How to Play Roulette
Roulette is the easiest table game to play in the casino. Even slot
machines these days tend to have all kinds of complicated paylines, betting
schemes, and progressive jackpot enticements. But roulette today is still
the same game it was in Monte Carlo in 1880, whether you play online
roulette or live roulette in a brick-and-mortar casino.
There are a few things to discuss when getting started playing roulette, so I'll go over them with everyone. I've covered the general variations of roulette and the types of bets you'll encounter, so I want to discuss the basics of roulette and how you play the gambling industry's most famous wheel game.
Getting Your Chips
At
a brick-and-mortar casino, before you play roulette, you'll need to change
your cash into roulette chips. Most roulette tables have different chip sets
than what you'll find at the blackjack or poker tables, so you need to
exchange your cash for chips at the roulette table. The dealer who assists
you with this is named the croupier. He or she is the person taking wagers
and spinning the roulette wheel.
Roulette Bets - Roulette Spin
Once you have a set of chips to wager, you'll place your roulette bets. You want to make definitive wagers in the traditional betting locations, so read this website to learn which bets are allowed and where to place your chips for each wager. Betting in roulette is pretty simple, though. You'll get the hang of it in five minutes.
One big no-no in roulette is placing chips after the croupier spins the ball. In these cases, you want to make a called bet. The dealer has the choice of accepting the bet, and usually he and the dealer's assistant verbally accepts or declines the called wager. If they do not accept your call, it's considered rude to argue about it, because it's a courtesy bet. If you argue, you'll receive a warning from the pit boss, who doesn't service any given roulette table, but who keeps a watch over all roulette games in his or her area.
Cashing Out Your Roulette Chips
Eventually, every gaming sessions ends, so you want to exchange your roulette chips for cash when you're finished. It's considered polite to leave a tip for your croupier when you finish playing at a table. The only exception is when you see signs posted that dealers are not allowed to accept gratuities.
Internet Roulette
Roulette played on the Internet has two additional steps: downloading the casino software and depositing funds into your web account. Once you do both these things, gambling on roulette is easier to do online than it is in a live casino.
Roulette Software Download
Most online casinos require you to download software for a particular game. So when you want to play roulette, you'll find the roulette download link on the website you want to bet on, then click on that download link. It takes 1 to 5 minutes at most net casinos, at which point you install the software.
Once the roulette software is installed, you should be able to play from then on (at that site) without more roulette downloads. If you can't or don't want to download the software, many virtual casinos offer java version that can be played in the browser--Mac users often use this method.
Roulette Money Options
Next, you'll need to deposit funds in the casino. Every online gambling operator is going to have its own favorite list of deposit methods and withdrawal methods. These usually involve credit cards, debit cards, and a number of online money transfer companies, though the list might change depending on the country you reside in. Withdrawal options are often different than deposit methods, and usually more limited.
Many online gamblers choose where they want to play roulette online by the initial deposit bonus, types of tournaments and promotions offered, the payback odds on games, and the speed of the casino software. If you stay with the famous casinos, their partners, and other licensed electronic casinos, you shouldn't have to worry about how reputable a website is. I recommend you play on only reputable, licensed online gambling sites.
When it comes time to withdraw funds from an online casino website, you'll probably have to wait 5-10 business days for the first withdrawal, and 1-3 days for subsequent withdrawals. Most casinos have a withdrawal minimum of $50 to $100. Also, there might be a maximum withdrawal at a time--from my experience, somewhere between $2,500 to $8,000 per week--so if you have a bunch of money in one online casino, you won't be able to recoup that money instantly. Usually, a certain set amount is paid per week, until your account is emptied.
Playing Roulette - Basic Tips
That's about all there is to playing roulette, either in a live casino or an online casino. Roulette odds aren't as good as you'll find in blackjack or video poker, but the great thing about roulette is that it's pure gambling. While you have plenty of choices about where to place your bets and what kind of wagers to make, there's very little roulette strategy to speak about.
