During roulette, players bet by placing chips on the table. Each player receives a specific color of chips to identify them as being at the table. The dealer then asks the player how much they want to bet.

Each table has a placard that describes the minimum and maximum betting amounts. It is important to choose a table within your budget.

Origin

A game of chance played with a table laid out with numbers in odd and even, red and black and with one or more zeros and on which bets are placed by laying chips on the betting mat. It has in the center a revolving roulette wheel into which a ball is spun and that ultimately comes to rest in one of 38 (on modern European/Latin American tables 37) compartments. The name of the game, roullete, means “little wheel” and points to its French origin. There are numerous fanciful stories about the game’s supposed ancestors, including its invention by 17th-century French mathematician Blaise Pascal.

Variations

Roulette variations exist in the form of different types of wheels, betting options and payouts. The most common variant is European Roulette, which features a wheel with only one zero and offers players a lower house edge than its American counterpart. The French version of the game, on the other hand, uses a standard single-zero wheel and table layout but offers unique bets such as Orphelins and Tiers du Zero. In addition, it enables players to claim La Partage, which refunds half of any even-money bet lost if the ball lands on 0. This is only available in certain online casinos.