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Roulette is the oldest of all the casino games. A Roulette wheel is round and has 38 separately numbered pockets in which the rotating ball may land. The numbers change back and forth between red and black; the first red number is number one. 0 and 00 are both green. If a player bets on a single number, he is paid 35 to 1. This means that the casino has the advantage of 2 out of every 38 spins. So, Roulette, like any other gaming event must rely on both luck and strategy.

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BETS:
You may bet on two numbers by placing your chip (or chips) on the line between two numbers such as 2 and 3. Payment is 17 to 1.
You may bet on four numbers by placing your bet between 4 numbers such as 2, 3, 5, 6 and upon winning be paid 8 to 1.
You may bet on three numbers by placing a chip on the transversal such as 1, 2, 3 by placing the chip on the outer line of 1. Payment is 11 to 1.
You may bet on five numbers only in one set; they are 0, 00, 1, 2, 3. Since 31 is not divisible by 5 it pays only 6 to 1.
You may bet on six numbers by placing your chip on two transversals, such as the outer edge of numbers 7 and 10 to cover numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. This bet pays 5 to 1.
You may bet on 12 numbers by placing your bet on the 2to1 space at the end of the table and play 1, 4, 7, 10,13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34 or either of the other two rows of numbers; or by placing your chip in 1st 12, 2nd 12, or 3rd 12. Each bet pays 2 to 1.
You may bet on 18 numbers by placing your bet on either a color spot – red or black, on an even or odd spot, or on 1 to 18, or 19 to 36. Pays 1 to 1.
Seem simple enough? Well it is quite easy. Just wait till a spin has been completed and all bettors have been paid and then place your bet.
The following section shows you five simple systems you may want to use to win at Roulette.
Never bet more than you can afford to lose, and always quit when you have won as much as you set out to win – such as double your stake.
There are table minimums and maximums at all casinos and most casinos have different tables with different amounts. *Each posted on the table.
A typical minimum is 25 cents per bet with a 75 cent minimum per spin of the wheel. This covers bets on numbers only *-* other bets such as 1st 12 etc. will have a $1 minimum.
Now, read and learn each system detailed below before you try any of them at a casino – pick one or two you want to try.

SYSTEM ONE:
This is a simple game of colors. Black and red. This has also been called a suckers bet and an absolutely terrible system because it does not go with the odds. However, it has consistently won for both myself and a large number of others. Because 1/2 of the numbers are red, and 1/2 black ( minus of course the casino advantage of 0 of 00 ) a bet on a red or black number coming up has a 50-50 chance of winning. If you were able to accurately pick the correct color every-other spin, you would break even, minus 2 in every 38 spins ( for 0, 00 ). With this in mind, try the following:
Bet on a color. If you win, take your winning and leave your original bet for the next spin. ( A good idea is to start at $1 if you are interested in playing for a long period of time and maybe winning some money. You can bet more such as $3 to $5 if you can afford it and are hoping to win some big money ). If you lose, double your bet. If you continue to lose you may wish to continue doubling your bet, or quit and take the lose. Then start over again, as long as you win, take your winnings and leave your original bet.
Remember, you ALWAYS have the same odds of your bet winning even if the other color has come up 100 times in a row. I have had nights when I never lost more than 3 straight times, but I have also seen the same color come up 12 straight times.
SYSTEM TWO:
Odd or even bets. This is basically the same as the above system, but with one very different factor – you watch the game until a number of even or odd numbers have come up consecutively- such as three straight, before making a bet. With this in mind you may want to raise your starting bet to $3 to $5 since you get fewer chances to bet – also, you do not leave your original bet when you win. You take it and wait for another streak of even or odd numbers.
|SYSTEM THREE:
Betting 1-to-18 or 19-to-36. These bets pay 1 to 1 just like bets on color and odd and even. However, this is a one time, win or lose system. It has a total of either one or two bets, per time. Again it is best to watch the game until the ball has not landed on either half of the numbers. Then, after say 5 straight spins like this, place a larger bet on the 1/2 of the numbers that has not come up for the last 6 spins. (As much as you wish to bet – I usually go from $10 to $25.) If you win, you have won a good sum of money; if you lose, you can do one of two things: Quit and wait for another chance to come up, or place the same bet again plus $1. If you lose again, take the loss and wait to try it again. If you win this time, you have gotten back your original bet plus $1.
On good nights I have won four or five straight and four out of five or better. At this point I always quit . . . if I am betting $25, I may even quit after winning only two or three straight.
SYSTEM FOUR:
Betting the rows. This bet is shown on the layout as 2-to-1 and pays just that. This is just like playing colors. You place a bet on one of the three rows of numbers and if you win you leave your original bet and take the winnings. If you lose, place a bet of the same amount. If you win, you will do the same thing, and will have made up for the previous loss plus some extra. If you lose a third time, double your bet. You may do this as many times as you like, but remember, your bets can grow very high if you are doubling your bets each time!
SYSTEM FIVE:
This is my favorite system. It does not make a lot of money unless you have a lot of money as a stake, but it offers one of the best ways of playing and being able to get your original bets back without a great sum of money. This system is like the last and also bets on the rows, but you wait until a row has not come up for a number or spins ( I use 7 ). Then you place a bet on the row that has not come up. If you wish to win just a small amount of money, or stay even, start with $1. If you wish to win more money, start with $1 but make your bets like those shown below. When you win, you stop and wait for another chance to start over. If you lose, follow the next bet on the chart:
A B A B A B A B
Bet Win Total Won If you lose total lost
$1 $1 $2 $2 $2 $2 $1 $1 $2 $2 $4 $4 $3 $3 $3 $3 $3 $4 $6 $8 $3 $5 $6 $7 $4 $5 $8 $10 $2 $3 $10 $12 $6 $8 $12 $16 $2 $6 $16 $20 $9 $12 $18 $24 $2 $4 $25 $32 $14 $18 $28 $36 $3 $4 $39 $50 $21 $28 $42 $56 $3 $6 $60 $78 $32 $42 $64 $84 $4 $6 $92 $120 $47 $65 $94 $130 $2 $10 $139 $250 $71 $130 $142 $260 $3 $10 $210 $380 $106 $212 $2 $316 $159 $318 $2 $475
You of course can quit and take the loss at any time. This system does not make a lot of money unless you are lucky and your row continually comes up after just a few spins – which is quite possible. The chance of your row not coming up 20 straight times is the same as it is after just once – 2 to 1. However, I have never seen a row go more than 17 straight spins without winning.

