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Roulette Rules
The game originates back to the 17th Century when it first played in France. Nowadays roulette is the played across the worldwide with variations including Russian, European and American formats.

For the beginner or novice casino gambler, roulette is relatively simple to play and involves up to eight participants playing against the croupier or dealer as they are otherwise known. In essence each player attempts to predict the number revealed by the roulette wheel before it has spun. The roulette wheel consists of 37 slots representing 36 numbers and one zero. American roulette also has a double zero and therefore 38 slots exist. Each roulette wheel slot is also coloured black or red.

Once a player has decided where the ball will land on the roulette wheel it is case of placing bets on the roulette table. This is achieved through the use of coloured plastic chips which are represented by different denominations. According to where chips are placed on the roulette table determines the betting odds should your prediction prove correct.

Straight up bets consists of placing chips on a single number and pays 35 to 1. A split bet is where a chip is placed any two adjoining numbers and pays 17 to 1. Street bets are where chips cover three numbers in a row and pays 11 to 1. Corner bets consist of chips being placed on four adjoining numbers which pays 8 to 1. There are also five and six number bets in addition to betting on whether even or odd numbers or red or black which pays 2 to 1.