N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4620.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 36, September 4, 2024

Section 4620.4 - Roulette

(a) Equipment.

(1) A standard table has a betting layout, a roulette wheel and roulette balls.

(2) Wagers. All wagers at the roulette games shall be made with cash, scrip, chips or wheel checks. The color of the wheel check indicates the player, not a value.

(3) Roulette wheels.

(i) The wheel has 36 numbers and the symbols 0 and 00. The table's area consists of the betting section and a large bowl-shaped recess called the bowl. This contains the wheel which is called the wheel head. The interior of the bowl has a back track that contains a groove running around the bowl's circumference. It is in this groove that the dealer spins the roulette ball. When the speed of the ball diminishes, the ball falls onto the bottom track of the bowl. The revolving wheel head and the bottom track are marked off by black lines into eight equal sections. In the center of each section on the bottom track there is a small obstacle. These obstacles are placed alternately, vertically and horizontally and the rolling ball, as it strikes them, is given a random and unpredictable motion. The bowl's bottom underneath the wheel is open, and below it there is a flat base from the center of which rises a spindle.

(ii) The wheel head itself, the only moving part, consists of a disk or plate, slightly convex in shape. Around its rim are partitions known as separators or frets, and the compartments or pockets between these are called canoes. These pockets are painted alternately red and black, except for two pockets that are green. Each of the red and black compartments bears a number from 1 to 36. The green pockets carry the symbols 0 and 00.

(b) Roulette personnel and their duties.

(1) A roulette table with a single layout is usually worked by two persons. The person who spins the wheel and deals the game is called the dealer. The dealer's assistant is called a croupier.

(2) Dealer. The dealer is in charge of the conduct of the game. His main duties are: spinning the wheel, throwing the roulette ball, announcing winners, collecting losing bets, paying off winning bets.

(3) Croupier. The croupier separates and stacks the losing wagers that have been collected or swept from the layout by the dealer. The croupier helps the dealer pay off winning bets.

(c) The play.

(1) The players begin making their bets by placing wagers on the spaces of the layout. The dealer starts the wheel spinning in a counterclockwise direction, then flips the ball onto the bowl's back track so that the ball travels clockwise. Players may continue placing bets while wheel and ball are in motion until the dealer calls: "No more bets." The dealer does this as the ball slows down and is about to drop off the back track. Bets placed on the layout after this announcement are not valid and must be returned to the player or players.

(2) When the ball falls and comes to rest between any two partitions of the wheel, it marks the winning number, a 0 or 00, the winning color, and any other permitted bet that pertains to a winning number or symbol. The dealer immediately announces the winning number and its color, and the dealer points to the corresponding number on the layout. The dealer then collects all losing bets, not disturbing the wagers resting on winning spaces, and pays off the winner or winners. The symbols 0 and 00 win for the house all bets except those placed on 0 and 00.

(3) On the first spin the dealer has no fixed point from which to spin the wheel or ball. Thereafter the dealer must spin the wheel and ball from the winning pocket into which the ball previously dropped.

(d) Inside bets. The maximum bet shall be $2 or its equivalent in chips.

(1) Single-number bet or straight bet. The player places a wager squarely on one number on the layout, making certain that the wager does not touch any of the lines enclosing the number. This indicates that the player is betting that number to win. The house pays off at 35 to 1.

(2) The symbols 0 and 00. These can be played the same as any straight or single-number bet by placing the wager on either 0 or 00. The payoff odds are 35 to 1.

(3) Two-number bet or split bet. The player places a wager directly on any line separating any two numbers. If the winning number is one of the two wagered on, the player wins. Payoff odds are 17 to 1.

(4) Three-number bet or street bet. The player places his wager on the outside line of the layout. This indicates that the dealer is betting the three numbers opposite the wager, going across the layout (street). If the winning number is one of these three, the player wins. Payoff odds: 11 to 1.

(5) Four-number bet, square bet, quarter bet or corner bet. The player places a wager on the intersection of the lines between any four numbers. If any one of these four numbers wins, the player collects. Payoff odds: 8 to 1.

(6) Five-number bet or line bet. The player places a wager on the line separating the 1,2,3 from the 0 and 00 spaces at a corner intersection. This indicates that the player is betting that one of the numbers 1, 2 or 3, or 0 or 00 will win. Payoff odds: 6 to 1.

(7) Six-number bet or line bet. The player places his wager on the intersection of the side line and a line between two streets. If any of these six numbers wins, the player collects. Payoff odds: 5 to 1.

(e) Outside bets. The maximum bet shall be $5 or its equivalent in chips.

(1) Twelve-number bet or column bet. The player places a wager on one of the three blank spaces at the bottom of the layout (some layouts have three squares marked 1st, 2nd, 3rd). This indicates that the player is betting the 12 vertical numbers above the space wagered on. Payoff odds: 2 to 1.

(2) Dozens or twelve-number bet. The player places a wager on one of the spaces of the layout marked 1st 12, 2nd 12 or 3rd 12. The 1st 12 indicates that the player is betting on the numbers 1 to 12 inclusive; the 2nd 12, the numbers 13 to 24 inclusive; and the 3rd 12, the numbers 25 to 36 inclusive. Payoff odds: 2 to 1.

(3) Low-number bet (1 to 18). The player places a wager on the layout space marked 1 to 18, which indicates that the player is betting on the numbers 1 to 18 inclusive. The payoff is even money.

(4) High-number bet (19 to 36). The player places a wager on the layout space marked 19 to 36, which indicates that he or she is betting on the numbers 19 to 36 inclusive. The payoff is even money.

(5) Black color bet. The player places a wager on a space of the layout marked Black. (Some layouts have a large diamond-shaped design instead of the word Black.) The player is betting that the winning color will be black. The payoff is even money.

(6) Red color bet. The player places a wager on the space of the layout marked Red, or the red diamond, and is betting that the winning color will be red. The payoff is even money.

(7) Odd-number bet. The player places a wager on the space of the layout marked Odd. The player is betting that the winning number will be an odd number. The payoff is even money.

(8) Even-number bet. The player places a wager on the space of the layout marked Even. The player is betting that the winning number will be even. The payoff is even money.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4620.4