It is one of the simplest casino games to learn but the hardest to win. The only thing in your hand is to keep the house edge to the minimum as casinos have different rules which are pointed towards making the house edge high. A very important thing is if you have a choice always play on European roulette and not on the American wheel as with the double zero there, the house has got more odds in its favor. By playing on a European table, you can reduce the house edge considerably. One rule is En prison which is applicable only for even-money outside bets. If the ball lands on 0, the player does not loose the bet immediately. The bet remains on the board and ‘in prison’. After the next spin, with a win, the money is returned to the player but with the loss, money is taken away. In case of a 0 again, the bet remains in prison. Then there is another rule called Surrender. If ball parks itself on 0 or 00, rather than the whole bet the player looses only half the bet. So if the player can find a table with this rule, he can have more odds in his favor. The ‘La Partage’ rule described above can also reduce the house edge and thus increase the chances of you not loosing money. Also remember the bets which have the highest payoffs are the ones where house edge is biggest.