Learning to play

Roulette is definitely not one of the most complicated games in the casino, but before you start placing any complicated bets, you have to be familiar with the roulette rules.

Object of the game

The object of roulette is pretty simple. The player has to predict where the ball will land after each spin of the wheel. Obviously, luck plays a big part in this game and you cannot change the way the wheel is spinning or the place where the ball has landed.
The player plays against the house represented by the dealer (or the croupier), who spins the wheel and handles the payouts and the bets.
The European roulette wheel has 37 slots, 36 numbers and one zero. The American wheel has 38 slots, 36 numbers and two zeros.

Table Minimum

Before you choose a table, you have to know what is the table minimum. If you are playing at a $5 minimum table, you have to place at least $5 on each of your outside bets and/or a total of at least $5 on your inside bets or that you can place five different $1 bets on five different inside bets.

Placing a bet

First you have to buy colored chips that you exchange with the regular cash chips. Each player gets a different color in order not to mix between the bettors. The value of each chip is imprinted on it.
You can take your time when you place your bets on the table. You also do not have to worry about other players bets because you can put your chips even where other people placed their bets, and you can also do that while the wheel is still spinning, but not after the dealer waved his hands over the table or said "no more bets" out-loud.

Outcome

Once the ball has landed, the dealer calls out the winning number and also places a marker on the specific spot on the table. Then the dealer sweeps the table again, the winner gets paid and a new betting round starts.