The Do’s and Don’ts of Roulette

Published on 19 January 2026

Roulette is a game of chance but players can also put the odds on their favor by simply following the do’s and don’ts when playing.

Do’s:

Know how much money you are willing to lose before playing roulette, this is called a "session stake."

Get credit at the casinos so you don’t have to carry money with you.

Ask the dealer if the casino allows “surrender” on the even money bets liks red or black, high or low, odd or even because if they allow it then you have a 50/50 chance of winning.

Make sure you keep the house edge and number of decisions as little as possible. This can give you a big advantage.

Tip the dealers when you are winning because they also need it to survive. You can put the tip in one of the even money bets such as red/black, odd/even or high/low in which the dealers have a better chance of winning.

Consider other players and their own betting strategies.

Be polite when you are having a disagreement with the dealer or floor person.

Try to play single-zero roulette because the house edge is even more higher.

Think that roulette is a random game and this is played to have fun and not for a long-term profit.

Don’ts:

Lose more money in any one session. You have to know when to stop.

Bet straight up on the numbers in any casino that allows surrender.

When you win don’t think that it will continue so try to slow down.

Push the other player’s hand that is trying to put the same bet as you.

Make bets when the dealer said “no more bets” already.

Bet the "five number bet" which is 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3, which is called the “beast” because the house edge is 7.89 percent. The normal house edge on a double-zero wheel is 5.26 percent and on "even-money" bets with surrender the edge is 2.63 percent.

Think that you can find biased roulette wheels like the old days because the roulette wheels today are almost perfectly balanced.