Roulette Etiquette

Buying in

Wait until the dollyequipmentDollyThe marker placed on the winning number on the layout while bets are settled.Read full → is lifted, then place cash flat on the felt. Do not hand it to the dealer; cameras need to see it. Say the chipmoneyChipA token representing a fixed amount, placed on the layout to make a bet. Also: check.Read full → value you want (“ones, please”). You receive a color of chips that is valid only at this table; cash them back to regular chips at the same table before you leave, because the cage will not recognize them.

Roulette Chips and Buying In

During the round

Place your own bets if you can reach; otherwise ask the dealer and name the bet exactly. Do not lean over other players’ chips. When the dealer waves and says “no more betsprocedureNo more betsThe dealer’s call (or the on-screen prompt) that closes betting. Chips may no longer be placed, moved or removed.Read full →”, hands off, even if a chip is half-placed. After the dolly goes down, touch nothing until it is lifted, including your own winning chips.

• Do: say the bet aloud when asking the dealer to place it.
• Do: stack chips neatly; a toppled stack onto another cell is a different bet.
• Do not: touch the dolly, the wheel or anything on the layoutequipmentLayoutThe printed betting grid on the table. Also: table, felt, cloth.Read full → after the call.
• Do not: celebrate on top of other people’s chips.

Disputes

If you think a chip was misread, say so immediately and calmly; the pit boss can review the camera. Do not move the chip to show what you meant. At a live table the chat moderator handles the same cases, and the recorded round is the evidence. Most “disputes” are a chip placed late or leaning into a neighboring cell, and the dealer’s reading stands.

A Pit Boss’s View

Tipping

In the United States tipping the dealer is customary, often by placing a bet “for the dealer” on a number. In most of Europe tips are pooled and less expected; in some jurisdictions dealers may not accept them. Ask or watch what others do. A tip never changes how a dealer spins; studios and casinos vary the release deliberately.

At a live table

Most etiquette is automatic: the server closes bets, nobody touches anything, the layout is yours alone. The remaining courtesy is the chat. Dealers answer game questions and make conversation; they do not give strategy advice, cannot see your balance and will not comment on other players. Chat is moderated and abusive messages end the session.

Questions