American Roulette

The lion's share of people, when they mention the term "roulette", do not recall a measuring instrument at all, but a rotating circle with a ball rolling on it, nimbly and skillfully launched by the croupier. Even if a person has never taken part in this beautiful game, he still has a clear idea of it, thanks to reading works of fiction and watching films. Historically, excitement was personified by this simple device for the game, it is for this reason that she received the title of the queen of casino games in society. It is also called the ferris wheel. This is due to the fact that the sum of all game sectors is 666, which has long been considered a devilish number.

There are several modifications of this game:

• French;
• European ;
• American;
• no zero;
• mini roulette.

Gambling queen: a bit of history

The brilliant French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal is considered the inventor of roulette. Rumor has it that he did it completely by accident, in the course of scientific experiments. The slots were arranged strictly in order. Later, the Blanc brothers contributed by arranging the sectors in a chaotic manner and dividing them into red and black. They also added a 37th slot - zero. Further, the entertainment spread throughout the world. Having crossed the Atlantic Ocean, roulette immediately failed to take root in America. Until it was improved by adding one more slot - double-zero. This allowed gambling houses to make huge profits. At the same time, roulette has gained immense popularity.

Game progress

So, the dealer throws the ball into the groove of the wheel. It starts spinning. The main goal of a player in any roulette, including American, is to predict the sequence number of the sector where the ball will interrupt the move. This must be done three rotations before the ball stops completely. The player makes a bet by placing the chips on the cloth in the corresponding cell of the playing field. It contains rows and columns of 3 and 12 numbers, respectively. The sectors on the wheel are specially arranged in such a way that it is difficult to predict the result of the ball stopping when it slows down. The numbers are arranged in an order that is difficult to discern logic. But still it is. For example, red alternates with black and is opposite, even is opposite to odd, the sum of two sectors through one is 37 or 39. In total, the wheel in American roulette has 38 slots - from the 1st to the 36th and two zero sectors.

Types of bets

American Roulette offers the possibility of betting in 11 different ways, each of which pays differently when you win. All bets can be roughly divided into two categories - external and internal. The latter are also called number bets. There are six internal bets in roulette:

• to a number (straight up) - to any of 38 slots. It is paid with a factor of x36.
• for 2 numbers (split) - for any numbers adjacent on the cloth, including both zeros. Payment - x18.
• for 3 numbers (street) - paid x12.
• for 4 numbers (corner or square) x9.
• for 5 rooms. The only option is to bet on both zeros and sectors from 1, 2 and 3, and the payout is x7.
• 6 numbers (line) - two adjacent streets. The coefficient is x6.

Bets on a number are made within the boundaries of the playing field, while outside bets are placed on its edges, in special cells. There are the following 5 such bets:

• column - 12 numbers located horizontally in one of the three lines of the playing field.
• a dozen - for any of the three dozen located in the corresponding cells 4 by 3.
• even / odd - for all even / odd numbers.
• red / black - for all red / black numbers.
• high / low - to numbers 1-18 or 19-36.

The first two bets are paid at x3 odds, the rest - x2. There is a possibility of combining different rates. Let's say that three bets are possible at once - on even numbers, the first column and the number 7.
American roulette rules may vary from casino to casino. For example, change at zero, when a gambler loses only half the time when it drops out, is not spelled out everywhere. This is not surprising, because by introducing this rule the casino reduces its advantage by as much as two times - from 5.26 to 2.63%.
Summing up, it should be said that the rules of the queen of excitement are quite simple. So much so that even a teenager can master them. In order to diversify your leisure time behind the wheel a little, you can try to use one of the popular strategies. However, it should be remembered that the establishment has an advantage over a long distance. So using tactics is not a panacea. In the end, Lady Fortune and His Majesty Chance can help beat the casino.