Roulette: The Basics of the Game

The rules in roulette are very simple, that is, place your wagers or bets on the table layout and then when all wagers are made the dealer will make the wheel spin. There are 36 or 37 slots in the wheel depending on the roulette variation you are playing, American or European. Depending on the bets you have made, you can either win or lose.

To learn how to play roulette live or online means to learn first the various bets possible at the table layout. Every type of bet has its own payout and odds. In the literal sense, to learn roulette will only means you must be well versed with the various bets.

This is a shortened abstract version of how to play roulette. Have a seat at the table and then purchase some colored chips from the roulette dealer. Place your chips to where you want to make a bet. The dealer will then spin the wheel and you can still make any bets until the dealer announces" no more bets". After the ball stops on a slot on the wheel, all the lost bets will be taken out by the dealer and the winners will be paid out accordingly.

In online roulette, players don't need to bother about their chips because online casinos can actually tell which of the colored chips are yours due to the advanced software they have. But in a live casino, it is a different story. You must first purchase your own chips at the table and not anywhere else. Outside chips are not allowed at the table.

Because roulette is a fast pace casino game with lots of large money placed at the table, having colored chips can help the dealer as well as the players know which chips are assigned to them.

Roulette has many types of bets that a player can make and these bets are categorized into two: Inside bets and Outside bets. The roulette inside bets will include the following: Double Street bet, Basket bet, Corner bet, Row bet, and Straight-Up bet. The roulette outside bets will include the following wagers: Low or High bet, Odd or Even bet, Red or Black bet, Column bet, and Dozens bet.

All of these bets are available in any variation of roulette. Once you've become familiar with the various bets in roulette, you will come to know that roulette is not a hard game after all. And with free online roulette available nowadays, you can practice playing the game without spending a single cent.