Roulette's strong attraction to gamblers lies in the payout it offers. The possibility of winning up to 35 times your original wager certainly creates enough excitement to lure players to the tables. And unlike other games at the casinos, the odds of roulette are easier to calculate. This is vital, since knowing the odds you're facing will be a prerequisite when you are going to play in any game of chance, not simply in roulette.

As a matter of fact, it may help you to know right now that roulette is ranked as one of the worst bets in any casino, due to its rather long odds of winning. The home advantage in roulette will be at 5.26% for the American version, as well as the European version is at 2.7%. The house gets its advantage from the "0" section of the wheel, plus the "0" section within the American version. Other than the zero slots, there's also 36 numbered slots in the roulette wheel.

You may see that playing the European version can provide the player a slightly better chance of winning. In European roulette, the game pays out the same as the American version, but it provides better odds of winning because it has one less zero slots in the wheel. Players may have a difficult time attempting to find a game using a European roulette wheel in North American casinos, but it really is a standard offering in online casino games. In all reality, online casinos generally offer better odds in their games when comparing "real" casinos, and this will be the same for roulette.

Here are the probabilities of each bet in roulette. It's arranged in accordance with the bets, the payout odds for each bet, and also the probability of hitting the bet for each spin of the wheel.

The payout for betting on an individual number is 35 to 1. To be perfectly honest, resources you would have to spin the wheel at least 38 times to guarantee that you get a win. The house gets their edge from this, since 2/38 will go to the home, thereby securing them a 5.26% edge over the players.

You would get even better odds of winning in the event the casino you are playing in offers a rule called the en prison bet. This rule lessens the home edge to 1.35%, which is very acceptable indeed. This rule only applies to even money bets, however. Let's say you have got a bet on black. If the ball lands on a zero slot, your bet doesn't win or lose, but is locked up for another spin. In the event the ball lands on black for the next spin, you get your original bet. If it lands on red, you lose. And should the ball lands on yet another zero, your bet is imprisoned for one more round.