american-roulette

We offer our guests the Double Zero Roulette with racetrack call bets, which are new to Colombia.

The Wheel

This American Roulette wheel has 38 numbers because of the added double zero (00). The addition of the extra number increases the house edge to 5.26 percent.

 

The Layout

Roulette layouts have two betting areas. The inside betting area contains the individual numbers on the layout. The outside betting area has boxes for the columns, red/black and odd/even and different groups of numbers.

The numbers on the inside are arranged in 12 rows of three numbers making forming three vertical columns. The 0 and 00 are at the top of the columns.

Buying In

You must purchase special roulette chips when you sit down to play. To avoid disputes each player receives different color chips. These chips are good for that table only and you must cash them in when you are done playing at the respective table. When cashing out you will be given regular casino chips to take to the Cash Desk. You cannot cash in the color chips at the cash desk.

Each roulette table has a minimum and maximum bet. You can’t combine your inside and outside bets to meet the table minimum. If the minimum bet is COP25,000 you have to bet COP25,000  on the inside and COP25,000 on the outside.

Table Minimum Maximum
Roulette 1 COP 2,500 COP 50,000
Roulette 2 COP 5,000 COP 100,000
Roulette 3 COP 10,000 COP 100,000
Roulette 4 COP 25,000 COP 200,000

Inside Bets

There are several inside bets that you can make. You can bet a number straight up or straddle the line between numbers to select a combination of numbers. The payouts are as follows:

  • Straight Up bet is a wager on a single number. It pays 35 to 1.
  • Split Bet is a wager on two numbers and it pays 17 to 1. You make this bet by placing your chip so it straddles the line between any two numbers.
  • Street bets or line bet and it pays 11 to 1. You make this bet by placing your chip on the vertical line separating the outside and inside betting areas. The chip straddles the first number in the row.
  • 
Corner bet or Quad bet pays 8 to 1. You make this bet by placing a chip so it is touching the four corners of the numbers you are betting.
  • Basket bet is a five number bet on zero – double zero and numbers-1-2-3 which pays 6 to 1. On the double zero wheel it has a house edge of 7.89 percent making it the worst bet in Roulette.
  • Double Street bet is a wager on six numbers and pays 5 to 1. You place your chip on the line separating the outside and inside area as you do for the street bet but let it also straddles the row above or below.
  • Outside Bets 
The outside bets are any of the bets made in the boxes surrounding the numbers.
  • Red Black Odd and Even are all even money bets. You place your chips in the boxes on the layout.
  • Dozens bet are made on the 12 consecutive numbers. You place your wager in the boxes marked 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36. These bets pay 2 to 1. If the zero or double zero comes up you lose.
  • Column bets are also 12 number bets. Instead of 12 consecutive numbers they consist of the numbers in one of the three vertical columns and are made in the boxes at the bottom of the layout. These bets pay 2 to 1 as well.

The Dealer

Dealers are required to keep the wheel moving at all times, even between spins. They spin the ball in the opposite direction of the wheel. This causes the ball to jump and spin before landing on a number. The dealer marks the winning number with a marker. You are not allowed to place your bet for the next spin until the dealer removes the marker from the previous winning number. Make sure you wait for them to pick it up before putting down your chips.

 

Playing Tips

Roulette has a high house edge but if you play at a full table you will only get about 30 spins an hour which slows down the time your money is exposed to the house edge.

If the number you want to bet is already covered with chips, don’t worry. It is allowed to stack your chips on top of the other chips. This is another reason why each player has their own color chips. You are allowed to place bets after the dealer spins the ball. The dealer will tell you when to stop. As the ball slows down the dealer will wave their hand over the table and call out “No More Bets.”