Why will the table not spin?

Almost always because the total on the layout is below the spin minimum. Check the limits panel: a 20p-chip table may need £1 on the table before the button activates.

Can I remove a chip after placing it?

On an RNG table, yes, with undo or clear, any time before you press spin. On a live table, any time before the timer closes. After that, bets stand.

Home Placing bets

Placing a roulette bet online: the mechanics

The betting mechanics of online roulette are the same at every table with small differences in button placement. Ten minutes in demo mode teaches them; this page is the written version for reference.

The chip selector

A row of chip values, usually from the table minimum up: 10p, 20p, 50p, £1, £5 and so on. Tap one to select it. Every tap on the layout then places a chip of that value. Change the selector to place a different value; previous chips keep theirs.

Placing and stacking

Tap a number, a line or a box. A chip appears. Tap again to add another of the same value on top. The game shows the total staked near the spin button. On a phone, zoom is usually available for the inside bets; the game also highlights what a chip covers before you let go, which is the moment to check you have a split and not a straight-up.

Removing chips

Undo removes the last chip placed. Clear removes everything. On an RNG table both work until you press spin. On a live table both work until the timer closes.

Repeat, double and favourites

Repeat places the previous spin's chips again, useful for flat betting the same layout. Double doubles every chip currently on the table; use it deliberately or not at all, because it is how stakes creep. Favourites saves a layout for one tap later; handy for section bets.

Spinning

RNG: press spin whenever the total meets the minimum. The result arrives in a few seconds, faster in turbo mode. Live: there is no spin button for you; the dealer launches when the server timer closes. Place bets early in the window, because the video you see is a few seconds behind the studio and a bet placed at the last visible moment may be refused.

When a bet is rejected

"Below minimum": add chips until the total meets the spin minimum. "Above maximum": a single bet exceeds the cap for that bet type; reduce it. "Betting closed" (live): the window shut before the bet arrived. Nothing is taken; place earlier next spin.

Settlement

The winning number is shown, winning chips are paid with the stake returned, losing chips are removed, and the balance updates. There is nothing to claim and no dealer to wait for. On a multi-bet layout the net result is winnings minus losing stakes, which can be positive on a spin where most of your chips lost, and negative on a spin where one of them won. The balance figure is the one to watch.

One habit worth forming

Look at the total staked before every spin, not after. It is the number the house edge is multiplied by, and it is the only thing on the table you fully control.

Your questions

Why will the table not spin?: Almost always because the total on the layout is below the spin minimum. Check the limits panel: a 20p-chip table may need £1 on the table before the button activates.
Can I remove a chip after placing it?: On an RNG table, yes, with undo or clear, any time before you press spin. On a live table, any time before the timer closes. After that, bets stand.