Roulette bet types and odds
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What are the odds in roulette?
The odds in roulette indicate your chances of winning a bet. For example, in American roulette, the odds of hitting a single number with a straight-up bet are 37 to 1, since there are 38 numbers. However, the house only pays out 35 to 1 on winning bets, with the same odds for payouts on combination bets. This is due to the house edge, where the house keeps a percentage of all bets for itself. Odds are often displayed as a percentage, while the payout is shown as a ratio to your bet.
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What are the odds for inside and outside bets?
Inside bets
Inside bets refer to specific numbers and sets of numbers on the inside of the roulette betting table. They have a lower chance of winning than outside bets, but this is balanced by a larger payout. The house edge on inside bets is the same as on outside bets.
Outside bets
An outside bet provides the best chance of a payout. A significant amount of the possible outcomes of a game of roulette is covered by ’outside bets’. As the chances of winning are higher, your payout isn’t going to be incredibly generous – it’s only 1:1 for bets like odd or even that cover almost half the wheel.
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Different Types of Roulette Bets
There are plenty of ways to bet on roulette. In fact, there are so many that it could make your head spin! Although roulette is largely a game of luck, with little to no strategy involved, there is a large handful of betting scenarios to take advantage of, creating a host of ways to increase your chances of winning big!
Outside Bets
Inside Bets
Call Bets
Final Bets
Imprisonment Bets
Complete Bets
Red/Black
Odd/Even
High/Low
Columns
Dozens
This is the simplest and most popular bet made on the roulette wheel. You are betting on whether the ball will land on a red or a black number. This is what is known as an even money bet with odds of 1:1.
The odds of winning this bet are not quite a 50/50 shot, though. In European Roulette, there is the presence of the 0 on the wheel, while American Roulette features an additional 00 spot. These two numbers qualify as losses in the case of the red/black bet.
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red or black | 1:1 | 48.65% | 47.37% |
This is like the red/black bet concept. You are betting on hitting an odd or an even number. The odds are 1:1 with the odds of winning under 50% because of the 0 or 00 on the roulette wheel.
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odd or even | 1:1 | 48.65% | 47.37% |
You are betting on the ball landing on a low number (1-18) or a high number (19-36). An even money bet with 1:1 odds, the odds of winning are under 50% with the 0 and 00s.
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| High or low | 1:1 | 48.65% | 47.37% |
These are bets placed on the ball landing in one of three designated columns of the wheel. Each column consists of 12 numbers. This kind of bet will double your money with odds of 2:1.
- Column 1: The ball lands on 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34
- Column 2: The ball lands on 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35
- Column 3: The ball lands on 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Column | 2:1 | 32.4% | 31.6% |
This bet is placed on the ball landing on a patch of a dozen numbers, but this time it is in order! The bet will double your money with odds of 2:1.
- Dozen #1: The ball lands on 1-12
- Dozen #2: The ball lands on 13-24
- Dozen #3: The ball lands on 25-36
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dozen | 2:1 | 32.4% | 31.6% |
Straight Up
Split
Street
Corner
Line
Five-Number Bet
Basket
Snake Bet
This is a bet on any given number on the wheel. If the ball lands on that number, you win. You lose if it does not. These bets pay out at odds of 35:1.
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight bet | 35:1 | 2.7% | 2.6% |
This is placing a bet on a line that separates two numbers. For example, you could bet on 13/14 or 25/26, or 4/5. If you land on one of the two numbers, you win! This bet pays 17:1.
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Split bet | 17:1 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
Sometimes, these are called “trio bets” or “steam bets.” You are wagering on the ball landing in a sequence of three numbers like 1, 2, 3 or 30, 31, 32. This pays 11:1.
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street bet | 11:1 | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Double street bet | 5:1 | 16.2% | 15.8% |
Sometimes, these are called “four-number bets” or “square bets.” They pay 8:1, and you are betting on one of four numbers to show up. The numbers need to touch to form a square, hence, where the name of the bet is derived.
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corner bet | 8:1 | 10.8% | 10.5% |
Sometimes, these are called “six-number bets.” They pay 5:1, and you are betting on the ball covering two rows of three numbers. This could look like 24-29 or 11-16. The numbers need to be on two consecutive rows.
