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How to win at the casino, or what roulette can teach those who do not like gambling
Foreword
I am not a casino owner or a gamer. I didn't get a dime for this article from the bigwigs gambling business and even vice versa, I run the risk of causing their displeasure by teaching you how to play roulette correctly. And to intrigue even more, I’ll say that I work as an auditor, I have a Ph.D. in economics and I sell my software for fin. analysis to the largest enterprises in Russia. Therefore, I often teach how to save savings, and not let them go to the wind (for this, the Sberometer project was launched). And yes, I did not lie in the title and I really will tell you a theory on the verge of mathematics and psychology that will allow you to win at the casino. It may not always be money, but good mood- exactly!
Who loses at the casino?
The one who comes to earn money loses in the casino. If you go to the casino for this purpose - you have already lost! They go to the casino to spend time in luxury and excitement. They go to work for money. Therefore, before going to the casino, allocate an amount that you do not mind. And how to save it is my task, for the solution of which this article was written.
Second moment. Never play slot machines (one-armed bandits). There is no more mediocre and stupid way to squander money than throwing coins into an iron box. However, according to the American Gaming Association in Las Vegas casinos, 74% of players prefer slot machines and only 5% prefer roulette.
What is the fundamental difference between a slot machine and roulette? In the first case, you are playing with a black box, which decides for itself whether to give you a win or not. In the case of roulette, your opponent is the theory of probability with objective laws that you can observe with your own eyes. Opaque work slot machines allows you to lay in them any "appetite". Therefore, in different countries, including Russia, the minimum return of winnings by slot machines is forcibly set at the state level. As a rule, the minimum value is limited to 90%. Those. if you play such a machine for a long time, you will find that it “eats” only every tenth ruble put into it. They say that in Las Vegas, at the initiative of individual casinos, this bar is raised to almost 95% (it is impossible to check, you can only believe in the kindness of gambling sharks). But more often the percentage fluctuates (at least it should) around 90%. Compare this with roulette, where the “appetite” of the casino is not 10%, but only 2.7%.
Roulette: The Basics
On a roulette wheel, numbers from 0 to 36 are scattered around. This is - European roulette. In American roulette there is also the 38th number - "00". Be afraid of American roulette, you are twice as likely to lose in it than in European one! This means that a trip to Las Vegas should be preferred to a trip to Monte Carlo or Macau (a Chinese gambling zone that has long outdone the legendary Las Vegas in terms of turnover). Why is American roulette twice as voracious as its European sister? To do this, you need to understand how to win at roulette. Its size is determined not by the desire of the casino owner, but only by the theory of probability. And it works like this.
Let's discard the ill-fated 0 and 00 for now, imagining that we have 36 numbers. The probability that a specific number will randomly fall out is 1 in 36 (or 1/36). This means that you only have a 1 in 36 chance of guessing which number will come up (i.e. 2.78% chance (= 1/36 * 100%)). But if you guess right, you will receive from the casino 36 times more than the amount you bet.
All 36 numbers are equally colored black and red (18 black and 18 red; only zero is green). You can choose whether to bet on red or black. If you bet a chip on "red" and guess right, the casino returns you 2 times more than you bet. Why exactly 2 times, and not 3 or 4? Because the probability of guessing by betting on "red" or "black" is 18/36 or 1/2. And therefore, your reward will be 2 times the bet (ie, equal to the denominator of the fraction).
According to the rules of roulette, you can bet a chip not only on a specific number or on black-red, but also close several numbers at once with one chip. In particular, 12 numbers, 6, 4, 2 numbers (below in the article there is a picture showing how this is done on the gaming table). And in all cases, if you guess correctly, the winnings will be inversely proportional to the probability of guessing. So, closing 12 numbers, you will receive 3 times more chips than you bet (12/36 = 1/3); put a chip on 4 numbers at once, get 9 chips (4/36 = 1/9) and so on, the principle is clear - less chance of winning, more chips you get.
If there were only 36 numbers on roulette (by the way, the sum of all numbers from 1 to 36 is 666, which is why roulette is called the “ferris wheel”), then we could play casinos for hours on end, remaining with our money. As shown above, winning would exactly balance the probability of losing. But the casino is not Charitable organization, so he wants to take a bite out of your pie. To do this, the 37th was added to the 36 numbers - “0” (European roulette). And the greedy Americans also have the 38th - "00". The rules for calculating the winnings remained the same, as if we had 36 numbers. It turns out that the 37th (and 38th) number is the income of the casino. Now the probability that your number will fall out is 1/37 (or 1/38 in the American version), but you still get 36 times more than you bet. It turns out that on average the casino receives 1 ruble out of every 37 rubles that you bet on roulette. Casino income - 2.7% (1/37 * 100%); and from American roulette - 5.3% (2/38).
