Roulette Tutorial

RouletteRoulette Strategy. Read more ... » is one of the most popular table casino10 Tips To Find The Right Online Casino. Read more ... » games in history. It is a game that has entire casinosThink like a winner - betting tips for online casino. Read more ... » and gambling venues based around it. Roulette is a table game of pure luck, it does not include any skill or any decisions because the only decision that roulette players will make is placing their wagers, and they will do that before the game begins. Players will place wagers on random numbers and they will get paid if the roulette ball lands on the number or the bet that they chose, so it is a matter of pure luck. This is why roulette does not need a professional or an experienced gambler.

The game consists of three main parts. The first part is the roulette wheel, it is a wooden wheel that consists of a number of slotsSlot Tutorial. Read more ... » that is usually equal 37. These 37 slots contain a green slotSlot Rules. Read more ... » which is the zero slot and number slots from 1 to 36, half of them are black and the other half is red. The second part is the roulette ball, this ball will spin on that wooden wheel until it lands in order to indicate and reveal the winning number for that round. As for the third part, it is the wagering area. It is usually found on a green piece of cloth right next to the wheel, it is where players will place their chips and choose the numbers and bets that they wish to place their stakes on.

Roulette – Order of numbers on the wheel

Single-zero wheel (European version):
0-32-15-19-4-21-2-25-17-34-6-27-13-36-11-30-8-23

-10-5-24-16-33-1-20-14-31-9-22-18-29-7-28-12-35-3-26

Double-zero wheel (American version):
0-28-9-26-30-11-7-20-32-17-5-22-34-15-3-24-

36-13-1-00-27-10-25-29-12-8-19-31-18-6-21-33-16-4-23-35-14-2

Return Roulette to player considerations

This should be a crucial consideration for all roulette players and it turns to the question of how much money you are statistically likely to win for a given amount invested.

A return to player rate of 95% indicates that for every $1,000 bet on a given game, the mathematically likely return is $950, or a $50 loss.  This can also be expressed as a 5% house edge.

Now the bad news is that every form of roulette, whether it be European, French, American or Asian, has an in built mathematical house edge, no mater which bet or combination of bets you choose to make. This is how casinos make their money. But a crucial point worth remembering is that this house edge differs from one form of the game to the next and this difference is brought about by the presence (or absence) of a second zero.

Consider a straight up bet on both an American and European roulette table.  In both cases you get a 35 to 1 payout for a hit but the oddsRoulette Odds. Read more ... » of hitting your bet playing the American version are slightly worse than the European version because there are 38 possible outcomes rather than 37. This fact, and the resulting house edge and return to player (RTP) rates are presented in the below table.

Roulette version	Odds of hit	Payout	Expected value	House edge	RTP
American	1 in 38	35 : 1	-1×37/38 + 35×1/38 = -0.0526	5.26%	94.74%
European/French	1 in 37	35 : 1	-1×36/37 + 35×1/37 = -0.0270	2.70%	97.30%