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Strategy Tips - Roulette
In most American casinos, the majority of roulette
wheels are double-zero. This wheel has a total of 38
pockets, numbered from 1 to 36, plus 0 and 00.
Conversely, in Europe a single-zero wheel is
commonly used and Roulette has always been the most
popular game in the casino.
It is most common to have six seats at the Roulette
table. Every player is assigned a different color
chip, which they purchase right at the table, in
order to help the dealer differentiate each player's
bet. Each table has its own minimum chip values and
that information is usually posted on a sign at the
table. As an example, let's say a table has a $1
minimum chip value. This means that when you give
the dealer your money the colored chips he gives you
in return must have a minimum value of $1 each. If
you gave the dealer $50 he would ask what value you
wanted on the chips and if you said $1 he would give
you 50 colored chips.
You could also say that you wanted the chips valued
at $2 each and he would just give you 25 chips
rather than 50. You can make the value of your
colored chips anything you want and you'll notice
that when the dealer gives you your chips he'll put
one of your chips on the railing near the wheel with
a marker on top to let him know the value of your
chips. You must exchange your colored chips for
regular chips before leaving the table. Do not leave
the table with the colored chips, as they have no
value anywhere else in the casino.
A minimum amount must be bet on each spin of the
wheel, aside from the minimum chip value. Remember
that the minimums are probably posted on a sign at
the table and if it says $2 minimum inside and $5
minimum outside this means that if you are betting
on any of the 38 numbers that pay 35-to-1 the total
of all your bets must be $2. You could make two
different $1 bets or one $2 bet, it doesn't matter
except that the total of all your bets on the
numbers must be at least $2. The $5 minimum outside
means that any of the outside bets that pay 2-to-1,
or even money, require that you bet $5 each time. On
the outside bets you can't make a $3 bet and a $2
bet to meet the minimums - you have to bet at least
$5 every time. You're ready to place your first bet
after you've exchanged your cash for colored chips.
Let's see what your options are:
You can make a straight bet where you only bet on
one number and if it comes in you'll be paid
35-to-1. The casino advantage on this bet is 5.26%
and by the time you're done with this roulette
section I'm sure you'll be very familiar with that
number. Another choice you have is to do a split.
This is where you put a chip on the line that
separates two numbers. If either number comes up
you'll be paid at 17-to-1. The casino advantage on
this bet is 5.26%.
A corner bet refers to if you put a chip in an area
that splits 4 numbers, and if any one of those 4
numbers comes in you will be paid off at 8-to-1. The
casino advantage on this bet is 5.26%.
A street bet refers to if you put a chip at the
beginning of a row of 3 numbers, and if any one of
those 3 numbers shows up you will be paid off at
11-to-1. The casino advantage on this bet is 5.26%.
You can also put a chip on the line between two
streets so that you have a double street covered and
if any one of those 6 numbers come in you'll be paid
off at 5-to-1. The casino advantage on this bet
is?... you guessed it...5.26%.
The 5-number bet is the only other bet you can make
on the inside numbers where you place one chip in
the upper left corner of the number 1 box. If any
one of those 5 numbers comes in you'll be paid off
at 6-to-1, where the casino advantage is 7.89%. This
is actually the worst possible bet on the roulette
table and the only bet you'll come across that
doesn't have a 5.26% house edge on the double-zero
roulette wheel. You should never make this bet.
A short note about "to" and "for" when discussing
odds. Odds that are stated as "to" mean that in
addition to the stated payoff you also receive your
original bet back. In other words, if you won your
single number bet in roulette you would receive
35-to-1, which is a 35-chip payoff, plus you'd still
keep your original one-chip bet, so you end up with
36 chips. Odds that are stated as "for" mean that
you do not receive back your original bet. If the
odds in your single number bet were 35-for-1 you
would still receive a 35-chip payoff but the casino
would keep your original one-chip bet so you would
only end up with 35 chips. Video poker is the only
place in a casino where the odds are always stated
as "for". You might also come across it on a couple
of craps bets where the odds are stated as "for-one"
rather than "to-one" in order to give the casino a
slightly better edge.
Let's look at all of the outside bets that you can
make and keep in mind that the house edge on all of
these outside bets is...do you remember the
number?...that's right...5.26%.
There are three bets you can make that will pay you
even money, or 1-to-1, which means that if you win,
you will get back one dollar for every dollar you
bet:
Black or red- A red number must come up in order for
you to win, if you put a chip on red then. If the
ball lands on a black number, 0 or 00 - you lose.
The same thing goes for black - you lose if it comes
in red, 0 or 00 and you win if the ball lands on a
black number.
Even or odd- The ball must land on an odd number in
order for you to win, if you put a chip on odd. If
it lands on 0, 00, or an even number - you lose. If
you bet on even, you win if an even number shows up
and lose if the ball lands on 0, 00 or an odd
number.
1 through 18 and 19 through 36 - If you bet on 1
through 18, then you win if a number from 1 through
18 comes in and you lose if the ball lands on 0, 00
or a number higher than 18. Similarly, if you bet on
19 through 36, you win if one of those numbers comes
in and you lose on 0, 00 or any number lower than
19.
The dozens and columns bets are the only other bets
left. If you look at the roulette betting layout you
can see three areas that each correspond to
12-number sections on the table. The one marked 1st
12 covers the numbers from 1 to 12, the one marked
2nd 12 covers the numbers from 13 to 24 and the
other one that's marked 3rd 12 covers the last
section of numbers from 25 to 36. If you bet on the
1st 12 you would win if a number from 1 to 12 came
in and you would lose if anything else came in,
including 0 or 00. The same principle holds true for
each of the other dozen bets where you would win if
a number in that section came in and you would lose
if anything else showed up. All dozens bets pay
2-to-1.
The column bet is the last bet to look at that is
also a bet that pays 2-to-1. There are three
possible column bets you can make and you'll notice
that each area corresponds to the numbers in the
column directly above it. So, if you put a chip
under the first column you will win if any of the
numbers in that column come in and you will lose if
any other number, including 0 or 00 shows up. The
same rule is in effect for each of the other columns
where you would win if the number appears in the
column above your bet and you would lose if it
doesn't.
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