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Roulette is a simple game to learn and play that offers players a wide range of betting options from conservative to long shot with everything in between.
Players cash in at the table and are issued special colored chips. These chips are unique to the Roulette table and are not valid at other games. Chips are usually issued at the minimum bet value, but a player can request a higher value for his chips when cashing in. If a higher value is requested the dealer will mark that color with the requested value. Roulette tables have space for six to eight people with each player getting different colored chips to make it easy for the dealer to track bets.
OUTSIDE BETS
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INSIDE BETS
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RED OR BLACK
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SINGLE NUMBER BET
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ODD OR EVEN
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SPLIT BET (TWO NUMBERS)
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LOW (1–18) OR HIGH (19–36)
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CORNER BET (FOUR NUMBERS)
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COLUMNS (12 NUMBERS)
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FIVE NUMBER BET
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DOZENS (12 NUMBERS)
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STREET BET (3 NUMBERS)
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LINE BET (6 NUMBERS)
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Minimum and maximum bet amounts are posted at the table. Some casinos have a minimum bet amount for Inside or Outside Bets. Inside bets are on specific numbers or combinations of numbers. Outside bets are on groups of numbers or colors. An Outside bet always loses on 0 or 00. There are ten different bets in American Roulette and nine different bets in European Roulette. The unique American Roulette bet is a Five Number bet which is the only bet to avoid in Roulette.
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VARIATIONS
There are two types of Roulette tables. The American Roulette table has 38 numbers including 0 and 00. The French or European table has 37 numbers (it doesn’t have the 00). European and Atlantic City Casinos also feature the “En Prison” rule which is favorable to the player. Most European Casinos use the true En Prison rule. Atlantic City 00 wheels use a variation of the En Prison rule called Surrender.
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EN PRISON: When En Prison is employed on European Roulette tables, an even money bet (Red, Black, Odd, Even, 1–18, 19–36) that results in a spin of 0 becomes imprisoned. If this imprisoned bet wins on the next spin, the original bet is released and returned to the player.
EN PRISON SURRENDER: An even money bettor only loses half of his bet on a spin of 0 or 00. (Only available on 00 Roulette wheels in Atlantic City.)
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