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How to Play Roulette

December 25, 2018   Game type   No comments

Roulette is a game that has its origins in the old continent, in France, and the current layout of the table is the one that was used back in 1842. When playing roulette, you must spread your chips around the betting table in order to try to pick the winning number once the wheel has stopped spinning. You also have other interesting options such as picking either red or black or if the winning ball is going to be even or odd.

Now, when it comes to the wheel, there are two kinds, the American, which has 38 numbers (0 to 37 and double zero) and a house edge of 5.26%. The European does not play the double zeros; therefore, on this type of roulette you will only find slots numbered from 0 to 36, and because of the lack of the 00, the house edge diminishes to 2.63.

In this game, you do not bet with your money directly, as you need to exchange it for chips, and to avoid any possible disputes, each player receives a set of chips of a different color. Such chips can only be utilized in the roulette table and cannot be transfer to other gaming tables, and they should be exchange for regular casino chips once you are done playing.

In roulette, there is a minimum and a maximum bet, though the exact amount depends on each casino and an important factor to notice is that you cannot combine an outside and an inside bet in order to meet the table’s minimum. Let’s say that the less you can bet is $5, so, these five dollars should be placed outside or inside, you cannot bet three dollars inside and two more outside.

Bet types:

The betting table has two areas; the one inside is the one with all of the numbers, which is divided in twelve rows of 3 numbers, making it 3 vertical columns with the zero and the double zero at the top. And the one outside has different boxes for colors and more.

Inside: here you can bet straight up, which means to put chips on a determined number, and splits, which means that you can put your chips in the middle of two numbers and get half the earnings of a bet in a determined number. Here you are paid 35 to 1, and 17 to 1 in splits.

Outside: Here you can wager on colors, either placing your chips in the red or black colors, or on columns, odd/even and a set of group numbers, and when you place a bet here, you are paid even.

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Black Jack Games

October 17, 2018   Personal game   No comments

All black jack games work with different features. These include things that relate to the cards that are used and the table rules. Some special types of bets can work in some games.

First it helps to see how many decks of cards are used. A typical casino table will work with multiple decks of cards. This is to make it harder for players to try and guess what cards are going to be used next. Many casinos will use six decks of cards but some can work with four or eight decks. There are rarely any games that use just one deck of cards.

The ability of the dealer to offer insurance on a hand can be noticeable as well. In many cases a dealer will offer insurance bets that involve a player making a bet to see if the dealer has a ten to start a game. Some dealers will offer these bets more often than others would.

In many places you can watch for some other things. In some games a player can surrender a bet. This is where half of one’s bet is surrendered and returned to the player after two cards have been dealt and the dealer has a blackjack. Not all casinos will offer this feature in a game.

Games can work with different stake levels as well. It is very important when playing black jack games to watch for the stake levels involved. Some will have stakes where the minimum bet is one dollar when others are high-stakes tables that involve minimum bets of twenty dollars. Only the most experienced and successful players will play on the high-stakes tables. It helps to take one’s experience level in mind when playing this game.

In games when multiple people are playing it is best to see the order that people are at on a table. The person on the left of the dealer is the first person to act in a game. All people will move with the person to the left of the last player being next to act.

Finally it helps to see what is used for hand movements in a game. When in an actual casino or in a real life setting it helps to see what hand signals are used for certain actions. The table will need to be tapped in front to signify a hit while one’s hand will need to be waved over the cards when calling to stand. An additional bet can be nonverbally placed next to one’s original bet when doubling down.

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