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One of the most popular casino games after poker is roulette. It is a game with bets, where the player is asked to guess at which color or sector of the roulette wheel the ball will fall. The rules of the game are very simple, which does not affect the chances of winning, as many have the impression that the roulette game is unprofitable.

Rules of roulette

Roulette is a classic game of chance that is available in almost every gambling house, as well as in online casinos. There are many variations of this game, but they are all divided into three main types of roulette:

• American;
• European;
• French.

Judging by the name, each variety of roulette is common in the country in which it appeared. For example, American roulette is common in the U.S., and European and French, respectively, in Europe. Nevertheless, virtually all online casinos have all known types of roulette. And to choose which of them is better to play, it is worth knowing how they differ.

American Roulette

American Roulette is a spinning reel, divided into 38 sectors. They include 36 whole numbers, one zero and a sector with two zeros. Due to this combination of numbers, the chance of winning in American roulette is about 5% lower than in European roulette. Because of this American roulette is less popular among players.

European roulette

European roulette, unlike American roulette, has 37 sectors consisting of 36 integers and one zero. If a zero is struck, all bets made are burned. This rule tips the scales in favor of the casino by 2.7%.

French Roulette

French Roulette is the least popular, despite the fact that it is considered one of the most loyal. Externally, it looks like an exact copy of the European roulette—it also has 37 sectors and one zero. But the rules of the French roulette game provide that on a roll of zero, the player gets back half of the bet.

Of all the roulette games discussed above, French roulette will be the most profitable for the player. In second place is the European roulette. The American roulette is still more on the dealer's side.

Start of the game and roulette rules. The roulette game consists of two categories of participants:

• the croupier, aka the dealer;
• player.

The croupier acts as the manager of the game. It is he who accepts bets, launches the roulette wheel and rolls the ball and performs other functions associated with the rules of the game. Participation of players is in the rates that they make placing game chips on the field. In this case, the allowed size of the bet is set by the rules of the casino.

Bets are divided into three types:

• internal;
• external;
• oral.

Internal bets include betting on a particular number, or a group of numbers from the number sectors. Also, internal bets include split-type bets.

External bets made on a particular area of the playing wheel. Four areas are distinguished:

• red and black field;
• Even and odd sector;
• The range of numbers from 1 to 18, and from 19 to 36;
• Dozens, which are in equal ranges.
• That said, the winnings on dozens of outside bets are considered to be the largest, as it is 2 to 1.
• Oral bets exist only in French roulette.

Regardless of what type of bet the player chooses, the main purpose of the game remains the same—it is necessary to predict and guess in what sector or zone will stop the ball. That is why players around the world have developed many strategies to increase the effectiveness of the prediction. But we'll talk about this later.

Let's get acquainted with the mechanics of the game. Before starting a roulette game, the dealer announces the reception of bets. Then the dealer rotates the roulette wheel clockwise and throws the ball on the reel in the opposite direction of its rotation. In this case, the acceptance of bets is allowed before the start of the roulette wheel and at the time of rotation of the reel.

After the dealer announces that all bets are made—players stop any action related to the game and wait for the drum to stop. When the ball jumps into the sector, the dealer announces the winning number, as well as mark the fallen sector marker on the playing field.

The dealer pays the winnings, takes away the lost chips and removes the marker from the playing field. The game ends. And on the same cycle begins a new game. Pinup casino offers to play roulette on our site.