Roulette Game Guide and The Rules

Most people have seen a roulette wheel at some time or another and understand the basic concept of the game. Bet on a number, spin the wheel and if the ball stops on that number you win. Simple, isn't it.

Well yes, but there are many ways to lay your bets and if you want to learn to play the game properly you need to understand a bit more than that about it. Use our guide and you will. Roulette isn't a difficult game to learn, but it is a very exciting game to play.

The Guides

We like to keep things straightforward and uncomplicated so we have separated our roulette guide into these distinct parts.

The History of Roulette
The Roulette Table
Standard Roulette Bets
Types of Online Roulette

Read them and you'll get all the information you need to start playing the game online.

A Brief Roulette History
Mention the word Casino to people and most will unusually think of Roulette. How old is the game of Roulette, well no one has actually been able to put a date on when it first appeared. However it has been traced back to the time of the ancient Romans.

What is certain though is the fact that Roulette was first introduced to Paris, France in 1760. Who introduced it? That honor goes to a man by the name of Startine.

Startine actually worked as a Police Lieutenant and there were two versions of the game we know today. First there was the 'little' game which is now called 'Boule' and the 'big' version, which subsequently evolved to become the roulette game we are familiar with now.

Originally the game was played with two zeros. During the 1800's Francois Blanc. A co-manager (with his brother) of a famous German casino the "Bad Homberg Casino" Blanc coined the phrase 'Gentlemen place your bets' A phrase which even today is still used at Casinos.

It was during this period that he had a brilliant and powerful idea which soon proved to be a simple short-cut to success: Blanc simply canceled one of the two zeros from the roulette game, thus reducing the Bank's chances of winning by 50 percent.

Since 1841 the game of roulette has remained unchanged. Using a 56 centimeter wooden wheel with 37 numbers it has become one of the most popular of all casino games to play.

More About Roulette
We have lots more information about the game of roulette, and if you're just learning to play the game you'll find the following sections especially helpful.

The Roulette Table and Game Guide
Standard Roulette Bets & Betting Guide
Types of Online Roulette
Roulette Betting Systems