Rules to play roulette

Roulette is the queen of the casino, a symbol of style and elegance. It owes that reputation due to its large array of possibilities, its green velvet and its tantalizing appearance in icon of casino game in movies. Universal symbol of games of chance, it is especially popular in European casinos.
American casinos took it one step further by adding the 0, a step that greatly advantages the casinos. That is the main reason Americans are less fond of the game, as opposed to their Europeans counterparts who voted the roulette as the incarnation of charm and seduction.

Roulette rules

Roulette is played on a long rectangular table, covered with green velvet that shows numbers from 0 to 37 and other additional betting options that we will explain shortly, all meant to hold the bets, and of a spinning wheel in a cylinder with 37 numbered dents. When it stops spinning, the ball will fall inside a numbered dent and determine the winning number.

To start a game, a croupier will announce “Faites vos jeux”, so giving player the authorization to place their bet. Once all the bets are placed, the croupier will say “Rien ne va plus” and spin the ball inside the wheel. On some tables, last minutes bets are still accepted just after the croupier’s call, but those have to be quick and might be refused.
On the other hand, absolutely no bet can be placed before the croupier’s opening call “Rien ne va plus”.

Once the ball has nestled itself inside one of the 37 dents, the croupier calls out the winning number as well as the three equalities we will see shortly. Then, payments are made according to the winning bets. The losing bets are swept away.

How to bet and what are the odds?

In order to bet, place your chip on the table in one or more of the following ways:

• Single: wagering on one number only. Payoff: 35 to 1.
• Split: wagering on any two numbers by placing your bet on the line between them. Payoff: 17 to 1.
• Trio: wagering on three numbers at their intersecting point (possible with either 0, 1, and 2 or 0, 2 and3). Payoff: 11 to 1.
• Corner: wagering on four numbers by placing your bet at their intersecting point. Payoff: 8 to 1.
• Four numbers: wagering on the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3 by placing your bet at the intersection of 0 and 3. Payoff: 8 to 1.
• Street : wagering on a row of three numbers by placing your bet at the end of the row. Payoff: 11 to 1.
• Line : wagering on two "streets" of numbers by placing your bet at the end of both rows, on the line between the rows. Payoff: 5 to 1.
• Dozen : wagering on the "First 12," "Second 12," or "Third 12" boxes, as marked, covering 12 numbers each. Payoff: 2 to 1.
• Column : wagering on a column of numbers by placing your bet in any of the three "2 to 1" boxes on the ends of the table. Like betting on dozens, columns cover 12 numbers. Payoff: 2 to 1.

Or choose one or more of the three following possible equalities, either in addition to the other bets or independently.

• Red or black - wagering only on which color will come up. Zero does not count for either! Payoff: 1 to 1.
• High or low - wagering on the either the box marked "1 to 18" (low) or "19 to 36" (high). Payoff: 1 to 1.
• Odd or even - wagering only on whether the number will be odd or even. Zero does not count for either! Payoff: 1 to 1.

The zero is paid like the other numbers but is not included in the equalities.

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