It goes without saying that Roulette is a simple yet highly exciting game of chance. It comprises of a wheel, an ivory ball and a betting chart. The wheel has 38 slots with numbers 1-36 of which half are colored red and the other half black and the two green slots marked in 0 and 00. The players can bet against the house and when the total amount pooled becomes more than the minimum bet the game starts by tossing the ball into the wheel and if the ball comes to rest against the number on which the player had placed the bet, he wins the stakes. Players cannot bet beyond the maximum bet at any point of time. Following the rules might help you to become a roller player in no time.

Roulette chips could only be purchased in stacks containing 20 chips and each player gets a different colored chip. If you want the chip to be valued at $5 chips, you need to shell out $ 100 to buy a stack of 20 chips.

The simplest form of bet in a game of Roulette is the straight-up bet where you can pick up any one of the total 37 numbers and put your chips against that number and if the dolly stops at your number you will be the winner. Single number bets though risky carry an irresistible stake of 35:1. For the bets placed on any 12 numbers in a horizontal line, the odds are 2:1and for two numbers it is 17:1.

The vertical row numbers have a stake of 11 to 1 and the six numbers in two adjoining vertical rows are 5 to 1. You can guess whether the balls would end up in red, black or green pocket and the right bet would translate in you being laughing all your way to the bank! You can also bet by odd or even, or in the numbers in horizontal or vertical lines on the roulette table design.

The game of Roulette is not by turns and hence you need not wait for the other player to roll the ball. You are not allowed to touch the spinning wheel nor the ball as the Croupier only is allowed to do that.

There is Roulette inside bets and outside bets. In the former category, you would be placing your bets on the figures on the internal layout of the roulette table, while in the latter case the numbers that lie around the roulette table are used for betting.

Inside bets will have specific numbers and the sum of all your bets should add up to at least the board minimum. You have the choice to bet for more than this figure but not less. For instance, if you are trying your luck at a roulette $8 minimum table you can gamble either $1 on each of 8 figures (which is the most wise decision) or keep all the eggs in one basket by putting all $8 on one number (this might work only if you have loads of luck) or any combinations like $2 x4 that adds up to the minimum bet.

Roulette is governed by simple rules that even a novice can master in no time.