European wheel · single zero
Sunburst Roulette
Thirty-seven pockets, a rim of polished brass and a table laid out in deep oxblood baize. Choose a chip, set it down wherever you fancy and give the wheel its turn.
How to play
Choose a chip value — 5, 25, 100 or 500 — then tap any number or outside box on the table to place it. Tap again to add another chip of the same value, and switch values whenever you like. When the table looks right, press Spin. “Clear” sweeps your chips back, and “Repeat stake” lays out the previous round exactly as it was. The last twelve numbers are kept beside the wheel. On a phone the table turns on its side, so the numbers run down the screen.
What the payouts mean
Roulette payouts are written as “so many to one”. A single number pays 35 to 1, so ten chips on 17 bring back 360 when 17 lands: your ten, plus 350. Dozens and columns each cover twelve numbers and pay 2 to 1. Red or black, odd or even, and 1–18 or 19–36 each cover eighteen numbers and pay evens.
The green zero belongs to none of the outside spots. When the ball finds it, only a chip sitting squarely on 0 is paid, and everything on the outside is swept away. That single pocket is the whole difference between a European wheel and a coin toss.
Rounds and chips
Your stakes leave your balance when the wheel starts, and anything you collect lands back once the ball settles, about four seconds later. The table is closed while the wheel is turning. Every number is drawn at random in your browser, and no spin knows what the last one did — a run of reds says nothing whatever about the next. All chips are free Velvet Chips with no cash value.
From the Club’s story
The wheel was the first thing chosen for the Club. Its rim is cut like an art-deco sunburst, with rays running out to the pockets, and when it turns under the lamps it throws small flickers of gold across the ceiling. The members took to calling it the Sunburst before it had a proper name, and the name stayed.
Questions about Sunburst Roulette
Why is there only one zero?
Sunburst Roulette follows the European layout: one green zero and the numbers 1 to 36, alternating red and black around the wheel.
Can I place several bets at once?
Yes. Put chips on as many spots as you like, as long as the total fits in your balance, then press Spin once.
Do hot and cold numbers matter?
Not in the slightest. Each spin stands alone, so the row of recent numbers is there for interest and nothing more.
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