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 How to Play American Roulette
Roulette originated
in France over three hundred years ago. The game
is fun and simple to play and offers a variety of
possible wagers; a roulette wheel or "cylinder"
spins and waits for a white ball rotating in opposite
direction to land on a number of the roulette. There are
38 such numbers ("1" to "36") plus
"0" and "00". Bettors have the option
to guess which number out of the possible 38 the ball
will land on, bet on a combination of numbers or pick
whether the number will be red or black, even or odd.
How
to Play: To begin
play you should first select the value of the
chips you will use by clicking the left button of your
mouse on the selected chip in the lower part of the
screen. This will stick the chip to the cursor. Then
place your bet by clicking on the selected number or
position at the table for a combination bet, as indicated
below, as many times as you wish. Each click adds one
chip to the bet and its value is automatically deducted
from your balance. If you change your mind and want to
withdraw some or all the chips from a bet, you can do so
by clicking the right button of your mouse on the bet
position. You can mix chips of different value in any bet
and can make as many different bets as you like. To change the chip
under the cursor, simply click on a chip of different value in the lower
part of the screen. When the
bet equals or exceeds the allowed minimum, which is $1, the
"SPIN" button is activated. Then you can
continue placing more bets or can click on the
"SPIN" button to start the roulette spin. No
more bets are allowed once the roulette starts spinning.
Any single bet cannot exceed the allowed maximum ($ 100
for "external" bets - Red or Black, Even or
Odd, 1-18 or 19-36, Dozens and Columns - and $ 25 for all
other or "internal" bets).
When you are done placing your
bets, click on the "SPIN" button. Then the roulette starts
spinning counterclockwise and a ball is launched clockwise. The ball
runs and ends landing on a number of the roulette, this number being
the winner. All bets that contain this number are also winners.
The winning number is visible
directly on the roulette wheel. It is also shown at the top right of the screen. A row of
recent winning numbers is also shown. The winning numbers are in fact generated
not by the roulette itself, but by a fair computer random
number generator, to ensure a really fair game. When the
roulette stops, all losing bets are taken off from the
table and the winning bets together with the winnings are returned to
the player ant the total amount is automatically added to the balance. Also
the winnings are shown on the table as a group of
additional chips.
Sound: The game starts in silent mode due to the fact
that the sound files take some time to load, but the sound starts
automatically after a few moments. To activate or deactivate the
sounds, click on the "Sound" button at the lower left of the
screen.
Music: The game is loaded with
no music. To activate it click on the
"Music" button located at the lower left part of the table and click it again to deactivate it.
Music activation is possible only if the "Sound" button is
also depressed and only between bets, not during the spinning of the
ball or the payment operations . Releasing the "Sound"
button shuts down not only the game sounds, but the music also.
The first time you put on the music it takes a few moments while the
sound file downloads. After that, each tune is automatically changed
each three minutes approximately and they continue playing while the
"Music" button remains depressed. If you don't like a tune,
you can change it by releasing the "Music" button, then
depressing it again. The sound quality depends strongly on your
sound card and the browser you use.
Bets: There are several bets in roulette that have different
odds and payoffs. All of them are listed in the table below: These payoffs conform to the rules and
regulations found at most American roulettes around the
world, including those found in Las Vegas casinos.
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| Wager |
Payoff |
Nickname |
Example |
Odds |
| Single
Number |
35 to 1 |
Straight up |
a |
38 to 1 |
| Two
Numbers |
17 to 1 |
Split |
b |
38 to 2 |
| Three
Numbers |
11 to 1 |
Street |
c |
38 to 3 |
| Four
Numbers |
8 to 1 |
Corner |
d |
38 to 4 |
| Five
Numbers 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 |
6 to 1 |
|
e |
38 to 5 |
| Six
Numbers |
5 to 1 |
|
f |
38 to 6 |
| Twelve
Numbers |
2 to 1 |
Dozen |
g |
38 to 12 |
| Twelve
Numbers |
2 to 1 |
Column |
h |
38 to 12 |
| Red
or Black |
1 to 1 |
|
i |
38 to 18 |
| Odd
or Even |
1 to 1 |
|
j |
38 to 18 |
| Numbers
1-18 or 19-36 |
1 to 1 |
Eighteen |
k |
38 to 18 |
So, for example, if you placed a $25 bet on a "corner bet", such as "d"
above and the winning number is 31 or 32 or 34 or 35, you will be paid
8 x $25 = $200 plus your $25 bet, that is, a total of $225. In
addition, you can win several other bets simultaneously. Suppose
the winning number was 32. Then you would also win the bets placed on
"EVEN", and "19-36" and "3rd 12" and the
red rhomb and the second column. Ad if you had placed also a $25 bet on the 32 number itself,
you would be paid 35 x $25 = $875 plus your $25, that is, $900 in
addition to all the other winning bets.
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