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All you have to do is to guess which
hole the spinning ball will drop into,
to place your bet on that guess, and to
wait for the outcome.
Table layout:
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The
numbers 1 to 36 plus a zero (and a double zero
in American Roulette) are printed on the table.
The numbers are laid out in three rows of twelve
numbers and a few boxes beside the numbers,
called the "outside" bets. The numbers are
divided into three betting sets of twelve each:
the top twelve from 1 to 12, the middle twelve
from 13 to 24 and the bottom twelve from 25 to
36. Areas for betting one of these groupings are
found on the table. There are also areas for
betting red or black, areas for betting odd or
even, and areas for betting the first 18 numbers
or the last 18 numbers.
Playing
roulette:
The Dealer sees that all bets are down, spins
the wheel, and rolls an ivory ball in the
opposite direction. He ends the betting after a
while calling "no more bets". When the ball
settles in one of the slots, the dealer places
an icon on that number. Now the betting results
are taken care of: the dealer removes all chips
that did not scratch the winning number and pays
off the winners. He removes the icon and the
round is over. Next, the players place their new
bets for the following spin. Each round can
lasts approximately one minute or even less.
There
are different ways of placing your bets. See the
section below for details.
Placing
bets & Payoffs: You can find all the bets,
betting combinations and their odds on the table
below.
Here are a few sample payoffs:
Straight-up bet: A bet on one number (Any number
including 0 and 00).
Pays 35
to 1 (that is, your bet plus 35 times your bet).
Split
bet: Placing a chip on a line between two
numbers. If either comes up you get 17 to 1.
Street
bet: A chip on the edge of a row covers three
numbers. Pay off is 11 to 1.
Corner
bet: A chip on an intersection covers four
numbers. Pay off is 8 to 1.
Red
or black: Pay off is 1 to 1.
A bet
on 18 numbers: pays 1 to 1.
A bet
on 12 numbers: pays 2 to1.
Of course the more numbers you choose to
cover in one bet the lower is the payoff.
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Name
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Bet Area
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Odds
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straight up
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1
number
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35:1
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splits
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2
numbers
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17:1
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street
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1
row (3)
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11:1
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corner
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4
numbers
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8:1
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line
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2
rows (6)
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5:1
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column
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12
numbers
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2:1
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dozen
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1
third (12)
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2:1
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rouge
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red
numbers
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1:1
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noir
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black numbers
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1:1
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pair
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even numbers
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1:1
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impair
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odd
numbers
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1:1
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manque
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1-18
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1:1
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passe
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19-36
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1:1
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