If you live in America, you've probably never seen a European Roulette
wheel. You may not even have been aware there is such a thing. With
the proliferation of gambling on the Internet and online casinos, you
are now afforded the op****tunity to play on a European Roulette wheel
on some sites. This being the case, it behooves you to know the
difference between the two games.
American Roulette consists of a table with a numbered board laid out
on a grid. The numbers on the board are 1 through 36, Zero, and Double
Zero. On the sides of the board are additional bets you can make: Red
or Black, Odd or Even, 1-18 vs. 19-36, 1st 12 numbers, 2nd 12 numbers,
3rd 12 numbers, and 1st Column, 2nd Column, 3rd Column. You make a
wager by putting the number of chips of your choice on either a single
number, two numbers (split bet), three numbers (street bet), four
numbers (a quad, corner, or square bet) five numbers (0, 00,1, 2 and
3, also called a basket bet), or six numbers (line bet). You can also
of course make the side bets, on color, odd or even, a dozen numbers,
or half the numbers. Each of these bets pay off on what their true
odds would be if there were no Zero or Double Zero, so for example a
single number bet pays 35 to 1, since it should come on average 1 out
of every 36 times on a board of 36 numbers. In reality, it should only
come 1 out of every 38 times due to the presence of the Zero and
Double Zero. Similarly, the color and odd-even bets pay even money,
the column bets pay 2 to 1, etc....
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