![]() ![]() Disadvantages accrue to the house due to lack of randomness.įurthermore, the conventional roulette gaming machine may rotate the roulette wheel at a fixed rotational speed in each roulette game. The only safeguard that a casino has to achieve an unbiased result in the movement of the ball is to instruct the dealer not to look into the wheel upon spinning. A dealer need only be able to hit just one particular side of a wheel to alter the odds. With American wheels, all bets except the five number bets have a house advantage of 5.26%. This is possible despite the presence of the ball stop.Īdditionally, European wheels generally give a house advantage of 2.70%. Many dealers become capable of locating a specific section or even perhaps hitting a specific number. In the typical course of spending eight hours a day, five days a week for years in a row, dealers develop a great deal of experience and technique. This is possible since dealers determine the speed of the ball and of the wheel. This is a process that is required if the roulette wheel is also moved to a new location within the casino.ĭespite the fact that the roulette wheel is designed to randomize results, it is well known that an experienced roulette dealer can locate or “hit” a section or group of numbers on the wheel. The installation of the roulette wheel requires that the system be set perfectly level. The ball itself is machined smooth and may have as specified mass. The separator ring and the attached numbers ring are machined and balanced to eliminate any non-random ball movements. These ball stops are adjusted by the manufacturer of the roulette wheel and may need further adjustments when the roulette wheel is put into service. Ball stops are added to the bowl to interrupt the travel of the ball in hopes of making the ball travel in a random pattern. The bowl of the roulette game is machined smooth, covered with veneer, painted with polyester varnish, and polished. The randomness of the landing of the ball is determined by the mechanical construction of the elements making up the entire roulette wheel. There are two exceptions, namely the numbers 9 and 28 and the numbers 10 and 27. The sum of each two successive numbers of the same color must equal 37. The colors alternate around the wheel and odd numbers alternate with even numbers. In the American wheel, the numbers 0 and 00 are directly opposite each other in the outward facing number band. In the outward facing numbers, groups of numbers and each color are spaced out in a mathematically balanced fashion. The zeros are typically marked on green backgrounds. The “French” or “European” wheel has 36 numbers and only a single zero. The “American” roulette wheel additionally has a 0 and a 00. The modern roulette wheel contains 36 integers from 1 through 36. Winners, losers, and odds of payoffs are determined in accordance with the number. In electronic roulette games, air may be used to eject the ball onto the roulette wheel. After the ball comes to rest in one of the slots, the dealer settles the various wagers placed on the table layout in accordance with predetermined rules and wager odds and the process is repeated. ![]() As the wheel slows, the ball moves radially inwardly and comes to rest in one of the slots. The inner ring and separator ring rotate together as one unit. ![]() In operation of a typical roulette game, players place chips or tokens on the betting layout located on the roulette table, and then the dealer spins the roulette wheel to place the ball in motion about the circular ball track. Each ball slot may include a pad to damp motion of the ball, and the receiving slots are separated by radially disposed separators. In registration with each number is a receiving slot in a separator ring. In an outer ring of the wheel is a band containing outward facing numbers. The bowl comprises a circular ball track near its outer diameter in which the roulette ball revolves around the spindle and a lower track that slopes from the ball track downwardly to the outer diameter of the wheel. The wheel is rotatably mounted on a main spindle at the center of the bowl. A wheel is mounted in an assembly called a bowl. A typical conventional roulette game includes a table bearing, a felt covering upon which indicia forming a betting layout has been silk-screened or otherwise imprinted. Roulette is a well-known casino game that has been played for many years. ![]() More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of a random number generator with a roulette wheel. The present invention relates to a roulette wheel. ![]()
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