There are many
different ways to place roulette bets in European Roulette. Each bet
covers a different set of numbers and has a different
distribution.
The payouts for
all bets are listed in the "Winnings Table" below. The minimum and maximum
bets for any wager are indicated on the Roulette table (see the Min/Max
sign). There will be an "inside" min/max bet, and an "outside" min/max
bet.
Straight
Up
You can bet on
any number, including 0, by placing the chip on the center of a number.
Split
Bet
You can bet on
two numbers by placing a chip on the line that divides the two numbers.
Street (or Row)
Bet
To bet on a row
of three numbers (a street), place a chip on the boundary line of the
roulette table, at the end of the corresponding row.
Corner
Bet
You can bet on
four numbers by placing chips at the corner where the four numbers meet.
You can also bet on the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3 by placing your chip on the
boundary line, where the line between 0 and the first row intersects it.
This is still a "corner" bet.
Line Bet or Half
Dozen Bet
You can bet on
two street bets (i.e., the six different numbers in two rows of three
numbers), by placing your chip on the boundary line of the roulette table
where the line dividing the two rows intersects it.
All the bets
above are known as "Inside" bets
All the bets
below are known as "Outside" bets
Column
Bet
There are three
boxes labelled "2 to 1" at the bottom of each column of numbers. You can
place bets for all numbers in a column by placing chip(s) in one of these
boxes.
If any of the
numbers in the selected column is hit you get paid 2:1; 0 is a losing
number.
Dozen
Bet
You can bet on
a group of twelve numbers by placing your chip in one of the three boxes
marked "1st 12," "2nd 12," or "3rd 12." If one of your 12 numbers is hit,
you are paid 2:1; 0 is a losing number.
Red/Black,
Even/Odd, Low/High Bets
You can place a
bet in one of the boxes along the long side of the table. Each box covers
half of the numbers on the roulette table (excluding 0). Each box covers
18 numbers. You win even money (1 to 1) on all of these bets.
If 0 comes up
you will lose half your stake. There are Casino variations to this. In
some it will lose, in others it will be "jailed" until the next roll. If
you intend to play even money bets, check out the "house" rules
first!
Winnings
Table
"Straight Up"
pays 35 to 1
"Split Bet"
pays 17 to 1
"Street Bet"
pays 11 to 1
"Corner Bet"
pays 8 to 1
"Line (Half
Dozen) Bet" pays 5 to 1
"Dozen" Bet or
"Column" Bet pays 2 to 1
"Red/Black",
"Even/Odd" or "Low/High" Bets pays 1 to 1
You can wager
any mixture of the above bets for each spin of the wheel, within the
parameters of the minimum/maximum bets for the table.
