How to Play Roulette

Next to Blackjack, Roulette is one of the most popular games played in Online Casinos. Roulette translated literally means "small wheel" and it is one of the oldest casino games played today. Roulette is somewhat unique amongst modern table games in that it employs a mechanical device as the key element of the game. This is the large and very distinct Roulette wheel, which is mounted horizontally on one end of the table. The hollow of the wheel contains thirty-seven colored slots numbered from 0 to 36 - half the slots are red and half are black and the 0 is green. Here are s two versions of the popular Roulette: European Roulette and American Roulette. Below you will find the main differences and similarities.

European Roulette

The European Roulette wheel is marked with numbers 1 through 36, with an additional "0". The numbers are alternately colored red and black, and the "0" is green. The European Roulette layout is divided into different sections - individual numbers and group bets. Bets made on individual or adjacent numbers or small groups of numbers are referred to as "inside bets" whilst the bets covering groups of 12 or 18 numbers (e.g. red, odd, etc.) are known as 'outside bets'. European Roulette is played by spinning a small ball, usually metal or ivory, counterclockwise around a wheel spinning clockwise. When the wheel comes to rest, the ball drops into one of these slots. The object of Roulette is to predict the slot the ball will land in. Wagers in European Roulette are placed on an area of the table marked with a pattern of boxes and numbers. This version of roulette is played using European Roulette rules and allows players to place all the types bets that they would find at a traditional land based casino.

American Roulette

The American Roulette wheel is marked with numbers 1 through 36, with an additional "0" and "00". The numbers are alternately colored red and black, and the "0" and "00" are green.

The American Roulette layout is divided into different sections - individual numbers and group bets. Bets made on individual or adjacent numbers or small groups of numbers are referred to as 'inside bets' whilst the bets covering groups of 12 or 18 numbers (e.g. red, odd, etc.) are known as 'outside bets'. American Roulette is a double zero roulette which consists of 36 numbers plus 0 and 00. It consists of a wheel with 38 stops, and a ball that can land with equal chance in any of those stops. American Roulette is played by spinning a small ball on a round wheel with thirty-eight numbered slots. When the wheel stops, the ball comes to rest in one of these slots. The objective of American 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. Main difference between American Roulette and European roulette is the Zeros. American Roulette contains Double Zero (00) in addition to Zero (0).