Roulette betting
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Placing your bets
The player has a choice of many different bets, and this has always been part of the attraction of Roulette. The French expressions for the various bets are given in parenthesis.
You can make an innodividual bet (en plein) on one number by placing a chip solely within the square displaying that number. If that number appears on the next spin, you are paid at odds of 35-1.
You can bet on zero in the same way and the bet is also paid at odds of 35-1 if zero appears. If the bet wins, the player receives 35 additional chips for each chip staked.
Another bet is to cover two numbers (a cheval) by placing a chip on the intersection of these numbers.
If either number appears, the player is paid at 17-1.
Players may also bet on a row of three numbers (transversale) by placing a chip or chips at the edge of the row.
A successful bet is paid at 11-1.
Another bet is on a square of four numbers (a carre) when the chip is placed on the intersection of the four numbers with part of the chip on each number.
If any of the four numbers appear, the player is paid at 8-1.
You can also select a group of six numbers (a sixain) by placing your chip at the edge of the two selected rows and on the intersection of the two numbers at the edge of those rows.
A winning bet is paid at 5-1 if any of the six numbers appear.
There are areas of the table which allow the player to bet on many other outcomes. You can bet on the first 12 numbers (1-12, called premiere), the middle 12 numbers (13-24, called moyenne), and the last twelve numbers (25-36 called derniere).
All winning bets are paid at 2-1.
Next we come to the “even money” propositions. (As we shall see shortly, although these pay out at even money, the correct odds are actually slightly above even money.)
A player can back either Red (Rouge) or Black (Noir).
The color is usually indicated by a red or black diamond on the board. Eighteen of the numbers on the wheel are red and eighteen are black. Winning bets are paid at even money.
On Even (Pair) or Odd (Impair), as the name suggests, the player bets the number will be even or odd.
Winning bets are paid at even money.
On Low (Manque) or High (Passe) the player bets the number either falls within the range 1-18 or within the range 19-36.
Winning bets are paid at even money.
Split bets
Split bets are placed on the intersection of any two columns or on the intersection of any two groups of 12. If the number which appears is in either of these columns, then the bet is paid at 1-2 on; usually a minimum stake of $10 or £10 is required, although this will vary depending on the house rules. Similarly, a bet on the intersection of 3rd 12 and 2nd 12 is a bet on any number from 12-36 inclusive. If successful this is also paid at 1-2 on.
Horseshoe bets
These bets are a simple way of betting on 5 “neighboring” numbers on the wheel, without the need to place five separate bets. The bet placed should be a multiple of 5 units, with a customary minimum amount of $5 or £5.
The bet is paid at 35-1.
This is effectively five different bets, 1/5 on the number itself, and 1/5 on each of the four “neighbors” of that number on the Roulette wheel. This staking system is used by those who believe the ball will end in a certain segment of the wheel.
In addition, on some layouts, the player may bet on “Les voisins du zero” and “Tiers du cylindre” which are bets on the “neighbors of zero” and “a third part of the drum.” There will be a minimum stake, usually $5 or £5; the former bet is on the 12 numbers, six each side of zero on the wheel; the latter bet is on the twelve numbers in the segment of the wheel opposite the zero from 36 to 20 inclusive. Each bet pays out at 2-1 if successful.
A typical game
In the casino there are usually half a dozen players or so at the Roulette table. They are all given different colored chips, whose value is indicated by marker chips displayed in a plastic holder, usually located next to the Roulette wheel.
Players often place many bets on different numbers or combinations of numbers, and often there are chips of more than one color on a number.
When the croupier spins the wheel, he or she calls “No more bets,” or “Rien ne ua plus” in French-speaking casinos. At that stage the bets placed by the players will look like the table shown on the left.
In our example, there are five players with chips colored dark blue, light blue, yellow, orange and brown. A large number of bets have been placed on the layout and the croupier checks these have been placed in accordance with the house rules.
Firstly, the even money (or 2-1) chances usually have a minimum stake of $5 in the USA and £5 in England. The same applies to bets on the “horseshoe,” which are multiple bets. Any bets of less than these amounts will be removed by the croupier and returned to the player. (If the croupier doesnt notice, then they will be returned without profit whether they win or lose, but sometimes they may be scooped in when they lose if the croupier still doesnt notice. It is up to the player not to make mistakes!)
Secondly, bets which are not valid (in no mans land, or on an intersection other than one prescribed above) are removed if noticed by the croupier; the bet on the intersection of 34 and 2-1, the latter being a bet on the left-hand column, is not valid, nor is the bet on red and the middle 12 numbers on the right of the picture; both these will be removed. Untidy or ambiguous bets will be ruled on by the supervisor or “ladderman” in cases of dispute.
After the invalid or insufficient bets have been removed, the layout will now look as follows.
Now the croupier sends the ball spinning in the opposite direction to the wheel. When the ball settles on a number, this is announced by the croupier who then places a transparent plastic “dolly” on the square depicting the winning number. All the losing bets are scooped away, usually into a sorting machine (26).
The croupier then settles winning bets, dealing with each color in turn, and quickly totaling the winnings for each player. A neat pile of chips, stacked in tens with odd chips on the top, is then pushed to each player. In our example, the number 20 appears and the winnings can be seen:
(a) for brown, 35 chips for the bet (en plein ) on 20 at 35-1; 8 chips for the bet on the carre 16, 17, 19, 20 at 8-1; and 5 chips for the winning sixain, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 at 5-1, a total of 48 chips. In addition brown won 10 chips for the winning bet of 5 chips on the middle column at 2-1. Usually the outside bets are handled separately as they require less calculation.
(b) for light blue, 17 chips on the d cheval, 20 and 23 at 17-1; 8 chips for the carre, 20, 21, 23, 24 at 8-1 and 11 chips for the transversale, 19, 20, 21, a total of 36 chips.
(c) for dark blue, 5 chips for the sixain, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
(d) for yellow, 5 chips for the bet of 5 chips on black at even money.
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