How much does the casino earn from me?
Yes, playing roulette you pay the casino only 2.7%. But that's not enough, you say?! Supermarket margin on food can be 20% or 30%! Why, then, are golden walls, marble floors, and free booze in a casino and not a supermarket? Everything is simple. The store bears the costs of delivery of the goods, their storage, etc. And the casino takes your banknote and, figuratively speaking, cuts off the 37th part from it without leaving the gaming table. Money flows like a river, and a small stream leaving this river in favor of the casino turns into a very rather big lake with goldfish on the hacienda of the owner of the gambling establishment. So why am I writing this article, if 2.7% must be guaranteed to be given to the institution, the game is obviously losing? Because you can lose in different ways. You can lose all your money in one moment, or you can enjoy your victories all evening, getting sharp, but for the most part positive emotions. How-read below.
A story from the 90s. The first casinos in the best traditions of capitalism appeared in Moscow, pompous, with free drinks, but the minimum bet is too high for ordinary citizens. But it was not there where ours did not disappear! There were tricksters. They came two by two to the casino, pretending not to know each other. One bet on black, and the other at the same time on red. As you understand, in 36 cases out of 37 one of them won, and exactly as much as the second lost. That is, in the amount they remained practical with their money. And what's the catch? And the drinks are free! True, the guards quickly learned to recognize such greedy to drink rogues and bring them under white hands.
Casino myths and magic schemes to win at roulette
Myth 1: Beginners are lucky.
Of course, newcomers are no more lucky than regulars. It's just that when an old-timer wins, they don't pay much attention to it. And when a beginner wins (especially when he puts his chip on one number and receives a stack of 36 chips in return), he rejoices louder, others focus on his success. The casino is profitable to attract newcomers, and the old-timer of the institution - good explanation why the newcomer won, and not him :)
Myth 2: If 10 (20, 30 ...) times "red" fell out, then now "black" will surely fall out!
This delusion is exclusively from the field of psychology. Indeed, the probability that “red” will fall out 10 times in a row is very low, less than 0.1%. Therefore, when we see that “red” has fallen out 9 times, we have no doubt that “black” will definitely fall out on the 10th time. In fact, the key point here is that "red" has ALREADY rolled 9 times, so now the probability of "red" and "black" appearing is still 50/50 (or, if you dig deeper, the probability of getting "red" 10 times is exactly the same like 9 times “red” and then “black”). I rarely went to the casino, but I found such long series of the same color, as well as those who believe that they cannot continue indefinitely. Yes, they can’t go on forever, but the probability that a “one-color” series will end on the next move is 50 to 50.
Myth 3: The casino cannot be beaten.
No, I'm not wrong. The fact that it is impossible to win in a casino (theoretically) is as much a myth as it is possible (practically). According to the rules of roulette, you can theoretically win. But to prevent this from happening in practice, the casino introduced an additional rule - the maximum bet. Otherwise, the rich would be able to multiply their fortunes without getting up from the table. To do this, you need to constantly bet on red (or black): first, 1 chip; losing - 2 chips, losing again - 4, then 8, 16, 32 and so on until you win. You will win only 1 chip, but you will not be able to lose endlessly; as I wrote above, the probability that one color will fall out 10 times in a row is less than a tenth of a percent. In a clever way, this is called the martingale system, but usually this thought comes to all players by itself. And now, if it comes to Bill Gates, who has enough money to “survive” a black streak of almost any length, the casino will be unhappy. To do this, the casino has two tricks: they limit the maximum bet that can be placed at the table, and they increase the minimum bid for the most simple option"red-black". That is, those who want to wait for a bright streak in life will have to start with greater amount, and the probability of finishing the "run" without waiting for desired color, is no longer so ghostly.
Myth 4: The casino twists the roulette to make you lose.
Quite the contrary, the casino goes out of its way to make the roulette work as correctly as possible, i.e. The numbers came out in a completely random order. This slot machine can be tweaked, we will set any probability of issuing a win - the player will not check it anyway. Roulette is a completely different matter. A slight tilt of the table is enough and the casino will start losing money. Players will quickly notice if the numbers from one sector of the roulette start to fall out more often. And that's it, the roulette wheel will become unprofitable for the owner. Therefore, the tables are not only set perfectly even, but also a special counter controls the randomness of the loss of numbers, signaling in case of suspicious deviations from the theory of probability.
History from zero. Once I happened to meet a crooked roulette wheel. Of course, in a serious casino this is practically impossible. But there was a time when automatic roulettes stood alongside ordinary one-armed bandits in backwater Russian cafes… It was the only time in my life when I bet on a specific number (never do that, see below!) and… won :)
Myth 5: Casinos are expensive, they lose a lot there.
