Beginner's Guide to Playing Roulette for all Fun Casino Guests

If you're looking for a hugely involving and exhilarating game for your fun casino hire event then few come close to Roulette. The sheer variety and visual enjoyment that Roulette offers is simply unmatchable and is incredibly easy to understand helping your guests get to grips with the game after a few spins. The game of Roulette originates from France and literally translates to 'small wheel' referring to the numbered wheel used to select the winning number.

Since its creation early in the 18th century, Roulette has become one of the most recognisable casino games in the world. As the name suggests, the game of Roulette consists of a small wheel with lots of coloured and numbered pockets cut into it. The wheel is a free spinning wheel and is controlled by the casino worker, often known as the croupier. The croupier will spin the wheel and then throw a small ball inside the inner rim of the wheel in the opposite direction. As both the ball and wheel begin to slow, the ball will come to rest in one of the numbered pockets. All of the pockets on the wheel relate to numbers on the Roulette Table. The Roulette Table is often a felt coated playing surface and is divided into many numbered sections on which individual bets can be placed.

There are a number of different ways in which to bet on a Roulette Table. You can choose to place either inside or outside bets depending on the tactics you wish to use. Inside bets include the individual numbers of the playing wheel or the range of the numbers. The numbers on a European wheel will run from 0 to 36, numbers 1 to 36 will always be either black or red with 0 being green. The American wheel differs slightly by including an extra green pocket 00. This effectively gives the house a slightly better advantage. Further betting options are available around the edge of the table; these are known as outside bets. Here you can place your bets on wider selections of numbers known as 3 to 1s; whether the numbers are odd or even; or whether the number is red or black. The betting in the game of Roulette is always controlled by the casino and they will specify certain limits for each table. Most tables will have both table limits and individual place limits. These limits are important as they stop players using certain systems to gain an advantage over the house.

If you are thinking of holding a fun casino night and having Roulette as your primary game you will certainly need to make sure you have enough chips. Cold hard cash can be exchanged at a predefined rate and the chips are used to make all of your table bets. The chips are placed on your table location of choice either before or during the spin of the wheel. Once the spin has been completed the croupier will mark the winning location to make identification easier and will begin to clear all non-winning chips from the table using a rake. Once all payouts have been made the table is cleared and the process begins again from the start.