If you are a beginner and you are worried that this game is too complicated for you, don't worry. In short, European roulette consists of 37 houses. Of these, 36 are numbered, alternating black and red, and another has the green color as the 0th square.
In order to play, regardless of the casino or roulette version you choose, you must follow the steps below:
- Choose the bet you want to place, for example, number, colour, or group of numbers;
- Define the amount you will put into play;
- Place your bet;
- Wait for the dealer to spin the roulette wheel and put the ball into play;
- Check the outcome of the round;
- Place a new bet.
Regarding the outcome of the round, if you guess correctly, the dealer will give you his prize. Otherwise, you lose your bet. In the event that the online version is a live dealer, the computer responsible for running the game replaces the dealer, with the above rules being similar.
Detailed Roulette bets types
The game of roulette, a bit like traditional roulette casino games, is distinguished by the fact that it offers a wide variety of types of bets to its players. Thus, throughout this section, we will explain the main bets that you can place, indicating how they work, and their advantages and disadvantages. The different types of bets mentioned can be divided into inside and outside bets, which we will explain below.
Inside
Inside bets refer to a bet on less than 6 numbers. That is, placing your chips inside the table, where the numbers are.
This type of bet is characterized by giving you low chances of success, benefiting the roulette casino, but giving you high payouts in case of success. Thus, these can be divided into:
Straight: Betting on an individual number, placing the chips inside its box.
Split: Betting on a pair of numbers, placing the chips on the dividing line of the numbers.
Street: Betting on a trio of numbers, placing chips on the outside line.
Six Line: Betting on a group of 6 numbers, placing chips on 2 neighboring lines.
Corner: Bet on a group of 4 numbers, placing chips at the intersection between them.
Three of a kind: Betting on three of a kind 0, 1 and 2 or 0, 2 and 3, placing chips at the intersection between them.
Basket: Bet on group 0, 1, 2 and 3, placing chips at the intersection between them.
Outside
Unlike the previous ones, outside bets refer to a bet placed on the outside of the table, concerning a set of numbers greater than 6. Using them, you will have a greater chance of being victorious, but the gains you will obtain will be considerably lower than what you would get on inside bets.
These can be classified into:
Black or Red: Betting that the ball will land on a black or red colored square.
Odd or Even: Betting that the ball will land on an odd or even number.
1 to 18 or 19 to 36: Betting that the ball will land on a number in the range 1-18 or 19-36.
Tens: Betting that the ball will come out in a certain tens, 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36.
Columns: Betting that the ball will land in one of the columns of twelve numbers that make up the table.
Announced
The main difference between this type of bet and the previous ones is that the player needs to put money on the table before the result is known.
Thus, he can wait until the last moment to declare which bet he wants to make, even while the ball spins in online roulette. This is an advantage for those players who risk large amounts on several simultaneous bets.
Jau Zéro (Zero Game): Bet on the numbers that are close to 0 on the wheel;
Le Tiers du Cylindre: (Third of the Wheel): Bet on the 12 numbers found between 27 and 33 on the wheel;
Orphelins (Orphans): Betting on eight numbers that make up two sections of the game;
Voisins du Zéro (Neighbors of Zero): Betting simultaneously on a space and on 2 adjacent squares.
American and European Roulette Odds
As far as the odds for each type of bet are concerned, these are quite simple. However, this is a point that you should pay special attention to, in order to understand the risks associated with each type of bet.
Briefly, imagine that the roulette wheel is made up of 36 black and red squares. In this situation, if you bet on a color, your odds would be 50%. However, in the case of European roulette, there is a green house with the number 0.
This way, your odds on this type of bet will be lower, giving the house a slight edge (2.7%). In the case of “American” roulette, as there are two houses with a value of 0, the house edge will be even higher (5.26%).
In a single number bet, your odds will be 1:36 for the “European” version and 1:37 for the “American” version.
In this way, the types of bets that give you a greater chance of success are those that cover half of the numbers that make up the roulette game, such as Black/Red, Even/Odd or 1-18/19-36.
That's why, below, we present a table with the odds associated with each type of bet.