They lose in the casino exactly as much as they want to lose. For example, in the Monte Carlo casino, the minimum bet is 5 euros. This means that you can play for 100 euros all evening, getting positive emotions. And you can lose this hundred in 3 minutes without getting a single gram of pleasure. Details are below.
How to win a good mood at roulette with minimal costs
First, never bet on a specific number! Did you bet on "14"? The probability that exactly “14” will fall out is less than 3%. So, instead of getting 36 chips instead of one placed on the table, you will most likely just lose it.
Secondly, do not bet on "black-red". This is the easiest and most attractive option for beginners. With a probability close to 50 to 50, you will either lose your chip or win 2 instead of 1 placed on the table. This is better than betting on a specific number, naively believing that Fortune is sleeping and seeing how to treat you with attention. But it's still not smart enough. Because:
a) for bets on the "black-red" casino, as a rule, sets the minimum bet 5 times higher compared to other betting options (so that you lose money faster, and do not pull the cat by the tail);
b) we don’t want to be happy or upset with a 50/50 probability, we want to be more happy than sad :)
So what to bet on?
Bet 5 chips at once, closing 5 blocks of 6 numbers each (called "six-line" in English). In roulette, there is such a bet option when 6 consecutive numbers are closed with one chip. It looks like this - point "F" (in the picture, the numbers from 31 to 36 were closed like this):
By betting on 6 numbers, if you win, you get 6 chips instead of one bet. The probability of winning is 1/6 (more precisely, 6/37 due to the presence of "0", but for simplicity we will assume that "one sixth"). However, we do not want to win on average 1 time for every 6 bets. Therefore, we close not 1 block of 6 numbers, but 5 at once. In other words, we leave only 6 unclosed numbers plus "0". Which 6 numbers to leave open is up to you, practice your intuition. The main thing is that now we will win with a probability of 5/6 (or more precisely, 30/37), and we will lose with a probability of 1/6 (or, taking into account zero, 7/37). That is, the probability of winning is 5 times greater than losing. Yes, miracles do not happen, when we win, our wallet will grow with only one chip, and if one of the “not our” 7 numbers falls out, we will lose 5 chips. But the key point here is that we will win 5 times more often than we lose!
The whole point is that we rejoice in winning 1 chip not 5 times less than we regret losing 5. This is subjective, it is difficult to prove, but in practice it is so. Winning more often but less is a more positive pastime than winning a lot and rarely (or even never). In fact, if you bet on one number, you will win on average 37 times. But you need it, depressingly lose chips 36 times and wait for this rare moment of winning?! Moreover, there can easily be more than 36 losses in a row, and in order to “wait out” them, waiting for a win, you need more chips ... Do you need it, spend money on a cloud of chips and then watch your fiasco over and over again? You did not come to the casino for this!
To play on the “five-sixths” tactic, 20 “start-up capital” chips will be enough for you. That is, 100 euros in Monte Carlo is enough. The probability that you will never win is 0.13%. That is, you must be very guilty of Fortune so that she jokes so cruelly on you. No one has canceled the legal casino income of 2.7% with any approach to betting. But if you bet your 100 euros entirely on one number, or, which is a little better, on "red-black", you will learn about such a moderate casino income only from this article, but not from practice :)
The described theory of “positive visits to the casino” has been tested by me more than once in practice and I can confirm that:
a) the joy of winning 1 chip may be less than the bitterness of losing 5, but definitely not 5 times. Therefore, by winning 5 times more often than losing, you spend the evening positively, feeling firsthand ground rules theories of probability, some of which are not emphasized at the university.
b) 20 chips are enough for the evening. I didn't go to the casino often, but I never left without a chip. As a rule, with what he came, he left with that, but sometimes in the black. This is explained by the fact that I did not play often and not all night long, so these legitimate 2.7% simply were not felt. Fortune forgives petty pranks;)
Are there any other betting options?
Eat. According to the same theory of enjoying the game, you can bet 2 chips, closing 2 lines of 12 numbers each (which closes a line of 12 numbers - this is the “B” chip in the figure above). With a probability of 2 out of 3 you will increase your budget by 1 chip, otherwise you will lose 2 chips. In this case, you will need even less "seed capital". If you have only 12 chips, then blow them all down without ever winning - you need to try very hard, because. the probability of this is only 1.7%. But personally, the probability of losing every 2 wins seems to me not a positive enough rest, so I like the “five-sixths” option more.
