This rule concerns the even money bets such as black/red; high/low; odd/even i.e. if the ball lands on zero, the bet stays in prison till the next roulette spin. If the ball lands on zero again, the bet is lost; if it is a hit, the bet is released but without profit.
La Partage rule
This rule is like the Surrender rule – if the balls lands on zero, you lose the half of your the even money bets such as black/red; high/low; odd/even.
The object of the European roulette is also to guess on which number the ball is going to land. Players are allowed to bet on:
- a single number;
- combination of numbers;
- red or black colour; odd or even number.
Like in the American roulette, the table layout has short lines of three numbers called rows and long lines of 12 numbers called columns. The bets are two types – inside and outside bets. The bets made on the numbered space and the lines between the numbers are called inside bets. The bets made on the boxes below and the centre of the board are called outside bets. The inside bets are as follows:
- straight up bet – the chip is placed directly on a single number. You can place it even on zero;
- split bet – the chip is placed on the line between two numbers. If the ball lands on any of them, you win;
- street bet – the chip is placed on the line separating the inside and outside betting area at the end of a row. This bet covers an entire row. If the ball lands on any of these three numbers, you win;
- corner bet – the chip is placed at the intersection of the lines between four numbers. If the ball lands on any of these four numbers, you win;
- five number bet - this bet can include only numbers zero, double zero, one. Two and three;
- line bet - the chip is placed at the end of the line between two rows and covers six numbers. If the ball lands on any of these six numbers, you win.
The numbers are arranged in three sections that allow players of European and French roulette to Announce i.e. call bets. These sections are as follows:
- Voisins du Zero (Zero neighbours bet)– includes numbers: 22,18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, 25;
- Tier du Cylinder (The third section of the wheel) – includes numbers: 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33;
- Orphans and Orphelins – includes numbers: 17, 34, 6, 1, 20, 14, 31, 9.
If the player wants to bet on Voisins du Zero, he gives nine bet units to the dealer. The units are placed as follows: two bet units on “street” 0-2-3, two bet units on “carre” 25-29 and one bet unit on each pair “cheval” 4/7, 12/15, 18/21, 19/22, 32/35. if the player wants to bet on Tier du Cylinder, he covers the numbers 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33 with six bet units and each cheval 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30, 33/36. with one bet unit. In Zero Spiel the player covers the numbers 12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15 with four bet units. If the player wants to bet on Orphans and Orphelins, he gives the dealer five bet units. This bet covers the numbers 17, 34, 6, 1, 20, 14, 31, 9. The bet units are palced as follows: one straight on number 1 and one unit on each cheval 6/9, 14/17, 17/ 20, 31/34. Number 17 is covered two times – in 14/17 and 17/20.
Another bet is on a number and its neighbours - Voisin du Nombre. This bet is covered with five bet units. The units are to be placed on a number and its four neighbour numbers (the one on left, the one on right, the one above and the one below). For exmple, if you want to bet on number 20 and its four neighbour numbers, you place your bet on 20 and 17, 19, 21, 23. another bet is the so called final bet or Last number bet. For example, final 7 means that you bet on all numbers with last number 7 i.e. 7, 17, 27, 37.
In some casinos the player is allowed to surrender i.e. if the ball lands on zero or double zero, the player does not lose all but only the half of his even money bets ( black/red; high/low; odd/even) .
The European roulette wheel
There are 37 numbers on the European roulette wheel – 0 and numbers from 1 to 36 including 1 and 36. Like in the American roulette wheel, the sequence of the numbers is not random:
- the red and black numbers alternate;
- in the section right of the zero (numbers from 32 to 10) there are nine low black numbers (2,4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17) and nine high red numbers (19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 32, 34, 36);
- In the section left of the zero (numbers from 26 to 5) there are nine high black numbers (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35) and nine low red numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18).
- column bet - the chip is placed at the end of a column in one of the boxes “2 to 1”. It covers the whole column. If the ball lands on any of these 12 numbers, you win;
- dozen bet - the chip is placed in one of the boxes as follows: 1st 12, 2nd 12 and 3rd 12 and covers 12 numbers. If the ball lands on any of these 12 numbers, you win;
- red or black – the chip is placed on “red” or “black” outside field (below 2nd 12). It covers all red or all black numbers;
- even or odd - the chip is placed on “even” or “odd” outside field. It covers all even or all odd numbers;
- low or high - the chip is placed on 1 to 18 (low) or 19 to 36 (high) outside field. It covers 18 numbers.
The object of the roulette is to guess on which number the ball is going to land. Each player is allowed to bet on:
- a single number;
- combination of numbers;
- red or black colour; odd or even number.
The table layout has short lines of three numbers called rows and long lines of 12 numbers called columns. There are two types of bets – inside and outside bets. The bets made on the numbered space and the lines between them are called inside bets. The bets made on the boxes below and the centre of the board are called outside bets. The inside bets are as follows:
- straight up bet – the chip is placed directly on a single number;
- split bet – the chip is placed on the line between two numbers. If the ball lands on any of them, you win;
- street bet – the chip is placed on the line separating the inside and outside betting area at the end of a row. This bet covers an entire row. If the ball lands on any of these three numbers, you win;
- corner bet – the chip is placed at the intersection of the lines between four numbers. If the ball lands on any of these four numbers, you win;
- five number bet - this bet can include only numbers zero, double zero, one. Two and three;
- line bet - the chip is placed at the end of the line between two rows and covers six numbers. If the ball lands on any of these six numbers, you win.
The American roulette wheel is divided into 38 equal slots, 0, 00 and the numbers from 1 to 36 including 1 and 36. The sequence of the numbers is not random. The number are put this way in order to achieve some balance between high (18-36) and low (1-18), black and red, odd and even numbers:
- the red and black numbers alternate;
- usually two odd numbers are followed by two even numbers;
- all red numbers are opposite the black ones. For example, 25 is red, 26 is black;
- each odd number is placed opposite its subsequent number. For example, 25 is opposite 26;
- most of the numbers are part of a pair with one number between them. The sum of a pair is either 37 or 39.
Zero and double zero are green and are placed opposite each other. The rest of the numbers are either red or black.
Roulette is the most recognized casino symbol. It is considered that the Roulette was first played in France and later it crossed the ocean. In America, the casino owners add another number – double zero which substantially reduced the chances of winning. There are three types of roulette today: American roulette (Double zero roulette), European roulette (Single zero roulette) and French roulette (Single zero roulette). Since the French roulette is almost like the European, we are going to introduce you the American and the European roulettes. But first, let’s describe the game. At the end of the table there is a dealer, also called croupier, who sells chips to players, spins the roulette wheel, throws the ball spinning in the opposite direction, announces winning numbers, collects losing bets and pays the winners i.e. organizes the game from the beginning to the end. What a man! He does everything. After buying the chips, all players place their bets. They have to predict where exactly is the ball going to land. They can bet on single number, combination of numbers as well as on red/black, odd/even, high/low numbers. Numbers from 18 to 36 are the high numbers. The low numbers are from 1 to 18. Then the dealer spins the wheel and throws the ball. Players are allowed to place bets until the dealer announces: “Rien ne va plus”, meaning “No more bets”. When the wheel stops, the ball lands in one of the pockets (also known as slots). The dealer announces the winning number and places a marker there. After that he collects the losing bets and pays the winners.