How to Play Roulette Online

October 19, 2009

One of the many popular games that players can find in online casinos today is American and European roulette. This game is extremely popular due to it being so easy to learn and the excitement that comes from having the outcome of whether a player wins or loses tons of money riding on a little white ball spinning around a large wheel.

But many people who have yet to play the game seem to be intimidated because it looks much more complicated than what it really is. However, the thought that roulette is a difficult game to learn couldn’t be farther from the truth as there are fewer games out there easier to learn than the game of roulette.

And to prove that point, we have listed the objective and all of what you need to know to learn the game of roulette, have fun and maybe even make some money in the process.

Rules for Online Roulette

The whole idea behind the game of roulette is to place a wager on the roulette board whether it’s a number or one of the many outside bets in hopes that when the ball stops rolling around the wheel it stops on one of the numbers or colors that the player wagered on. Each of the different bets kinds of bets will offer a different payout based on the odds of how likely it is to win using that bet.

Each of the different kinds of bets is listed for you below.

Inside/Outside Bets: Inside bets are simply bets that are made on any of the numbers from 1 to 36, and 00. Most casinos will have a minimum that has to be met to play which can be done by betting on one number or multiple numbers with no cap to how many numbers a player can wager on.

Outside bets are bets made on one of the many options including the color that the ball will land on, whether the number will be odd or even or wagers on columns of numbers. Basically any bet that is made outside of the numbers are considered ‘outside’ bets.

Straight Bets: Straights bets are bets that are made on one of the numbers. These bets have a payout of 35 to 1. An example of a straight bet would be a wager on the number 15, 22 or even the number 30. Any bet that is on a number is a ’straight’ bet.

Split Bets: When a player makes a split bet, they are making a wager between two different numbers. This offers another avenue or better odds to win at odds of about 17 to 1. For example, a bet placed between 2 and 3 would pay 17 to 1 if the ball landed on either two or three on the wheel.

Street/Trio Bet: A street bet is a bet placed on a row of numbers such as 1 thru 3, 6 thru 9 and so forth. This type of bet offers odds of 11 to 1.

Six Line Bet: A six line bet is similar to a street bet except instead of wagering on only one line, it’s a wager on two lines. This type of wager offers odds of 6 to 1.

4 Number Bet/Corner Bet: Also known as a square bet, a 4 number or corner bet is a bet that is placed between 4 different numbers. For example, a corner bet would be a bet placed between the numbers of 14, 15, 17, and 18. If the ball lands on any one of these numbers the player will be paid the odds of 8 to 1.

Even Bet: An even bet will pay a player when the ball lands on any even number. This bets pays the odds of 1 to 1.

Odd Bet: Odd bets are the opposite of even bets. Players will be paid when the ball lands on an odd number at the rate of 1 to 1.

Red Bet: Just as it sounds, a bet placed on ‘red’ will pay players any time the ball lands on a red number. This has odds of 1 to 1.

Black Bet: A black bet has odds of 1 to 1 and will pay whenever the ball lands on a black number.

Low Bet: Low bets are a bet made on the 1 thru 18 area on the roulette board. This will pay out at odds of 1 to 1 whenever the ball lands on any number 1 thru 18.

High Bet: High bets are bets made on the 19 thru 36 area on the board. Similar to the low bet, this has odds of 1 to 1 and pays whenever the ball lands on the number 19 thru 36.

Dozen Bet: A dozen bet is a bet made on one of the areas that is listed as 1st 12, 2nd 12 or 3rd 12 and pays out odds of 2 to 1.

Column Bets: When a player makes a column bet, they’re making a bet on the area that says 2 to 1. For example, one of the rows consists of the numbers 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31 and 34. When a bet is placed here and one of the numbers is landed on the player will be paid at the rate of 2 to 1.

Learning How to Play Online Roulette

Hopefully we have proven that roulette is an exceptionally easy game to learn how to play once a player has an understanding of all the different bets that can be made. Once a player has an understanding of all these different kinds of bets, they can then go about learning different betting systems that will help them to be as profitable as possible each time they sit down to play roulette.

Written by Rob · Filed Under Online Casino Games