And you can bring my theory to the point of absurdity - take 35 chips and close 35 numbers at once, leave it to your discretion bad rock only 2 numbers. With a 95% chance (i.e. 35 times out of 37) you will get 35 chips back and an additional 1 prize. But in 5% of cases you will say goodbye to all 35 chips, which is very, very disappointing. It's more of an approach for someone who chooses between suicide and "getting rich." A person takes 35 million in debt, puts them on 35 numbers and with a probability of 95 out of 100 becomes a millionaire. Well, in 5 cases out of 100 creditors will implement the first option... We don't need such a roulette.
Instead of a conclusion
Roulette is the theory of probability in its purest form, which can be seen and touched. Roulette is the most honest way of taking money from the population, it is much more honest than contributions to overhaul or funded pension.
The above approach is applicable not only in roulette. For example, movements in financial markets sometimes do not differ much from random ones. No wonder FOREX is often compared to a casino. If you rely not only on your knowledge and intuition, but also on the theory of probability, then you can earn not so much, but at least not lose much :)
Roulette for a beginner may seem complicated: a wheel, a betting field, a lot of different cells and numbers, a large number of symbols. But if you start with base rates and do not try to master everything at once, it will take only a little time to learn the rules and more or less confidently play roulette.
Roulette Rules
This is what it looks like when you sit down at the roulette table: the wheel is on your left and the betting field is in front of you. In real casinos, there is a croupier at the table, and in online establishments there is just emptiness. You probably already know that according to the rules of the game of roulette, the wheel spins and the ball is launched. This ball falls into a certain sector and someone wins.
Everything is exactly as you imagine. It's just that now you need to connect this wheel to the field for the players, where they place their bets. If you look closely, all the numbers on the wheel match the numbers on the betting field. Because, in fact, you bet exactly on the sectors on the wheel. Just for convenience, a special table was invented, to which all sectors were transferred and where it would be convenient for players to place chips.
You need to guess in which sector of the wheel the ball will stop. For example, zero or the number 7, 19, etc. Decided, then find this number in the table and drop your chips there. Do not worry that at first you can not quickly orient yourself on the roulette table. Just know that the numbers are standard in a row in order: 1, 2, 3 then the second row 4, 5, 6 below another and another. There are 12 such rows in total, and a zero (zero) usually sits on top of the table.
There are 37 numbers in total. If you see that in addition to zero there is also a double zero, then this is just a different variety. We will talk about this a little lower. Beginners don't really need it.
Roulette Betting: Colors
Let's deal with flowers. All sectors are colored red or black. Separately green goes zero. The colors also match on the wheel and on the roulette table. For example, a sector with the number one is red here and there, a two is black, etc. As a rule, the correspondence of color and number is universal. That is, there is no such thing that in one case 1 is a red sector, and on the other table it is black.
Different colors are needed only for a certain bet, which is called "equal chances". The name itself is already eloquent. If you forget about zero, then on the roulette field there are an equal number of red and black sectors (18 each). You can bet on the color, then you will have an equal chance of winning.
Let's say you chose to bet on black, then there are special cells on the table (usually closer to the players). As a rule, they are indicated by red and black diamonds. On the chosen color and put your chips. Still cells can be simply completely painted over in two colors. In any case, you will understand that this is the place to bet on red/black.
Roulette Betting: Equal Odds
Above, we have already considered one of the types of bets on equal chances, but there are two more: even/odd, over/under. The principle is the same. If you remove the zero, then the number of sectors will be the same 18 even numbers and 18 odd numbers, 18 numbers more and the same number less. If you look even / odd, then everything is clear. 1, 3, 5, etc. is odd, and those divisible by 2 are even. A "under" bet means that the player bets on numbers from 1 to 18, and "over" means from 19 to 36.
As in the case of red / black, there are special sectors for these bets. Their standard location is also closer to the players in the table. Usually the designations in the table are in English. In this case, “1 to 18” and “19 to 36” is understandable, but “even” will be “even”, and “odd” will be “odd”.
All three of the above bets are the easiest and one of the most popular in roulette, as players can often win on them. Then there are bets with less and less likely winnings. Basically, you don't need them. initial stage. Beginners can easily get by with even odds bets. But just for reference, you can read.
Roulette Bets: More Risky
With a probability of winning 1/3 (excluding zero), you can bet on a column or a dozen. Each of these bets includes 12 numbers. Dozens are numbers in the order 1-12, 13-24, 25-36. And the columns are 12 numbers not in order, but in one column (1, 4, 7, 10, etc.). Put chips in special cells to place a bet.
You can further increase the risk by betting on 6 numbers. Then the chances of winning become even smaller. Starting from this bet, there are no specially marked sectors in the table where you need to put chips. This is already done directly on the table with numbers. For example, if you want to bet on 6 numbers (sixline), then just bet on the border between two rows.
