Roulette: a simple game of chance based on pure luck

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Roulette: a simple game of chance based on pure luck

Betting options and different types of roulette

Everyone knows Roulette, the game with the black and red boxes in which a silver ball is released. Whoever chooses the right box where the ball will end eventually becomes a millionaire.

But it is not that simple. Roulette is indeed subject to a number of rules.

Roulette is popular. The game rules are simple and there is little strategy involved. You play purely on luck, so the chances are the same for everyone. The only strategic choice you need to make is to bet with a low probability of winning but with a high payout or a high probability of winning with a low payout amount as a result.

Roulette betting options

Each roulette player participant receives a number of chips in exchange for a certain bet amount. If you want to use these chips, you have to do this on the roulette table, a green game board with compartments numbered 1 to 36 and a number of special compartments to make special combinations. Betting is only possible when the croupier gives the go-ahead and can be done in several ways:

Deploy square

When a player bets on a single number, this is referred to as square bets. This is a major risk. The chance that the ball just ends in this one box is very small. But should this happen, the profit is all the greater. You can get back up to 36 times your stake.

Bet Cheval

You bet Cheval when you bet on two numbers that are next to each other. The chance that the ball ends on one of those numbers is therefore twice as great, but the profit to be won is halved.

Transverse bets

You bet on three numbers by placing your chips on the left or right side of a series of three consecutive numbers, for example on the left of 1-2-3 or on the right of 7-8-9.

When you combine this move with a Cheval (ie betting on two adjacent numbers), you make it a Transversal simple.

Deploy Carré

Placing a square means placing your chip on the game board at the point where the four-number squares intersect. You increase your bet, but if you win, the payout also drops significantly.

Deploy column

This way of betting means a great chance of winning. You are going to place your chip at the bottom of a column, which means that each number of that column represents a chance of winning. If you take it a step further and place the chip on the centerline between two columns, you play on the two columns and thus on 24 squares. This way of betting is called the Colonne à cheval.

Chance Simple

There are a number of special compartments on the side of the play mat. In these boxes you can bet on a red box, a black box, odd or even or bet on the first or last eighteen numbers.

Plenty of choice thanks to the different types of roulette

European Roulette

European Roulette is the roulette game most played in the casinos. Many variants of roulette games are based on this classic form. The roulette wheel consists of 37 boxes, with the numbers 0 to 36 on them. The numbered black and red boxes alternate and the box where the zero is located is always green. A croupier lets every player bet and when everyone bets, he spins the wheel. The ball is thrown into the spinning disk after which all players wait in suspense until the wheel stops spinning and eventually ends up in a certain box. Depending on the numbers you bet on, you will make a profit or a loss.

American Roulette

American Roulette has a slightly different turning wheel and game board, but otherwise the rules are almost the same as European Roulette. However, with one important exception. American Roulette has an extra box: the double zero. This box provides additional winning opportunities for the casino and greatly decreases the chances of winning for the players.

French Roulette

French Roulette is a variant of European Roulette. This version has “La Partage” and “Prison” as additional opportunities for players to pick up additional winnings or limit potential losses. When the ball lands on a square with a zero, the dealer will take all the bets in American and European Roulette. This does not happen with French Roulette, thanks to this La Partage rule. The croupier divides the bet into two equal parts and takes one part with him. The second piece goes back to the player.

Now this player can choose: either take this part back completely, or put this money “en prison”. This means that he leaves the money for one round on the game board and the chips remain there for one round. The player cannot change the bet. If the player wins the next round, the chips are released to bet again. If he loses this round, he or she will still lose the bet.

English Roulette

An English Roulette is the same as a French Roulette, but everyone plays with chips in their own color. Moreover, we do not work with a ‘prison’. The player who bet a Chance Simple is lucky when the zero comes out. He or she will get half of the bet back.

Mexican Roulette

Mexican Roulette is identical to American roulette, but has an extra three zeros pocket. When the ball lands on this square, you will be punished as a player. This of course means that the chances of winning in this game are a lot lower than when playing classic roulette.

Online variants

Many developers take advantage of the popularity of the roulette game and regularly bring new variants to the market. Most online casinos offer a number of virtual roulette games where the classic wheel or roulette table is cast in a specific theme or given a flashy layout, but the basic rules remain the same.