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“A dollar picked up in the road is more satisfaction to us than the 99 which we had to work for, and the money won at Faro or in the stock market snuggles into our hearts in the same way.” – Mark Twain

Blackjack originally emerged in French casino houses around 1700 when it was called by its more common name of “vingt-et-un” or twenty-and-one. The game rapidly spread in popularity throughout Europe and was introduced at American casinos in the 1800’s where it quickly proved equally popular with visitors. However despite its popularity with gamblers it has over the years enjoyed a very chequered career with the casinos themselves. It has fallen in and then out of favor time and again with casino bosses who have continually tried to adapt and modify the game’s rules to increase the house edge. In response players have come up with equally ingenious playing techniques to offset them – tricks that have included everything from card counting to the use of weird devices hidden in the players hand.

Online Blackjack
As offline casinos made the transition into hyperspace they brought with them all the traditional games of chance including Roulette, Slots and Craps as well as the regular favorite – Blackjack.
Off all the games available at an online casino Blackjack is different from most on offer because it is
practically the only one in which you can dramatically change the odds of winning whilst the game is actually taking place. Talking technically for a moment those games such as Craps and Roulette are termed by mathematicians as ‘Independent Trials Processes’ – which basically means that one has no control over events once the dice have been cast, the wheel or reels have been spun. Further more the results of any one play will have no knock-on effect upon any subsequent game. This means that it is practically impossible to develop any accurate and reliable playing strategy. You just put down your cash and keep your fingers crossed!
The game of Blackjack is different. It is one of the few examples where the odds in a game are subject to ‘Conditional Probabilities’. This means that as the game progresses the chances of you winning a hand vary as it is played out. In addition the outcome of one hand affects subsequent hands (this statement is more true in online casinos where a deck is played through prior to a shuffle than at most online casinos where each hand is cut from a freshly shuffled deck.)

Playing Blackjack
Blackjack (single or multi-player) is a game that is played against a selected bank and/or the dealer. As a player you have the goal of creating a hand of cards (which can be two or more in number) with an accumulated pip value of 21. All cards the cards in a deck are credited with their face value except the court cards, which are considered to be worth 10 points each. Aces are treated a little differently and are deemed to be worth either 1 or 11 depending on your playing preference. If, through bad-luck or poor math, your hand total adds up to greater than 21 you are deemed to have ‘Bust’ and so you lose the hand and your initial bet is forfeited. The game is literally as simple as that – at least the basics of playing are! After you have received your first two cards you just keep on asking the dealer for another card until such time that you decide you either obtain the magic 21 pip total or are as close to it as you think are going to get. At this point you `Stand’.
Then the dealer peels off one card after another onto his pile until he reaches 17 when he has either beaten you or has gone `Bust’. If at this stage his total is the same as the players a stalemate arises and both hands are forfeited. This is called a `Push’ and the bet is returned to the player.
Now that you know the basics let’s take a look at a very simple game.

