How Do You Use a Roulette Wheel?

Roulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even.

To determine the winning number and color, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around a tilted track running around the outer edge of the wheel. The ball eventually loses momentum and falls onto the wheel and into one of 37 (in French/European roulette) or 38 (in American roulette) colored and numbered pockets on the wheel.

The first form of roulette was devised in 18th century France. A century earlier, Blaise Pascal introduced a primitive form of roulette in the 17th century in his search for a perpetual motion machine.

The game has since spread around the globe. In the 19th century, roulette spread all over Europe and America.

Today, roulette is one of the most popular casino games in the world. Millions of people play it every year in casinos, online and on their mobile phones.

There are two main types of roulette: American and European Roulette. American roulette has 38 numbers on its wheel – 1 through 36 plus 0 and 00. European Roulette has 37 numbers – 1 through 36 plus just a single 0.

The extra slot gives American casinos an extra house edge of 5.26% over European casinos.

How do you use a Roulette Wheel?

To play roulette, you place your bet or bets on numbers (any number including 0 [and 00]) in the table layout or on black or red which are alternate numbers in odd and even positions respectively; After all your bets are placed, click the Spin button for the ball to drop into spinning Roulette wheel; Once ball falls into one of 37 numbered pockets (for European Roulette) or 38 numbered pockets (for American Roulette), it determines which number wins; All bets that correspond with winning number are paid off; Repeat steps 1 through 5 as often as you like!.