Angle – bet on four numbers. Place your chips at the intersection of four numbers. There can be many options, for example, 1, 2, 4, 5 or 16, 17, 29, 20. If you bet on the line at the beginning of a specific row, then there will be a bet on the street (three numbers). Split, also known as a 2-number bet, involves placing chips on the border of two numbers. There are even more options here. For example, with a five there can be as many as four similar bets: 5+6, 5+8, 5+4, 5+2.
But the hardest part is guessing the exact number. When films show incredible cases at the roulette table, the player wins precisely from the bet on the exact number. It will already be necessary to guess not just a color or a series of numbers, but the number itself. The probability of winning is 1 out of 37, i.e. 2.7%. Few would dare to do so. After all, each spin is independent of the previous ones, and even if you lost all 100 previous times, your chances of winning the next spin will not increase by one thousandth of a percent.
Roulette Rules: Winnings
Depending on how low the probability of winning is, the amount of the payout is determined. For example, equal chances give the most modest payouts - 1 to 1. This means that 100% will be paid on top of your bet. For example, if you risked 10 dollars, then you will get back $20, of which $10 is your money, and $10 is your winnings. Next come bets on 12 numbers, which offer 2 to 1. That is, if a dozen or a column wins, then on top of your $10, you will be credited with $20 (for a total of $30 returned to you).
Six numbers is 5 to 1, 4 numbers is 8 to 1, 3 numbers is 11 to 1, 2 numbers is 17 to 1, and 1 number usually pays 35 to 1. In the latter case, it turns out that with $10 you win $350. But once again, this is a very risky option, since you can bet a thousand times and never hit the exact number.
How to bet on roulette?
When the message says that bets are accepted, simply place the chips on the table in the corresponding sector or directly on or between the numbers. This will make it clear what kind of bet you are making. A certain time is given for this, after which the acceptance of bets is closed. You can place multiple bets at once. There are no restrictions. The main thing is to have time to arrange the chips.
How do players not get confused about who won? Each table has a limited number of players. And each of them has chips of a certain color. That is, there can be no disputes over whose bet won, since everyone has different colors.
Special Rules for Roulette
There are two special rules when playing roulette: En Prison and La Partage. In fact, they are very similar, but there is a slight difference. Both rules apply when there is an even odds bet and zero comes up. Let's say you bet on red and lost because the ball stopped at zero.
Under the standard rules, you lose money in the above case, but if the En Prison rule is in effect, then your bet appears to be in prison. You either sacrifice half of your bet and take the other, or you leave the bet and try to get your money back. If the next time red falls out, then your money is returned to you. If not, then you lose everything.
Another rule in roulette, La Partage, does not give you the right to choose. The player is simply returned half of the bet if the even odds are lost due to zero.
Can dealers roll certain numbers on roulette?
Judge for yourself. The dealer can practice a lot. He is experimenting with throwing power, wheel launching power. It is believed that the most experienced and capable can roll not a specific number, but a fairly small range of numbers in a certain part of the wheel. He wants to get into one zone, maybe he will. It is also said that sometimes croupiers work on the machine without even noticing that they are throwing numbers in one part of the wheel.
Varieties of roulette
There are many types of roulette and depending on this, the rules change a little. The most common are European, French and American. The latter has a double zero, so it is the least profitable.
There are also less traditional options like Extreme Live Gaming's Book of Ra/Lucky Lady's Charm/Dolphin's Pearl Roulette. These are roulettes with an additional bet per symbol from slot machines. The same developer has 360 Roulette - one of latest developments. This is an augmented reality roulette, when the player sees a mixture of real and virtual and can even launch other games right in the same window.
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As in every game, roulette is no exception, there are rules. Before you start playing roulette, you need to know exactly the rules and understand the principle of the game. If you play in real casino, then incorrect bets will simply not be accepted, and if you thought to bet on the winning number, it will be very disappointing when the ball lands exactly on your bet, which was not accepted.
How to enter the game?
It is very easy to exchange your money at the cash desk for game chips (they will be face value), in principle, you can play them everywhere and put them on roulette, etc. But you can be given a chip of $200 and you can exchange them on the roulette table with a “color”; each player has his own color of chips on the roulette wheel. After the game, you can also exchange them with "cash" or take them with "cash" immediately upon receipt of the winnings, and exchange them for real money back at the checkout.
What is a roulette wheel?
