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The Rules of Roulette


Wagers

  1. All wagers at Roulette shall be made by placing gaming chips or tokens on the appropriate areas of the roulette layout. Wagers made by patrons may continue to be made until the dealer announces, "No more bets." All cash will be converted to gaming chips.
  2. Players may purchase non-value chips at the gaming table, which will have the value marked on an indicator rack. If a player leaves the game and does not exchange all of the non-value chips, and returns at a later time to exchange them for value chips, they will be redeemed at table minimum value unless the original value can be verified.
  3. No person at a Roulette table shall be issued or permitted to game with non-value chips that are identical in color to non-value chips being used by another person at that same table.
  4. Each player shall be responsible for the correct positioning of his wager or wagers on the Roulette layout regardless of whether he is assisted by the dealer. Each player must ensure that any instructions he gives to the dealer regarding the placement of his wagers are correctly carried out.
  5. Each wager shall be settled strictly in accordance with its position on the layout when the ball falls to rest in a compartment of the wheel.
  6. The minimum wagers and the maximum wagers established shall be conspicuously posted on signs at each table.

Payout Odds

  1. Winning wagers at the game of Roulette shall be paid off at the odds listed below:

    BETS PAYOUT ODDS
    Straight 35 to 1
    Split 17 to 1
    4-Number 8 to 1
    5-Number 6 to 1
    6-Number 5 to 1
    Column 2 to 1
    Dozen 2 t 1
    Red 1 to 1
    Black 1 to 1
    Odd 1 to 1
    Even 1 to 1
    Low 1 to 1
    High 1 to 1

Minimum & Maximum Bets

  1. Table Minimum Wagers
    Table minimum bets will range from $0.25 to $25, and will be prominently posted.
  2. Table Maximum Wagers
    1. Even money (1 to 1) payout table maximum wagers will be $1000, and will be prominently posted.
    2. Two to one (2 to 1) payout table maximum wagers will be $500, and will be prominently posted.
    3. "Inside" wagers are those on individual numbers.
      (1) The maximum wager for any single number will be $25 straight up on the number, or any way to the number. This will result in a maximum payout of $4,775, and will be prominently posted.
  3. A player with a minimum wager or more on the outside may not wager less than the minimum on the inside.
  4. A player with a minimum wager or more on the inside may not wager less than the minimum on the outside.
  5. Table minimum and maximum wagers may be changed on an individual basis at the discretion of Management.

Prairie Meadows has the right to deny play to any player at any time for any reason, which it considers detrimental to the best interest of Prairie Meadows and the State of Iowa gaming industry.

Rotation Of Wheel and Ball

  1. The Roulette ball shall be spun by the dealer in a direction opposite to the rotation of the wheel and shall complete at least four revolutions around the track of the wheel to constitute a valid spin.
  2. While the ball is still rotating in the track around the wheel, the dealer shall call "No More Bets."
  3. Upon the ball coming to rest in a compartment around the wheel, the dealer shall announce the number of such compartment and shall place a point marker to be known as a "crown" or "dolly" on that number on the roulette layout.
  4. After placing the crown on the layout, the dealer shall first collect all losing wagers and then pay all winning wagers.

Irregularities

  1. If the ball is spun in the same direction as the wheel, the dealer shall announce "No Spin" and shall attempt to remove the Roulette ball from the wheel prior to its coming to rest in one of the compartments.
  2. If the Roulette ball does not complete four revolutions around the track of the wheel, the dealer shall announce "No Spin" and shall attempt to remove the ball from the wheel prior to its coming to rest in one of the compartments.
  3. If a foreign object enters the wheel prior to the ball coming to rest, the dealer shall announce "No Spin" and shall attempt to remove the ball from the wheel prior to its coming to rest in one of the compartments.
  4. If a ball appears to "Float" and does not drop in a normal fashion, a dealer or a Supervisor may call "No Spin" and shall attempt to remove the ball from the wheel prior to its coming to rest in one of the compartments
  5. Once the dealer has announced "No Spin" under such circumstances as described in subsections 1, 2 and 3 above, it will be an invalid spin regardless of whether the ball comes to rest in one of the compartments prior to the dealer's attempt to remove the ball from the wheel.
  6. If the ball leaves the wheel it must be inspected by a Supervisor before being used again by the dealer.

Inspection Of Roulette Wheel and Ball

  1. Prior to opening a Roulette wheel, a casino supervisor shall inspect the wheel for any contrivance that would affect proper operation of wheel.
  2. The level of the wheel shall be checked prior to the wheel being opened for play.
  3. Wheel will be spun to check to see that all moving parts are rotating free and evenly, and that all parts are secure and in good working condition.
  4. Physical inspection will be completed to check for smoothness and roundness of ball.