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| Roulette comes from the French term for small wheel. Variations of wheeled games have been around for millennia. Legend has it that Roman soldiers tipped their chariots over to play games on the spinning wheel as a diversion between campaigns, and others tell of monks bringing a wheeled game back from China in the middle ages. By all accounts, roulette became widespread in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, especially in France and Monte Carlo.
Today, the roulette wheel is perhaps the best internationally recognized icon symbolizing the glamour, excitement and prestige of high-class casino gaming. American Roulette wheels are divided into 38 evenly spaced slots numbered 0, 00 and 1 through 36. The zero slots are green and the other numbers are either red or black. The evenly balanced wheel, usually made of polished wood, turns on a spindle. The dealer spins the wheel in one direction and releases a small ivory colored ball in the opposite direction into the outer edge of the wheel, where it circles many times before slowing down. As the ball loses momentum it falls toward the center of the wheel and drops into one of the slots. It may bounce around from slot to slot but eventually it settles into a single slot to end that round of the game. The fascination of the game comes from the many ways to place a bet and the excitement and anticipation of watching the ball fall into a slot. Game Play: Players make bets against the House by placing chips in various boxes or on the lines between the boxes on the layout table. Losing bets will be cleared from the layout and winning bets will be paid according to the following table: |
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Inside Bets are bets placed inside the grid of numbers on the layout table. They include:
Single placing a bet on individual numbers (like 00, 4, 23 or 35). Split placing a bet on the line between two numbers (like 2 & 3, or 13 & 16). Row placing a bet on the first vertical line in a horizontal row of three numbers (like 7, 8, 9). Corner placing a bet on the corner of a group of four numbers (such as 19, 20, 22, 23). Line is a group of six numbers in two adjacent rows, all touching the same grid line. For example, 28, 29, 30 and 31, 32, 33 make up a Line. To make a Line bet, place your chips on the horizontal street line at the left-hand edge of the grid. Outside Bets are bets placed outside the grid of numbers on the layout table. They include: Columns a vertical column of numbers in the grid (for example; 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36). You place your bet outside the grid at the bottom of the column, in the boxes marked with "2 to 1". Columns do not include either 0 or 00. Dozens either the first, second or third dozen non-zero numbers (1-12, 13-24 and 25-36, respectively). If the ball lands in one of the twelve numbers in a dozen, the odds paid are 2-to-1. Red/Black bet on whether the winning number is red or black. Winning bets are paid at 1-to-1. Odd/Even bet on whether the winning number is odd or even (excluding 0, 00). Winning bets are paid at 1-to-1. High/Low bet on whether the winning number is in the low half (1-18) or the high half (19-36). Winning bets are paid at 1-to-1. For example, if you have a winning bet of $20 on a single number (paid at 35-to-1) you will get back your original bet of $20 plus 35 times your bet of $20 ($700) for a total win of $720. As another example, if you have a winning bet of $100 on color Red (1-to-1 odds), you will get back your original bet of $100 plus another $100 for a total win of $200. |
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| IMPORTANT NOTICE: The rules listed for this game are the most commonly used. The rules can be customized according to your preference. The "Welcome Sheets" handed out at the start of the evening will contain the 'House' rules for the evening. | ||||||||||
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