Roulette is a table on which numbers from 1 to 36 are placed and there is also zero (0), and in some roulette there is also (00). There is also Even (even), Odd (odd), red and black, and fields of 12 numbers (1st 12, 2nd 12, 3rd 12) and 3 lines and "more" or "less" is a bet on getting a number in the range from 1..18 or 18..36
Winnings?
| Bet (for example, the face value of the chips is $1) | Location in the picture | Pay |
| Bet on a number (a chip is set inside the number) for example (any from 0...36) |  |
35$ + 1$ Your bet |
| Split bet (on two numbers) for example (2-5) is placed between the numbers |  |
17$ + 1$ Your bet |
| Bet on three numbers (for example 0,1,2) |  |
11$ +1$ Your bet |
| Four of a kind (bet on 4 numbers) |  |
8$ + 1$ Your bet |
| Straight (bet on 3 numbers along the line for example (1,2,3) |  |
11$ +1$ Your bet |
| Bet on 2 rows of 6 numbers for example (1,2,3,4,5,6) |  |
5$ + 1$ Your bet |
| Bet on a dozen or column (12 numbers) |  |
2$ + 1$ Your bet |
| Bet on color (red or black) or even and odd |  |
1$ + 1$ Your bet |
| Bet "over" or "under" range from 1...18 or 18...36 | 1$ + 1$ Your bet |
Of course, you can bet more than $1, so if you bet $5, you multiply $5 by the "Win" value from the table. If you bet for example $5 on the number 35 and it fell out, then the winnings will be 5*35=175 + 5 of your bet you placed. The result will be $180.
As you can see, the rules are very simple.
It is easy, looking at the table, to estimate that, according to the theory of probability, you lose 1 chip to the casino every round. For example, if you force numbers from 1...36 to $1, your chances of winning are not 100% because there is still zero. those. when hitting a number, you win $36 (in total with your bet in the field), and the numbers are 37 (+zero).
Here, of course, it’s a matter of luck and it’s not in vain that the dealer changes in the casino every n-th amount of time, and if the casino sees that you are terribly lucky, the chance to replace the dealer is very large. They can also change the ball to change the course of the game (yes, there are several of them in the casino, large and small). It is logical to assume that when the ball changes, the course of the game changes.
There are also in the casino "Oral bets":
Suitable for people who like to play between tables. It's no secret that the numbers on the roulette wheel and at the table are arranged differently. On the table they are in order from 1 ... 36, but on the roulette they are different. Oral bets are placed on the table in a separate corner and there the numbers completely coincide with how the numbers are located on the roulette table. Those. it is essentially a copy of the roulette only in the form of an image.
1) "Voisins de Zero" or "Voisins de Zero"- includes a bet on 17 numbers: 26, 3, 35, 12, 28, 7, 29, 18, 22 (numbers located to the left of zero), also 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, 25 ( numbers to the right of zero).
2) "Zero Spiel" or "Zero Spiel", everything is simple here (the name speaks of the bet) these are the numbers that are near zero on the roulette wheel (12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15).
3) "Tier" or "Tier du Cylindre", there are 12 numbers: 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33.
4) "Orfolines" or "Orphelins", includes numbers from several roulette sectors: 9, 31, 14, 20, 1 and 6, 34, 17
In principle, these rules will be enough to play roulette in a casino. Now you can easily place bets and know how much you will win if you win. Usually in a casino they are treated to free drinks and all kinds of fruits and food.
Roulette consists of a special wheel with holes for each of the 37 numbers and a marked field for players to bet.
During the game, a ball is launched along the inner groove of the roulette wheel, usually made of ivory or Teflon. And the roulette wheel is made in such a way as to minimize the friction of rotation and thereby eliminate the possibility of a pattern in the loss of numbers. Among the ignorant part of the players (and not only players, but also some casino employees) there is an opinion that an experienced croupier can, at will, launch the ball in such a way that it falls into the desired number or sector of roulette numbers. Professionals understand that this is possible only if the wheel has a physical defect. A well-made roulette wheel is an almost perfect random number generator.
On the roulette wheel, the numbers are not arranged in a mathematical sequence, but in a special peculiar order: 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, 25, 17, 34, 6, 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33, 1, 20, 14, 31, 9, 22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26.
At the same time, 18 numbers are black: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11.13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29.31, 33, 35.
18 digits red: 1, 3,5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 32, 34, 36.
Zero has no color value.
In addition to the fact that the numbers are divided into red and black, 18 of them are even, 18 are odd; 18 - small, 18 - large. On all these differences, you can bet, which are called
1. Bets "On equal chances" (English: Even chances; French: Chance Simple).
Odds of winning: 18 vs. 19. Probability: 0.4865. Winnings are paid 1:1. The chip is placed on the playing field with the appropriate designation of the bet.
Roulette bets are not limited to even odds.
