europe. It is a very easy to play and fascinating casino game. Usually, up to 8 players play the game against the house i.e. the dealer of the game who spins the roulette wheel.

Before participating in the game, the players have to buy the special colored chips to play the game. When the game is over the player can exchange the winning chips for the cash from the casino counter. As the game starts, each player places a bet on either a single number or a range of numbers, or the colors red or black, or they can place bets on whether the number is even or odd. Then the croupier or the dealer spins the wheel in one direction. And the ball spins in the opposite direction of the spinning wheel. When the ball stops in one of the pockets of the wheel, the dealer announces the winning number and color.

House Advantage:
The house advantage in European roulette for single 0 wheels is 2.7% and in American roulette for double 0 wheels is 5.26%.

Types of Roulette Bets:
There are generally two types of bets: the inside bets and the outside bets.
The inside bets are placed on a straight up numbered slots. It includes straight up bet, split bet, street bets, cornet bet, basket bet and double street bet. The outside bets are placed on the boxes that surround the numbered slots. It includes dozens bet, red, black, odd and even and the column bets.

The Roulette betting payouts:

Straight Up Bet: A bet on one number only that pays 35 to 1.
Split Bet: A bet on two numbers at once that pays 17 to 1.
Street Bet: A bet on three numbers at once that pays 11 to 1.
Corner Bet: A bet on four numbers at once that pays 8 to 1.
Sixaine: A bet on six numbers at once that pays 5 to 1.
Dozen Bet: A bet twelve numbers at once that pays 2 to 1.
Even bet: A bet on the outside even money that pays 1 to 1.

The Roulette Wheel:
The wheel is the most important part of roulette. It weighs approximately one hundred pounds, and is separated into 37 or 38 slots also known as “pockets". Each pocket is large enough to hold the ball once it stops. The pockets have alternate pockets of red and black or odd and even. Each pocket has a number between 1 and 36. There are zero pockets, which are green in color. The numbers are totally placed randomly.