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This image was created by that "Mother of all super spies," James Bond, who, with a beautiful woman nearby, preferred to play this fast-paced game, when not beating the bad guys at Baccarat.Although a game favored by Europeans, Roulette has managed to gather a strong following in North America, most likely for its simplicity and the chance to win big money.Roulette means "little wheel" in French. It's simply a guessing game with a little white ball and a big spinning wheel.The ball spins in one direction as the wheel spins in the other, until the ball lands in one of the 38 pockets on the wheel.If your money is on the right number, set of numbers, or color, you collect. Say you bet on number 23. This "split" bet pays off at 17-1.You can bet on three numbers at a time, paying 11-1, four numbers (8-1), five numbers (6-1) and six numbers (5-1) Those are all the inside bets.Outside bets are the wagers made on the outside of the layout. These are the bets on red-black, odd-even, and high-low.If you place your chips in the even box and the ball drops into the number 24, you win. These bets pay even money.You can bet on 12 numbers each in the "column" boxes at the far end of the layout. There will be a table minimum and a chip minimum.The table minimum applies to all bets on the table. A $2 table minimum and 50-cent chip minimum, means that you must bet a minimum of $2 on any outside bet, but you can combine four 50-cent bets to satisfy the minimum requirements for your inside bet. On a table that's really jamming, players twist, lunge and sometimes elbow their way past other players to get their bets down before the deadline.When you're ready to cash out, don't forget to redeem your wheel chips (for real chips) right at the table. You CAN'T exchange them anywhere else in the casino, not even at the cashier's cage.Most Roulette wheels in Las Vegas have two green-colored pockets, one displaying a zero, and a second with two zeros. The zeros are called house numbers, because when the ball lands in one of them, the casino collects all bets except those placed on the zeros.The casino advantage on a double-zero Roulette wheel is 5.26%. It has a whopping casino edge of 7.89%.Some casinos provide reader boards that track the last 20 to 30 spins. For excitement purposes, it's better to divide your stake into smaller units (defined by the chip minimum) and spread chips over several numbersinside.Be sure to read the placard that lists the table minimum and chip minimum, then buy your wheel chips from the dealer.You can place your bets anywhere and everywhere on the layout, even on the top of the chips of other players, up until the time the dealer says, "No more bets."Then stand back, relax, and pray that the ball drops into the pocket with your money init.Did you hear the one about the young woman playing Roulette who asked her boyfriend which number she should play.The boyfriend said, "Bet your age."So his girlfriend placed a chip on 23.The ball landed on 29 and the woman fainted.

Roulette Tips

Before searching for the appropriate casino to play online roulette, which is an important factor before playing the game, the roulette player needs to be soundly informed about the rules of the game, and understand each and every bet or action that can potentially be made (See the 'Roulette Rules' page) Beginning with the different types of bets one will see there is a vast assortment of payout odds and House Edge.

In order of payout odds, the roulette bets are as follows:

The even money bets (red/black, high/low, and even/odd) payout 1:1
The dozens and column bet pays out 2:1
The five-number bet pays out 5:1
The corner bet pays out 8:1
The street bet pays out 11:1
The split bet pays out 17:1
The straight-up bet pays out 35:1.

For any player who is seeking to place some kind of structure on his or her bankroll, the even money bets, dozens, and column bets are the safest choices. The even money bets produce the lowest House Edge of all the roulette wagers - in conjunction with the en prison rule the House Edge is lowered even more. As is the case at any casino game, it is important to place the majority of one's wagers with the bets offering the lowest Casino Advantage. This isn't to say that a player should cease from some of the more chancy wagers like the street, split or straight-up. These are very exciting bets to make, and can and do produce some large winners at the wheel. it is to say that these bets should not be made as often as the even money bets if the player is planning to gamble at online roulette for an indefinite length of time. Furthermore, if one of these bets does happen to win, this might be a very good time to walk away, depending on your bankroll status. With these bets, a 1.3% House Edge is obtainable, and will help a bankroll hold out longer with more positive return. Additionally, it is only the even money bets that qualify for the "en prison" rule (see tip #3), which will bring the House Edge down even more.

Tip - Play a roulette table that offers the en prison or la partage rule

With this rule in place, which not all casinos offer, (and so therefore is a subject worth looking into when picking an online casino to play roulette at) the House Edge can be brought down to 1.35%. It states that when a 0 (and 00 for the American version) is landed by the roulette ball, all even money bets are not lost, but are rather afforded the opportunity to stay on the board for the next bet, or be taken back by the player. In the long run, this rule can be the deciding factor on whether a player ends in the red or not. It may not even come into play during a round of roulette. the fact that it can be exercised is quite reassuring, made evident by a House Edge reduced by half. Las partage, called the Surrender rule, governs even money wagers in the same fashion, except that it returns half of the wager, thereby returning a 2.6% House Edge.

Tip - Do not place the five-number bet

The five-number bet, simply put, gives a House Edge of 7.3%. This is the highest casino advantage of any other roulette wager, and should always be avoided. With 5 to 1 payout odds, a player is better off taking the 8 to 1 payout on a corner bet.

As one can see, an approach to playing roulette can still be based on the numbers, as few as they might be. The Casino advantage and odds still change from bet to bet, but do so in such a way that making a wise wager choice is easy to not second-guess oneself over.

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