- Learning curve
- Anyone can play
- At the table
- Up to 8 players
Why it’s fun
That six-second wait while the ball settles is pure theater. Red or black, lucky birthdays, a corner bet on a hunch — everyone has a system, and every spin resets.
How to play
Pick where you think the ball will land, get your chips down, and watch. That is genuinely the whole game, which is why it's the easiest table on the floor to walk up to knowing nothing at all.
The wheel. It carries the numbers 1 to 36, coloured red and black, plus a green zero. The felt in front of you is a map of those same numbers, and every spot you can put a chip on is a different bet.
Betting on numbers. Put a chip straight onto a number and you're backing that number alone. It pays 35 to 1 and it rarely lands. You can also place a chip on a line between numbers to cover two, four or six of them at once. The more numbers you cover, the smaller the payout and the better your chances.
Betting round the outside. Along the edge of the layout are the big blocks: red or black, odd or even, the low half or the high half, or a third of the board at a time. Red or black is close to a coin toss and pays 1 to 1. This is where most first-timers start, and there's nothing wrong with staying there all night.
How a spin goes. The dealer spins the wheel one way and rolls the ball the other. You can keep betting while it's going round. When the dealer calls no more bets, hands come off the layout. The ball drops, the dealer marks the winning number, clears the losing chips and pays everybody else.
Our wheel has a monitor above it showing every number that's come up so far. It has no effect whatsoever on where the ball lands next, and everybody uses it anyway.
Nobody expects you to arrive knowing this. Our dealers teach while they deal, and most guests pick a game up in a hand or two.