Guide on Basic Roulette Rules

The first thing you need to know about the game is naturally its goal. A game of roulette simply tells you to place a bet on the outcome that you think has the biggest chance of success. No more, no less. If you end up guessing correctly, you will win the amount that corresponds to your bet proportionate to the bet type payout. But hey, let’s take it easy and not get ahead of ourselves. Check this out.

The first step of any roulette game actually begins in the same way. You pick a number or a combination of numbers you wish to bet on. You can place as many different bets as you like without going over the maximum bet limit (we will talk about this a bit later) and usually pick from numbers from 0 to 36. These numbers are displayed in red and black (which is specific to some bets), and you get various payouts on each, such as 35:1 for a straight bet. That’s almost all there is.

One important aspect we wish to remind you about is the so-called Announced Bets. What are these four you may wonder? Well, they are part of the gameplay experience and usually apply to only brick-and-mortar casinos. In other words, you can tell the dealer what bet you wish to place. They apply to the so-called French Bets (which is another term for Announced Bets) and are a more stylish way of playing.

The dealer won’t take any chips from your pile, but they will announce the bets and they will be considered active. This means that if you end up winning an Announced Bet, the full amount will be paid to you. However, if you end up losing it, the chips will then be removed from your pile. As mentioned, you don’t have to move brick-and-mortar chips onto the betting layout during an Announced Bet.

However, there is no way to avoid this when playing online roulette. There, the Announced Bets are always represented with chips on the table, making it easier for players to track. Below you will find additional info about these bets.

Another huge step in understanding the roulette experience is to know about the concept of maximum and minimum bet limits. This is self-explanatory to some, but we will elaborate a bit better. A minimum bet is an amount you need to deposit in order to get started and enter a betting round of roulette. Conversely, the maximum amount is the maximum possible amount you can bet on a single round. This can be a single bet or a combination of several bets. It really depends on what you prefer. Understanding and knowing betting limits is actually very useful. This way you can pick a strategy – such as Martingale or Fibonacci – and make sure that you pick a higher maximum limit table, so you have more leeway for mistakes and always end up winning.

But then there are table limits, and you need to similarly understand how table limits work. Table limits are introduced by the casinos, and they can be higher or lower for some types of wagers. For example, you may have bigger or smaller betting limits on a specific bet type, or group of bets, such as inside versus outside bets.

So, you may be able to bet up to AU$2,000 on a straight-up bet and up to AU$5,000 on an inside/outside bet. It really depends, but these things are important to better understand the game. Check out the following table which compares games by different roulette and their betting limits:

Next, you want to wait for the dealer to spin the wheel. The dealer will say that there are “no more bets” being accepted using this exact turn of phrase. At this point, you should not and cannot place chips on the betting field. You cannot touch or interact with any of the gaming layouts anymore until the round is finished. This happens when the wheel stops spinning and the ball lands in one of the sectors there. If you accidentally touch the wheel, the round is voided, and all bets are refunded.

In the third step, the dealer will announce the number and what bets are winning, with all gamblers able to collect their winnings. The payout will depend on the amounts you have wagered. So, if you have wagered $10 and have a payout of 35:1, you stand to win $350, provided that your wager has turned out a winner. This is really all there is.