How to play roulette
- Choose the wheel: European has one zero (37 pockets), American has 0 and 00 (38 pockets). Pick a chip value: Half and All in bet half or all of the credits you have left, and Custom takes any amount you type.
- Click the table to bet. A number in the middle is a straight bet. Near the line between two numbers is a split, at the corner of four a corner bet, and on the outer edge of a row a street (or a six line between two rows). The line beside the zero takes splits and trios with it, and its bottom corner the first four (or the top line on the American table). The outside boxes cover dozens, columns, red or black, odd or even, and low or high.
- Press Spin (or Space). Winning bets pay their odds and you get your stake back; losing bets go to the house. Repeat puts the same bets down again, Undo takes back your last change, and Reset credits starts again from 1,000. Turn off Betting to just spin the wheel.
Roulette bets at a glance
| Bet | Numbers | Pays |
|---|---|---|
| Straight up | 1 | 35 to 1 |
| Split | 2 | 17 to 1 |
| Street | 3 | 11 to 1 |
| Trio (with the zero) | 3 | 11 to 1 |
| Corner | 4 | 8 to 1 |
| First four (0, 1, 2, 3) | 4 | 8 to 1 |
| Top line (0, 00, 1, 2, 3; American only) | 5 | 6 to 1 |
| Six line | 6 | 5 to 1 |
| Dozen or column | 12 | 2 to 1 |
| Red, black, odd, even, 1 to 18, 19 to 36 | 18 | 1 to 1 |
How the odds work
A roulette bet pays as if the zero weren’t there. A straight bet covers one pocket of 37 on a European wheel but pays 35 to 1, as if there were 36. That small gap is the house edge: on average, the table keeps 1 of every 37 credits bet, whatever you bet on. On an American wheel, the 00 makes it 2 of every 38, and the top line is worse still: it pays 6 to 1 for 5 pockets of 38, so it keeps about 7.9% of what’s bet on it.
About roulette
Roulette took its modern form in 18th-century France, and the single-zero wheel became the standard in Europe. American casinos kept the double-zero wheel. The name means “little wheel” in French. This practice table uses the standard layout and payouts, so it’s a good way to learn the bets before playing anywhere else.