2. One number bet (English: Straight; French: En Plein)
Odds of winning: 1 vs 36. Probability: 0.0270. The bank in case of winning pays the rate 35:1. The chip is placed on the field with the designation of the selected number. In particular, it is possible to bet on zero.
3. Bet on two numbers (English: Split; French: A Cheval)
The odds of winning are 2 vs 35. Probability: 0.054. The bank pays in case of winning 17:1. The chip is placed on the line that separates the two numbers. It is also possible to bet on a combination of zero with any of the numbers of the first row: 0-1, 0-2 or 0-3.
4. Four Number Bet (English: Corner; French: En Carre)
The odds of winning are 4 vs. 33. Probability: 0.108. The bank pays in case of winning 8:1. The chip is placed on the corner between four numbers.
5. Bet "On the transverse row" (English: Street; French: Transversal plein)
There are three numbers in the transverse row. The odds of winning are 3 versus 34. Probability: 0.081. The bank pays in case of winning 11:1. The chip is placed on a vertical line that limits the row to the right or left.
6. Bet “On the cross row plus zero” (English: First Four; French: Transversal a 4 numeros)
Cross row plus zero - four numbers. The odds of winning are 4 vs. 33. Probability: 0.108. The bank pays in case of winning 8:1. The chip is placed on the angle between the first transverse row and zero.
7. Bet “On three numbers including zero”
It is possible to bet on a combination of zero and two numbers of the first row (0-1-2 or 0-2-3). The odds of winning are 3 versus 34. Probability: 0.081. The bank pays in case of winning 11:1. The chip is placed on the corner between two numbers and zero.
8. Bet "On two transverse rows" (English: Six-Line; French: Transversal Simple)
There are six numbers in two adjacent transverse rows. The odds of winning are 6 versus 31. Probability: 0.162. The bank pays in case of winning 5:1. The chip is placed at the corner between the rows.
9. Dozen bet (English: Dozen: French: Douzaines)
It is possible to bet on any of the three dozen: the first (numbers 1-12), the second (numbers 13-24) and the third (numbers 25-36). The odds of winning are 12 versus 25. Probability: 0.324. The bank pays in case of winning 2:1. The chip is placed on the field with the designation of the selected dozen.
10. Bet "On the column" (English: Column; French: Colonnes.)
Each of the three columns has 12 numbers. The odds of winning are 12 versus 25. Probability: 0.324. The bank pays in case of winning 2:1. The chip is placed on the field under the selected column.
Rates
Each roulette table has a sign indicating the minimum and maximum bets allowed on this table for each type of bet. Ranges of possible bets on different tables and different casinos are different. Lowest bet per number is usually from $1 to $5. Bets on two, three, four or six numbers are about the same. However, the stakes for equal chances, for a dozen or a column, are usually higher: at least $25. Most big bets are accepted in VIP-halls: for example, in the VIP-hall of the Moscow casino "Cosmos" maximum bet for one number is $300, for a dozen or a column - $3000, for equal chances - $6000.
Oral bets
Many casinos allow you to make verbal bets: you tell the dealer what specific rate you want to do, give him the necessary chips, and he independently places them on the playing field. Of course, you save your time, but oral bets are not arbitrary at all. On the contrary, they are not at all similar to those already considered. They can only be made on separate numbers, and these numbers must be located on the roulette wheel “next door”.
The roulette wheel layout is shown in the following figure.
The wheel is divided into three sectors: voisin de zero (or simply voisin), orphelen (this sector consists of two areas) and tier. In addition, on the wheel, the area of zerospin is highlighted, which is included in the voisin sector.
Bet on a number and two neighbors
In fact, this is a bet on five neighboring numbers: two neighbors on the left and two neighbors on the right are added to the number you choose. For example, a bet “on 16 and two neighbors” is a bet on the numbers 5, 24, 16, 33, 1. Usually such a bet costs at least $50 - $10 for each of the five numbers.
Bet on a number and four neighbors
Four neighbors on the left and four on the right are added to the number you choose. For example, a bet on “36 and four neighbors” is a bet on nine numbers 34, 6, 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23. The usual value of such a bet is $90.
Bet on voisin
This is a bet on the numbers included in the voisin. Its value is usually $90. Of these, $20 will be placed by the dealer on 0-2-3 (a bet on three numbers, including zero), $10 each on 4-7, 12-15, 18-21, 19-22, 32-35 (five bets on two numbers), as well as on numbers 25, 29 (two bets on one number).
Bet on orphelen
Bet on numbers in the orphelen sector. Its usual value is $50. This amount is divided equally into five bets: 6-9, 14-17, 17-20, 31-34 (four bets on two numbers), 1 (one bet on one number).
