We've all seen roulette played on TV and in the movies. It's perhaps the most standout game in a casino because of its distinctive spinning wheel. It's also one of the nosiest. Roulette is played by tossing a metal ball into the spinning wheel and betting on the numbers that the ball lands on. When this is done the ball bakes a loud clacking sound that is known around the world as the undisputable noise of roulette.
If you've never played roulette before it's easy to think that the game may be complicated because of all the numbers involved. The wheel and the roulette table are covered in numbers, number ranges, and charts indicating odd and even. But in fact the game is very simple, and the only skill required to play roulette is the ability to count.
Roulette is played by betting that you can predict the number that the ball will fall on when it is tossed onto the spinning roulette wheel.
The best way to introduce yourself to any Casino game, is to take the time to read the rules of the game and to familiarize yourself with what it takes to win, and what you don't want to do that will cause you to lose.
At English Harbour Casino, Roulette is designed to make learning how to play for the first time as easy as possible. If you are new to the game all you have to do is play a few rounds for free. The play for free option is the best way out there to get to know a game. And there is no limit to how long you can play. You can play as long as it takes to refine your skills to the point of perfection. You can literally become an expert before you risk any real money. But when you do start playing, you'll be in for one thrill after another.
Bets are placed on special boxes on the Roulette table. Each box represents one of any number of outcomes that the roulette wheel will produce. For instance: if you want to bet that the Roulette wheel will land on the number 10, you would place your chips on the block containing the number 10. Take the time to examine the table and how the betting sections are laid out. You can bet on a variety of outcomes, including number ranges, odd or even numbers, high or low numbers and more.
- First you must decide what numbers you want to bet on. This is done by moving the mouse over the position on the table that displays the number or number range you want to bet on and left clicking. This will deposit chips on the table. Right clicking will remove chips. Bets may also be made on whether the number will be odd or even, black or red, or low or high.
- After your bet is placed, press the SPIN button. As the ball falls into the spinning roulette wheel it will eventually come to rest on a certain number. If the number corresponds to the bet you have made then you are a winner.
There are a variety of bets you can make in roulette that make for a very dynamic and exciting game. Your betting options are what enables you to control your play, and adds the elements of strategy and planning to roulette. Be sure to pay careful attention to the following betting options, and feel free to write them down for future reference. It may take a while to familiarize yourself with them all but roulette is such an enjoyable game that leaning as you play is perfectly fun and easy to do.
These bets divide the roulette table into the numbers 1-12, 13-24, and 25-36. The bet is on either a number from 1 to 12 or from 13 to 24 or from 25 to 36 coming up and is placed on the 1st 12, 2nd 12, or 3rd 12 rectangle.
These bets divide the roulette table into columns of 12 numbers. The bet is on any one of the three columns and is placed at the end of the column on the 2 to 1 rectangle.
This allows you to cover three numbers in a row with one bet. To make this bet place your chip in the outside line of the row you want to bet on. If one of these three numbers comes up, you win.
Place your chip in the center of four numbers and if one of these numbers comes up you win.
Allows you to bet on two rows of three numbers. Place your chip in between the outside line of the last numbers of the two rows.
These bets divide the roulette table into red and black. The bet is on either a black or red number coming up and is placed on either the red or black diamond. If 0 comes up the bet loses.
You can bet on any single number by placing a chip in the center in any of the 37 numbers from 0 through 36.
You must place your chip on the line between two separate numbers. If the ball lands on either of these numbers you win.
These bets divide the roulette table into the numbers 1 - 18 and 19 - 36. The bet is on either a number from 1 to 18 or from 19 to 36 coming up and is placed on either the 1 to 18 or 19 to 36 rectangle. If 0 comes up the bet loses.
These bets divide the roulette table into even and odd. The bet is on either an even or odd number coming up and is placed on either the even or odd rectangle. If 0 comes up the bet loses.
Remember Roulette is a game of prediction. If you have a good sense of physics and timing it is actually possible to increase your winnings. By taking careful notice of both the position of the ball when it enters the spinning wheel, the speed at which the wheel is turning, and the starting position of the wheel when it starts spinning, it is actually possible for the more astute player to give themselves an edge. Now keep in mind that this fine skill takes years to develop. Don't expect to be able to start playing and instantly start predicting with 100% accuracy. Give yourself a chance to develop, set goals and when you achieve them, set new ones. Roulette is a game to master and have fun while you do it.
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