How to Bet in Roulette

 Roulette: How to Place a Bet

Roulette is one the most played table games in modern casinos. There are only 3 variations of this game in American casinos, despite the fact that variations have been around for many hundred years.

You are likely familiar with American roulette or European roulette. Sands Roulette is the most recent addition.

Which one should you choose?

How can you place your bets on them?

What is the smartest strategy to roulette betting?

In this post, I will explain everything.

What Are the Differences Between American, European, Sands Roulette?

While these versions have some other differences, the most striking difference is the number and type of green slots that the wheels contain.

Each roulette wheel has at most 37 slots.

Each one of these 36 slots is always numbered 1 through 36. They're alternately colored BLACK or RED.

The green slots are the additional slots.

European roulette only has one green slot. It is the "0".

Two green slots exist in American roulette: "0” and "00".

Sands roulette now has a third green slot "S" added to it.

The green slots exist for one reason:

They make it difficult to predict the probability of a game's outcome.

This is because of how roulette bets pay off. The odds of winning range from 35 to 1 (if you bet on one number) to 1-to-1 (if you bet on 18).

You will not get the same fair payoffs as the actual probability of a particular slot's roulette ball landing. This is how the casino earns its money.

The house should keep at most 2.70% of all wagers that players place over time in a game like roulette. The casino doesn't have to cheat its players. In fact, players frequently make bad bets that increase the casino's "house edge", or what the casino profit is called.

The European roulette table features an additional betting area, which is a major difference to American or Sands roulette. This additional betting area allows you to place custom-designed bets. These bets are more difficult than those placed in American or Sands Roulette. This section is ignored by me because I'm going show you how to place the bets that are most likely to pay off.

Is There a Winning Strategy for Roulette?

Anyone who is interested in roulette will eventually start to wonder how they can "beat" the system.

Let me be truthful here.

That is impossible.

Because of the number of green slots on each wheel, it is virtually impossible to create a system that guarantees a win. Put a chip on every one of the 2-to-1 bets outside and each green number bet if you want to be certain of a win.

It's the only way that you will be paid for every spin of the wheel.

You might also go bankrupt.

You might have heard of the Martingale System. It is a popular betting system that has attracted new players to the game of roulette.

Roulette players who are experienced simply roll their eyes and turn their heads when the Martingale System is mentioned. Writing a book about the Martingale System and getting people to buy it is the only way to make money.

However, even that is a gamble because most people now realize that the Martingale System promises far more than it delivers.

This is how the system works:

The minimum amount you bet is the first. If you lose, your bet is doubled. If you win, your bet is doubled. You lose again and you get double your bet.

This may sound great for inexperienced players, but it can lead to you running out of money or hitting the table limit before you are able to recoup your losses.

The Martingale System, as it is known, is a fool bet.

Every form of gambling has a betting system that uses probability theory. Other roulette betting strategies, such as the Martingale system, also depend on probabilities estimates.

However, these systems are flawed in their thinking. It's okay to acknowledge the flaw. While you may not win every single time, your expectations of yourself will be more realistic.

You can avoid going broke gambling by setting reasonable expectations and exercising self-discipline. When you gamble, it is important to not drink or use drugs. They reduce inhibitions and impair judgment.

It might be a good idea to just give your money to the cashier window at the casino and say "keep it", if you intend to drink or use drugs while you gamble.

How do probabilities work in roulette?

Statistics was the inspiration for probability theory. It provides rules to help us predict the future in every situation. Although the guesses are often accurate, they don't always predict what will happen next. Sometimes they work out and other times they don't. Because it helps them choose the best betting strategies, gamblers love probability theory.

It is actually more likely to make a double in a roulette game if all of your money is placed on one single bet. It is less likely that you will double your money the more bets that you place.

This is because each bet will bring you closer to the long-term goals. The closer you get to the short term, you're more likely to see better than expected results.

Roulette has simple probabilities. The dealer spins a roulette wheel and releases the ball. It whirls around on the wheel's outside and settles in one slot. A European roulette wheel has only 37 slots, which means that there is a one-in-37 chance of the ball landing in a specific slot.

This probability will never change.

This probability is calculated using all available possibilities.

However, probability theory cannot predict where the ball is going to stop.

The software cannot predict if the ball will land on green, black, or red any number of times in the next 100 spins.

However, gambling guides often tell you that your best chance of winning is if you use such-and-such probabilities. Many of these guides warn that you cannot predict the future. But by setting an expectation that red will be the color of the ball 47% of the times, these guides make predictions that they can't keep.

They will also talk about how to run computer simulations for one million spins so you can see how often your ball lands on red or black.

The Probability Fairy in the real world is always on vacation. She won't be able to wave her magic wand or make things go as experts expect. In the next 20 spins, the ball could land in red. You could see it landing on red, black, or green.

It is impossible to predict the outcome of each [X] spin. It is dishonest to talk about probabilities this way.

Take a look at the wheel and consider how much it would cost to wager on the largest set of numbers. You want to cover as many numbers as possible without losing too much.

You'll still lose money even if your wheel covers every number.

Roulette is a game where you can only win if you bet on all of the numbers.

Bets that pay more than even money are also desirable. Although you have the option to place many different bets most are not worthwhile.

You should not bet on one number. You can place bets both on the lines that run between the numbers (these "street bets"), and on the lines that run at the corners of the numbers (these "corner bets")

Even though you have some pretty good odds of winning (payoff), you still cover too few numbers.

Roulette: How bets work

Divide the bets into 2 groups.

Inside bets

Outside bets

Inside bets may be placed on individual numbers or small numbers. You will see inside bets being placed by players on the lines, corners and individual numbers at the table.

Outside bets are made on pre-selected numbers on the wheel. The "2-to-1” bets cover 12 numbers, 1 to 12, 13 to 24, 25 to 36. The "1-to-1" and "even money" bets cover 18 different numbers.

Odd

Even

Black

Red

1-18

19 to 36

The even money bets have a higher probability of winning.

However, if you lose your stake, you won't be able to win even money bets 5 times out 9 Roulette is a tricky game. No matter what you do, you have to win at minimum 1 more times than you lose. Roulette Gambling – Know your Odds - Play the Better Odds to Win