Understanding the Basic Structure of the Roulette Wheel

What comprise the game of roulette are the roulette wheel, roulette ball, the table betting layout, the croupier (the dealer in roulette) and the players. Roulette is a game of elegance in the casino. It has a captivating roulette wheel that basically spins the luck of the players.

The objective of the game is to obtain a winning number by throwing a roulette ball on the roulette wheel from where numbered pockets are waiting for the ball to land on as the roulette wheel finishes spinning.

There are typically two common types of roulette wheels each for American and European version. There are a total of 37 numbered pockets from the European roulette wheel while 38 on the american roulette wheel.

Basically playing the European wheel gives a house edge of 2.7% and 5.3% house edge for the American roulette version. The difference is due to the presence of the double zeros in the American roulette.

The roulette wheel is a work of science and art as it defines a polished wood structure that looks similarly to a round basin that stands on a spindle. Most of the casino's roulette wheel is set to a standard of 3 feet in width and about 100 lbs in weight.

The roulette wheel is constructed with a design that has a balanced mechanism that ensures a random spin. The roulette wheel design is made up of numbered colored pockets of red and black colors. The 0 in European roulette and 00 in American roulette are colored green on the roulette wheel.

The purpose of the pockets in the roulette wheel is to serve as an indentation where the roulette ball will land on as the wheel begins to slow down from spinning. The layout of the numbers on the roulette wheel is arranged in a manner that will evenly distribute the odd and even, high and low numbers.

The red and black numbers alternate with the red numbers positioned opposite where the black numbers are situated on the roulette wheel. The numbers are faced outward from the roulette wheel and two odd and two even numbers are alternately displayed on the wheel.

Prior to spinning of the wheel by the croupier, all players have the option to play for the outside or inside bets from the roulette table. It is worth noting that inside bets have higher payouts with lower odds of winning while the outside bets are with more frequent winning odds with a lower payout.

The roulette wheel gives fascination to roulette players and it is one of the most enticing factors that attract players to try out the game of roulette.