European roulette game that conquered millions of hearts

Eugene Grigoryev
2 min readSep 9, 2016

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We can safely say that roulette is one of the most popular casino games. Since its establishment, it has undergone some changes and our time has come several varieties. European roulette — a game that is popular in all countries of the world, where casinos are not banned.

The main features of the game

The most important element in the game, without a doubt, is the wheel, the diameter of which is approximately 90 centimeters. Its weight can reach 40 kilograms. The right wheel manufacturer it is very important to maintain a fair distribution of the results. But equally important is the precise setting of the gaming wheel. It needs to follow all the rules, so the numbers really depended on randomness. The wheel has 37 numbers: 18 black, 18 red and one green. All the numbers are distributed according to certain rules:
• red and black alternate sectors;
• to the right of zero, the numbers consist of 9 black sectors with small numbers (up to number 18) and 9 red with large numbers.
• to the left of zero, the sectors are distributed on the contrary: black with large and red with small numbers.
Next to the wheel on the table is the playing field, which is divided into two areas for external and internal rates. The first is directly from the numbers available on the wheel, and the second region is designed for other bets: odd or even, red or black, and others.

European roulette is the game with interesting rules

The gameplay is almost everywhere looks the same. First, the dealer announces that you can start betting. Players start to place their chips on the field, on the basis of their considerations. The dealer then said that the betting is over. Interestingly, the wheel starts to rotate even before the completion rates. The ball is thrown in the opposite direction to where the spinning wheel. When the ball stops in a particular sector, on the playing field marks the number drawn. All chips for losing bets go to the casino Bank. After that, there is a payout to those who were able to place a chip on the correct sector. There is a certain order of the procedure: the first benefit those who made the risky rate and further with lower risk.

European Roulette

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