Riverboat Roulette – New Spins on an Ancient Table Game

Before we delve into the alternate wagering options available on Riverboat Roulette, let's first review how the traditional game is played.

In today's casinos the basic version is played at a table with a house dealer and a wheel with 38 pockets. 18 red, 18 black and 2 green colors containing the numbers zero and double zero. A single zero wheel also exists and is popular in European casinos. The table has a felt betting layout with numbers and colors corresponding to the wheel.

There are two sets of wagers called Inside , and Outside. The inside bets are various ways to play the numbers only as follows:

Inside Bets

A bet on one number (straight up) pays 35/1. Two numbers (split) pays 17/1. Three numbers (street) pays 11/1. Four numbers (corner) pays 8/1. Five numbers (basket) pays 6/1. Six numbers (line) pays 5/1.

Outside Bets

A bet on Red or black, odd or even, pays even money at 1/1. First eighteen or second eighteen also pays 1/1. First twelve, second twelve or third twelve, pays 2/1. First, second, or third column, also pays 2/1.

Riverboat Roulette

Double Luck Gaming Co. launched its award-winning Riverboat Roulette exclusively at the Golden Gate casino in downtown Las Vegas. The game has been crowned "One of the Top New table Games" by Casino Journal, and it looks like a real winner for players. In addition to the traditional wagers players can make, seven additional colored sections have been added to the wheel pockets. There are five blue, four purple, and three teal. These are known as the cool sections. Also included are three hot sections, five orange, four pink, and three yellow along with one white section that has eight pockets. The sections are referred to as neighborhoods.

The seven colors are also positioned on the felt so players can make wager choices other than, or in addition to, the traditional bets. Winners will be paid the following odds if the ball lands on the selected color (s):

· Blue - 7 to 5

· Purple - 8 to 5

· Teal - 2 to 1

· Orange - 7 to 5

· Pink - 8 to 5

· Yellow - 2 to 1

· White - 7 to 2

The colored sections are multi-spin wagers in that the bet will not lose if it lands on a color other than your choice except for white. For example, if you wager $ 5 on pink and it lands on one of the yellow numbers, your $ 5 is still in play. This is known as a push . (No win, no loss.) However, if the ball lands on one of the white numbers, you lose. If you like white you can bet it. A push also occurs if the ball should land on one of the two green numbers, (0, 00) or one of the two remaining red (25, 36) or black (26, 35) numbers. The bet is player friendly in that a bettor has three options in a push result. He or she can let it ride, add to it, or take it down. The color selections are o utside wagers so the table minimum is required per wager. In summary there are only eight ways to lose with a color bet on a thirty eight number wheel.

For those of you who are devoted roulette players, Riverboat roulette does not alter any wager or arrival of traditional roulette. The 5.26% house edge does not increase when playing the colors. It remains at 5.26% for white, teal, and yellow, 4.21% for purple and pink, and 2.63% for blue and orange.

Good Luck!

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Source by Dennis J Occhino