
Outside bets are placed on categories and sets of pockets.
Trio: A bet on the point between 0, 1 and 2 or 00, 2 and 3. Six Line: A bet on two adjoining streets, market placed at the point of intersection where they begin. The marker is placed at the point of intersection. A marker is placed at the edge of the first pocket in the line to indicate your bet. Street: Bet on three pockets in a sequential line. Split: Bet on a pair of inside pockets. They have longer odds but better payouts. Inside bets are placed on a specific pocket, a cluster of pockets or range of pockets, with the theme being the position of the pockets’ final landing position. The “dealer” so to speak, sets the ball spinning, and so it goes. And if you have any sense, you will never play. I am going to explain to you how the game is played, and explain why you can’t win.
So I am not going to teach you any tricks. And around the world, even among the wealthy elite of players in the most exclusive of European casinos, people lose their money playing a game that is nearly by definition un-winnable.
Around the world, even among the wealthy elite of players in the most exclusive European casinos, people play roulette. This will be the literary equivalent of one of the more tasteless traffic safety films. The other articles in this series will be instructions, guides, tips and cautions.