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Step 1
Familiarize yourself with the roulette wheel and betting area. This is how you determine odds of winning and potential pay outs.
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Step 2
Pick a number, a color, even or odd or a number sequence. These are the basic outcomes of each spin on a roulette wheel.
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Step 3
Buy your chips. You do not play with actual money on a roulette table. Instead, you purchase chips that you place on the number square or color that signify your bet.
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Step 4
Bet straight up. A straight up bet is when you place your betting chip on a single number. Because this bet has the longest odds, it also pays out the most. The pay out is 35 to 1 on a single zero Roulette table.
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Step 5
Wager on two numbers by placing your chip between two numbered squares. This is called a split bet and pays out roughly half as much as a straight up bet at 17 to 1
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Step 6
Split a split bet into what is called a quad bet. Instead of placing your betting chip between two numbers, place it where the corners of four numbers come together. This is also called a corner bet. It pays out 8 to 1.
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Step 7
Try some outside bets. They are called outside bets because the betting area for these bets is outside the number area on the table.
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Step 8
Bet on odd or even, red or black. These are outside bets with the best odds. The odds of each are almost 50/50.
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Step 9
Bet on number series. Number series bets are known as Column bets or Dozens bets. These bets pay out two to one.
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Step 10
Read about other types of roulette bets by purchasing a roulette guidebook (see Resources below).