Tier bet
Bet on numbers in the tier sector. As a rule, it is $60. The dealer will distribute this amount between six bets on two numbers: 5-8, 10-11, 13-16, 23-24, 27-30, 33-36.
Zero Spire Bet
A bet on the numbers included in the zerospiel. Usually is $40. This amount is divided into four bets: 0-3, 12-15, 32-35 (three bets on two numbers), 26 (one bet on one number).
In the same game, you can make a wide variety of bets and combine them in any order. For example, if you wish, you can bet on black, on a dozen, on two transverse rows and on some individual numbers. Payouts at various rates reflect a simple, but strictly calibrated system.
Let's say you play red all the time with a bet of 100 rubles. Numbers from 1 to 36 (among them 18 red and 18 black) and zero (zero), which has no “color”, take part in the drawing. Therefore, you should expect that 18 times out of 37 you will win, and 19 times you will lose. Since the winnings are paid out at a ratio of 1:1, the expected loss after 37 roulette spins is 100 rubles.
The same is true for all other types of bets. Take, for example, the bet “On the transverse row”. In 3 cases out of 37 you will win 11x the bet, in 34 cases the bet will be lost. The same expected losses after 37 launches - 100 rubles. In other words, with each spin of the roulette wheel, the average loss is 1/37 of the bet made.
The reason for everything, of course, is zero - the 37th number on the roulette wheel. Zero refers to neither red nor black, neither even nor odd. And although you can bet on zero and even win, big picture it doesn't change at all. 1/37th of the bet (approximately 2.7%) is nothing more than the “yield” or “commission” that the casino holds for participating in the game. Payouts on roulette bets are balanced so that for any type of bet this indicator remains the same.
To play roulette, both price tokens that are in circulation at all casino gaming tables and special roulette chips - color are used. Game colored chips are marked on a special tree (marker tree) and have value only at a specific gaming table. Each player can only play one color so that the croupier has control over the game and knows who owns the winnings.
First, the croupier invites players to place bets, after which he spins the roulette wheel and launches the ball from the last winning number in the opposite direction of the wheel movement. While the ball is spinning, players place bets. Approximately three laps before the ball falls, bets stop being accepted. None of the bets can no longer be placed, changed or withdrawn. After the ball falls, the croupier announces winning number and marks it on the roulette field with a special marker - dollars. He clears the field of lost bets, after which he pays all winning bets. After that, the game cycle is repeated.
2. American Roulette
Roulette consists of a special wheel with holes for each of 38 numbers, where 18 numbers are red, 18 are black, plus a zero and a double zero, which have no color value. The numbers on the roulette wheel are arranged in a special order: 0, 28, 9, 26, 30, 11, 7, 20, 32, 17, 5, 22, 34, 15, 3, 24, 36, 13, 1, 00, 27 , 10, 25, 29, 12, 8 , 19, 31, 18, 6, 21, 33, 16, 4, 23, 35, 14, 2. Bets similar to those discussed above are made on a specially marked roulette field. All bets can be made in any size and quantity, but not less than the minimum and not more than the maximum on a particular gaming table. When zero and double zero fall out, all bets on dozens, columns and equal chances lose.
The house edge for American Roulette is 5.26%.
- one of the most popular gambling, which is played in casinos around the world.
Game progress
There are 5 types of bets on the track:
Neighbors - a bet on a certain number + two adjacent numbers on both sides.
For example, placing a bet on 0 on the track, we actually bet on 5 numbers at once - 3, 26, 0, 32, 15. All bets on neighbors are placed on the field and paid as regular bets.
Same zero (French jeu zéro - zero game) - closes the sector that includes zero, namely from 12 to 15. To set, you need a number of chips that is a multiple of four. 3 splits are placed - 0-3, 12-15, 32-35 and one chip on number 26.
Voisin (French voisins du zéro - neighboring zero) - like Zhe zero, closes the sector that includes zero, but wider - from 22 to 25. To set, you need a number of chips that is a multiple of nine. 2 chips are placed on a straight 0-2-3, one chip on splits 4-7, 12-15, 18-21, 19-22 and 32-35, and two chips on four of a kind 25-29. Another name for a voisan is the 0/2/3 series.
Thiers (French le tier du cylindre - third of the wheel) - the sector from 27 to 33 closes. Bets are placed on splits 5-8, 10-11, 13-16, 23-24, 27-30 and 33-36. Thiers is also called the 5/8 series.
Orfolines (French orphelins - an orphan) - the two remaining sectors are closed: from 17 to 6 and from 1 to 9. 4 splits are put down - 6-9, 14-17, 17-20 and 31-34, and one chip is placed on the number 1.