This is sometimes referred to as the “top-line bet,” but nothing could be further from the truth. The chance of winning this bet is 13.16% and has a 6:1 payout. This is a bet solely placed on the numbers 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3. The ball must land on one of these in order to win.
This is called the “first four” bet and pays out 6:1. This bet is based on the ball hitting number 0, 1, 2, or 3.
| Roulette bet type | Potential payout | European roulette odds | American roulette odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basket bet | 6:1 | N/A | 13.2% |
This bet pays 2:1 and is named after the serpentine pattern it makes on the roulette wheel. It specifically covers numbers 1, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 32, and 34.
Voisins du Zero
Jeu Zero
Tiers du Cylindre
Orphelins
Neighbors
This is a bet that covers all the numbers closest to 0, the numbers that lie between and include 22 and 25. The translation for this call bet is “Neighbors of Zero” so this includes 22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, and 25. Nine chips at least are required for placing the Voisins du Zero bet.
- 0, 2, 3 trio: 2 chips
- 4/7 split: 1 chip
- 12/15 split: 1 chip
- 18/21 split: 1 chip
- 19/22 split: 1 chip
- 25/26/28/29 corner: 2 chips
- 32/35 split: 1 chip
This is placing a bet on the numbers closest to 0. This includes 12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, and 15. The bet requires at least four chips to play.
- 0/3 split: 1 chip
- 12/15 split: 1 chip
- 32/35 split: 1 chip
- 26 straight up: 1 chip
This is a bet placed on “thirds of the wheel” which are 12 numbers on the other side of the wheel between and including 27 and 33. Wheels with single zeros would have these numbers to make up this bet: 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, and 33. At least six chips need to be wagered. One chip must be bet at each of the following slips: 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30, and 33/36.
Outside of the Tiers and Voisins bets, there are two slices of the wheel that comprise the basis for this bet. These eight numbers are 17, 34, 6, 1, 20, 14, 31, and 9. Five chip are needed to place the bet.
- 1 straight-up: 1 chip
- 6/9 split: 1 chip
- 14/17 split: 1 chip
- 17/20 split: 1 chip
- 31/34 split: 1 chip
This is a bet on a number that is backed up by two numbers on either side in a five-piece set. The neighbors bets can be combined with any of the call bets formerly listed. For instance, the “0 and the neighbors” bet is comprised of five pieces and contains one straight-up piece on 3, 26, 0, 32, and 15.
These are bets that are placed on all numbers ending in a “final” digit. For example, you can place a final bet consisting of all numbers ending in 6 making the applicable numbers 6, 16, 26, and 36. There is the opportunity to split between two numbers as well. A bettor could do a final bet on numbers 4 and 4 making the applicable numbers, 4/7, 14/17, 24/27, and 34.
This bet is specific to the roulette variation, French Roulette, and involves getting back half of your bet! The concept is simple. If a bettor makes an even money bets such as odd, even, red, black, 1-18, or 19-36, and their ball lands on 0, the bettor will get back half their bet!
Depending on which casino you play at, the rules can change and fluctuate. At some casinos, players can choose to “imprison” their bets which means that if that player wins on the next spin, they can gain some of their winnings, though not as much. There are options to “double imprison” which means the bet would have to pass one round of winning to go back to being a “single imprisonment” and, from there, it can be redeemed by another win.
These bets are great for all the high rollers out there. The concept of this bet can be difficult to understand, but it takes all inside bets and puts them on a particular number.
One of the most popular scenarios is the Complete Bet on 17. It would include every betting situation with the number 17 involved and this bet would require forty units or about $40,000. This is sometimes called “17 to the Maximum” and this is what things would look like if all the bets were manually entered. Although the setup of the bet is complicated, the actual betting is not! Most casinos know what bettors need when they want to execute a Complete Bet on 17, so there is nothing that is placed on the table as far as bets go! It is done much in the style of a regular call bet.
| Type of Roulette Bet | Numbers to Bet On |
|---|---|
| Straight | 17 |
| Split | 17, 14 |
| Split | 17, 16 |
| Split | 17, 18 |
| Split | 17, 20 |
| Street | 17, 16, 18 |
| Corner | 17, 16, 13, 14 |
| Corner | 17, 18, 14, 15 |
| Corner | 17, 18, 20, 21 |
| Line | 17, 16, 18, 13, 14, 15 |
| Line | 17, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 |