Roulette has long provided casino-goers with thrills, glamour, and excitement since its creation in 17th century France. A game of chance, it involves placing chips on a roulette table to predict where a spinning wheel will stop when it eventually stops spinning – with relatively straightforward rules yet potentially complex and rewarding gameplay for serious bettors.
The Roulette Wheel
A roulette wheel consists of a solid wooden disk slightly convex in shape with metal separators or frets surrounding its perimeter and consisting of 36 compartments painted alternately red and black; two green pockets (on American-style wheels) marked 0 complete the system. Croupiers (dealers) spin the wheel while small balls placed into any of the slots on the table will eventually come to rest in one of these compartments and reveal winning numbers; players then collect any winning bets they may have placed!
There are various other wagers known as outside bets in addition to straight, split and street. These outside bets involve betting on groups of numbers such as Prime Douzaine (P12), Moyenne Douzaine (12-24), or Derniere Douzaine (D12). Although outside bets offer smaller payouts but higher odds at winning than their traditional counterparts.
Bets are placed on the roulette table using sets of chips in different colors for easy identification of bettors. Bets do not bear denominational markings; their value is determined upon purchase based on how many chips a player received as part of his buy-in amount.
Procedure of a Roulette Round
Each roulette game begins with the dealer clearing away winnings from previous rounds and paying out winners, before announcing that betting for the current round has opened up and players may select from various types of bets, such as individual numbers, various groupings or even colors (red or black) (including special bets such as Logo). Once bets have been collected by a croupier who marks them with a marker before clearing away from play again).