First made popular in France and the casinos of Monte Carlo, Roulette was adapted for the American market and remains extremely popular. The American Roulette wheel has an additional pocket for a “double zero”, dramatically altering the odds from those offered on European Roulette wheels.

Roulette is played when the dealer spins a wheel in one direction and a ball in the other direction, and the aim of the game is to guess which number or ‘type’ of number the ball will land in. When the ball lands in a number, the dealer calls out the winning number and places a marker on it. The table is cleared of the losing bets and then all the winning bets are paid. It is fun and simple.

There are three variations on Roulette in play today:

• American Roulette or double zero roulette. There are 38 numbers: 0, 00, 1 through 36

• European Roulette or single zero roulette. There are 37 numbers available: 0, 1 through 36

• French Roulette is the least used . It is similar to European Roulette with a single zero but has a different betting table setup.

The games are further differentiated by a number of other measure such as the layout of the betting table, the placement of numbers on the wheel and special bets. Look at the diagrams above to better understand how the wheels are set up.

You’ll be able to find all three versions of Roulette at Online Casinos (hyperlink to Play Online Roulette page). Start playing Roulette today to find your preferred table.

The Charts below outline the different betting strategies and options available:

European Roulette	American Roulette

Straight up bets let you wager on a single number. You can create split line bets by placing your chip across the line and betting on side by side numbers.

Street bets let you bid across rows to get a series of three consecutive numbers for odds of 7 to 1
Column bets let you bet across 12 mixed numbers for a 2 to 1 payoff.

A dozen bet is similar but bets across 12 consecutive numbers for the same 2 to1 payoff.

A Column bet is placed in one of the three boxes at the bottom of the table and pays odds of 2 to 1 if the ball comes to rest in one of the numbers in that column.

A Double Zero or Zero can only win if have bet directly on them. Should the ball land on Double Zero, Zero you will lose any Columns, Dozens, Colours or Odds/Evens bet you have made.

For a full list of the payouts, odds and house edge for both European roulette and American roulette please see the page on roulette probabilities.