Game Example 1
Every hand of Blackjack starts with the player offering his or her bet. Lets make this $2.00 for the sake of argument (typically most online Casinos play in US Dollars but don’t let this put you off if you live outside America – I’ll explain about currencies later on). For this bet the dealer will then place down in front of you your first card (face up), then deal them one card (also face up). He or she will then deal you, the player, a second card (also face up) and then finally themselves a second card (face down this time). You are now looking at four cards on the table – three faced up and one faced down.
Now the player will count the pip values of their two cards. Say they had a 2 and an 8 they would have a pip total of 10 – a long way from the targeted 21 but as we shall see a good hand nevertheless. At this point the player has two options. The first is to decide whether to `Twist’ – to ask for a third card and hope that they will get nearer the 21 total, or to `Stick’ – refuse the offer of any more cards for that particular round.
In this case the total of 10 is pretty low and one would normally ask for a second card. Remember the
highest value card that you can have is 11 (Ace) so the player cannot bust at this point.
So the dealer hands over a third card to the player. In this particular game it turns out to be a King that means that the player’s hand totals 20. Most sensible players would hold at this point – the odds of an Ace (in its role as a value 1) coming up next are just too remote to make the risk acceptable. So the player suspends his play at this point and allows the dealers to respond. The dealers’ job now is to reach that magical 21 value themselves. However the job is made considerably difficult because they have to beat the player’s 20. Thus only a total of 21 will do to win the game. A hand of
value 19 or less will mean a loss whilst 20 will at least nullify the hand and result in a draw.
So off they go. The dealers exposed card is a 6, they then reveal that a second facedown card as an 8 which leaves them a total of 14. Obviously a third card is needed so they turn one over. This is a 2, which brings the total to 16 – still not enough so they try for a fourth card. This happens to be a 10 and the dealer is `Bust’ with the mammoth total of 26. The player wins the hand, has his or her original $2 bet returned to them along with the same amount again making $4 in total! Most winnings are paid on a 2:1 ratio – though there are a few exceptions, as we shall see later on. So that is it – simplicity itself!

Game Example 2
Lets take a look at second game. In the first instance the player has a King (which is value 10 remember) and a 7. The suit type is of no consequence in Blackjack. This total of 17 is high enough for the player to `Stand’. However the dealer also has a court card – namely a Knave and on exposure of his second we see that it is a 10. Thus his total of 20 is higher than the players of 17 so he takes the bet and closes the hand.

Game Example 3
There is one two-card combination that radically changes the results of any game. This is referred to as a `Blackjack‘ and consists of the combination of any ten or court card and an Ace. Together they add up to 21. When a player gets a `Blackjack‘ he or she will automatically win the hand and likewise when the dealer gets this combination they win the hand. The fun part is that a BJ pays out higher odds to a player of 3:2 rather than the more normal 2:1.

Game Example 4
Occasionally you find in an initial deal that you are handed a pair – that is to say two cards of the same value (e.g., two 2s. two 5s, two Aces etc.). How you treat these depends very much on several playing factors. However in many cases you will decide that the best response is to `Split’ in which you take each card and use it to create two new hands. At the same time the software will automatically double your initial bet so you are risking a higher wager.
This can be an important consideration when deciding whether to split or not. Let’s create an example to illustrate my point. The dealer has dealt you two 8s and you decide to split them.
You now have two completely new hands on the table in front of you – each with an 8 to start from. The dealer will then deal another card face up onto one 8 and then a second card onto the second 8.
Now this is where things get a little complex. There seems to be no set rules on how the casino software will respond. Having placed a second card on top of each of your two split cards some will automatically complete your game at this stage and move onto the dealers move. Some casinos only do this on split Aces.
Some casinos allow you the regular `Hit or Stand’ options and some even allow you to split for a second time (thereby creating three hands of cards). You will just have to play the casino for a little while in order to get to grips with its subtleties.
It’s now the dealers turn. They complete their hands as usual but the total that they reach is compared against each of your split pairs individually. This means that you can either lose both your hands to a higher total, win one and lose one or win them both. It’s a risking business splitting pairs as you can see so only certain pairings are recommended for splitting.

A Summary
In those four game examples you have now experienced the very basics to playing Blackjack. The game rules governing certain aspects of play can differ from one online casino to another (as indeed they do at offline casinos). Indeed they can also vary from one continent to another with European Blackjack being quite different to the typical game found at US casinos. When playing Blackjack online it is crucial to find the best odds (more on that later). Some good sites are suggested in the Appendix.

In the next chapter we’ll take a look at what you need to get started in a Blackjack career

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