Roulette

Roulette is a casino game in Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas.

Fallout and Fallout 2
Roulette can be played via dialogue in Fallout and Fallout 2 by speaking to Roulette dealers in the following locations. There is a Roulette table in the Stockmen's Association Headquarters in NCR Downtown.

Locations

 * Fallout
 * Gizmo's Casino, Junktown
 * Maltese Falcon, Hub Downtown
 * Fallout 2
 * Ascorti's Ace and City Hall, Redding Downtown
 * Becky's, Den West Side
 * Desperado - Virgin Street, New Reno
 * Shark Club - Second Street, New Reno

Fallout: New Vegas
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 achievement/trophy.

Rules
Roulette is a game of chance. The wheel spins and a ball travels along the inside, loses momentum and falls into one of the 38 baskets, the winning number and color are 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.

Betting
The payout and odds of winning depend on what the player bets. 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 include one number, or a narrow group of numbers. Outside bets include a large section of numbers on the Roulette wheel. However, the payout for an 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 Luck stat does not affect the outcome of the spin. Luck only affects the message shown after winning - with more than 5 Luck, the player will get a message "you feel lucky" after winning.

Locations
Roulette can be played at the following locations:
 * Ultra-Luxe
 * The Tops
 * Atomic Wrangler Casino
 * Gomorrah
 * Vikki and Vance Casino
 * Sierra Madre Casino

Appearances
Roulette appears in Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes

 * James Garcia created the 3D model for the Roulette table.
 * Roulette is a real world casino game.
 * Jon Burke created the Roulette menu.

Bugs
If you have chips on the 0 position and the ball lands in the 0 slot, it counts as a loss when it should count as a win.