Roulette is one of the most popular casino games in the world. It is a game of chance and luck but with the right strategy you can win big! It has been offering glamour and mystery to gamblers since the 17th century. Its rules are easy to learn, but there is a surprising level of depth for serious players.
A cylinder with a convex surface, the roulette wheel has thirty-six compartments painted alternately red and black. Each compartment is separated from the next by metal separators (called frets or canoes by croupiers) and numbered non-consecutively from 1 to 36. A single zero is added to European wheels; American wheels have a double zero.
There are many different types of bets in roulette, some involving the entire table, others only certain groups or numbers. The most common bets are those on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the color red or black and whether it is odd or even. Other bets can be made on the occurrence of a certain number within a group (such as the first dozen) or on the number being high (19-36) or low (1-18).
Roulette is a fast-paced game. After each round of betting the dealer clears the table and announces the winning number. The croupier then pays the winners and collects the losing bets, placing them in the casino’s income. The dealer will indicate the amount of each individual player’s chips by placing a marker on them. When you are ready to cash in your chips simply tell the dealer that you would like to leave the table. She will then give you normal casino chips in exchange. When you are leaving a roulette table it is important to remember that the Roulette chips do not have any value away from the table.
