When you look at a roulette wheel you will find that it is divided into 37 grooved slots, these slots are red and black and each is labeled with a number.  If you play in Europe you’ll find that there is one zero and then the numbers one through 36 are displayed, if you play in the United States you will likely find that there are two slots with the number zero.

To get the game started the dealer, also called the croupier, will spin the wheel and then spins the ball which when the wheel slows down and stops the ball will fall into one of the slots.  The payouts of the game of roulette are based on where the ball stops and what the player has bet on.  When you are betting on the game of roulette there are many different ways that you can go about it with each bet type covering a different range of numbers and offering different payouts.

When you look at the roulette wheel you’ll see three short lines of three numbers and these are referred to as rows.  There are also longer white lines of 12 and these are known as columns.  Your bets will be based on these numbers and how you place your chips will determine what sort of payout you will receive.  There are bets that range from 35 to one all the way to one to one, so you can choose how much you are willing to risk to win.

Players that get online to play roulette should take note of the layout of the table.  When you play online you will find that the layout is the same that it would be if you were playing in the casino.  The nice thing about when you play online is that if you have a question about a betting position you can simply place your mouse over it and it will tell you the position.

Loading the roulette game online is usually really simple and you’ll actually be able to look at a progress bar that will display whether or not the game has finished loading.  When the game is done loading the fully window will be displayed and you will be prompted to make your bets and get the fun started.  It’s at this time that you will be able to place bets, remove bets, and even move bets as you see fit by clicking on chips.  The online game is truly very simple to play and will be simple for everyone to get started, even the beginners.