Roulette Roulette is a casino game in " Fallout " , " Fallout 2 " and " " . " Fallout " and " Fallout 2 " . Roulette can be played via dialogue in " Fallout " and " Fallout 2 " . " Fallout : New Vegas " . In " " , players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers , the colors red or black , or whether the number is odd or even . Playing 10 spins of roulette gives you the Little Wheel . Rules . Roulette is a simple game of chance . The croupier spins the roulette wheel in one direction , then spins a ball in the opposite direction along a grooved track running the circumference of the wheel . When the ball loses momentum and falls into one of the 38 ' baskets ' , the winning number and color is announced , and bets are paid out as appropriate . The ' house edge ' or the ' expected value ' is the amount a player is expected to lose , relative to the amount they bet . For American Roulette , the standard played in the Mojave Desert ( numbers 0 to 36 , plus 00 ) , the player can expect to lose 5 . 26 % of the chips they bet for neutral Luck . Note that this 5 . 26 % house edge compares very unfavorably to Blackjack , which can be as little as . 3 % depending on the casino . Betting . Betting on roulette is somewhat more complex than other casino games found throughout the wastes , and is the only real element of strategy involved in the game , since the payout and odds of winning depend on what the player is betting . Bets are divided into two broad categories , based on their likelihood and payout . As with all casino bets , the player is limited to a 200 chip maximum bet . Unlike other casino games , which only have one outcome to bet upon , this maximum bet encompasses every bet the player makes on a single spin ; for example , one can either make a single bet of 200 on red , or two bets of 100 on red and even , and so on as long as the total value of the bets does not exceed 200 . Inside bets usually include one number , or a narrow group of numbers , and are statistically more unlikely to come up a winner . However , inside bets have better payouts to make up for their riskier odds . The high payouts of inside bets are useful for overcoming the Maximum Payout from each casino . Using some other gambling game ( Blackjack is easy to win and control with 5 Luck or above ) to earn close to the maximum payout , you can leverage the high payout of an inside bet ( up to 7000 ) to significantly exceed the maximum payout of every casino . With luck , this can amount to up to 27996 additional caps from casino games . Outside bets are ' safer ' , as they usually include a large section of numbers on the roulette wheel . However , the payout for a outside bet is significantly lower , usually only 1 - to - 1 or 2 - to - 1 . A bet with a roughly 50 - 50 chance and a decent payout would consist of putting chips on a color ( black or red ) and then putting more chips down on the even or odd ( but not both ) chances . The bets and corresponding numbers , odds and payouts are shown below . The letters correspond to an example position shown on the betting table diagram to the right . Note that the following table assumes that all outcomes are equally likely ; with high or low Luck this assumption doesn ' t hold , making the table completely useless . Like other gambling games , if Luck influences the result you will get a message " you feel lucky " when you win . It appears that Luck can only influence which of two adjacent numbers the ball will fall into . Thus , Luck can ' t help a single - number bet unless the ball were going to fall nearby anyway , but Luck can always affect Red / Black or Even / Odd bets . Playing to Win . Despite the enormous number of choices and the idea of " inside " and " outside " bets , Roulette is ultimately a game of simple chance and " there are ultimately no right or wrong moves " . That is because the payouts almost exactly mirror the relative odds of getting a specific outcome . The " almost " is because of the influence of the green 0 and green 00 . If you bet on any other square , the presence of those two outcomes gives the casino an edge . For example , even if you were to put 50 chips on " black " and 50 chips on " red " , you still have two positions that are neither black nor red . Even if you were to try to cover that option by putting chips on both greens , there is still the vast probability that a red or black comes up , wasting your insurance bet . In fact , the only real decision is how quickly you want to lose your money , since otherwise in the long - run you will always end up losing about 5 % of your chips each time you play . If you do " outside bets " , you will lose money slower . If you " inside bets " , you will lose money faster . The main deviation from this is the influence of positive Luck ( 6 , preferably 7 or higher ) . Because of the way Luck influences the game ( by nudging the ball one bevel over if possible ) , you may be able to notice the outcomes switching in your favor a bit more commonly with " outside bets " : Luck is more beneficial the more opportunities it can flip the outcome in your favor . For example , betting only on 00 will still be a very unlikely outcome , since Luck can only help if the ball would fall into one of the bevels directly neighboring the 00 bevel . Betting on black , however , means that every red bevel ( because the bevels alternate in color ) is a candidate for Luck influence . Though , it is not perfectly clear whether the game internally compensates for this by reducing the chance Luck helps " outside bets " . Regardless , the total net result - whatever your betting strategy - is that each point of positive Luck slowly shifts the casino edge away in your favor . It is unknown , however , at what Luck Roulette ' s edge begins to favor the player . It is likely , though hard to prove , that with deep pockets ( to wait out dry spells ) , a Luck of 8 is enough to make Roulette a profitable endeavor . Locations . Roulette can be played at the following locations :