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Roulette is the one game where players like to
develop their own strategies. There is no end to the different
strategies you can play on the table, and depending which game you are
playing (French, American or European Roulette) then you can design
your strategy around the particular game type. Bear in mind that the
layouts will vary between the games, so this can give you more (or
less) ways in which you can develop your strategy.
No matter what type of Roulette game you play, you will always have the
option of playing outside chance bets, or the inside numbers. You can
play both at the same time if you like, although most people prefer to
play either one or the other, although there is no reason why you
cannot play both. If you like to play French or European Roulette then
you will have the option of playing something called a ‘section bet’,
which is where you can bet on different sections of the wheel.
The Roulette wheel of French and European Roulette is different to an American
Roulette wheel. For a start, it only has one zero, whereas an
American Roulette wheel has two (a zero and a double zero). The French
and European wheel has three different sections that cover all of the
numbers on the wheel between them. This is where you can call out to
the dealer the particular section that you want to bet on, and how much
you want to bet on it.
There are also bets called ‘neighbour bets’ and this is where you call
out a number on the wheel to the dealer and how much you want to bet on
that bet. You win if the ball lands on the number you pick, or two
numbers either side of it. These are very popular bets with the
players, as it allows them to cover a lot of the wheel in a quick
amount of time. Some players still prefer to put chips on their
favourite numbers, so it is really down to your own personal preference
as to what you want to do.
Playing
the outside chances
The outside chance bets pay either even money, or 2 to 1, depending on
which bet(s) you play. The even money bets are either Black or Red, Odd
or Even. If you put a bet on Black for example, and a black number came
in, then you would win even money on your bet. So if you bet $10, you
would win $10. Of course, the house has to have their slight edge on
this bet too, and that edge is that if ZERO comes in on the wheel, all
of the even money bets will lose.
You then have the bets that pay 2 to 1. These come in the dozens, which
is numbers 1 to 12 (1st dozen), 13 to 24 (2nd dozen) and 25 to 36 (3rd
dozen). You then have the columns, (1st, 2nd and 3rd column, each
column also has 12 numbers each). If you have a winning bet on one of
these, then you will win 2 to 1. So for a winning $10 bet, you will win
$20. The house edge on this is if ZERO comes in, you will lose just
half of your bet.
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