Best roulette guide

Roulette is one of the most famous gambling games in the world today. It is a French game and the word roulette in French means small wheel. The history of roulette goes back to the 18th century. Since then, the game has undergone lots of changes and it is still one of the most played gambling games around the world.

The game consists of a wheel which has different types of colored and numbered pockets marked on it. During the game, a croupier, a casino employee who assists the players, spins the wheel and then throws a ball in the circular area around the wheel. Usually, the ball is thrown in the direction opposite to the direction in which the wheel spins. Once the ball lands into the wheel, it settles into one of the colored and numbered pockets in the wheel.

If you aren't a roulette player, but have walked past a busy roulette wheel in a casino, you may have wondered what all the excitement and commotion was. There is definitely something almost magical and mesmerizing about the spinning wheel and sound of the Ivory ball clinking around and finally settling into one of the pockets. Here is an introduction to the game of roulette for new players.

There are two different types of popular roulette wheels. The most common wheel in the United States is a double zero wheel called American roulette. The American roulette wheel contains the numbers 1 through 36, a 0 and a 00. This creates a house edge of over 5%. The wheel that is most common worldwide is a single zero wheel that is usually called a European roulette wheel. They contain a 0 and the numbers 1 through 36. The house edge on a European wheel is about 2.5%

A large felt is placed next to the roulette wheel which has all the possible roulette numbers on it, 0-36 for a total of 37 numbers. Some roulette wheels have a double-zero (00) - you should avoid these wheels if you can, and the house edge is doubled, making it harder to win.

To bet in roulette, you simply place your wager on a particular number. You can also bet on whether the ball will land on a red/black number, whether it will land on an odd or even number, or whether it will land in certain sections of the wheel or within certain number groupings, such as numbers 1-12. Your payout odds are determined on your chances of hitting - for example, the highest odds are for a 'Straight-up' bet, which is picking the exact number the ball will land on. This is the hardest bet to guess correctly, and if you get it right, you therefore get the highest payout.