Roulette

Roulette is one of those games with a large range of betting options. Played at a table with a wheel and a ball, this game basically allows players to bet on the number or color of the slot where the ball will ultimately land. The minimum and maximum bets vary a bit, so you'll have to make sure to check this at each site you play.o's site.

The payoffs depends on the kind of bet you make and, again, lots of choices exist. It's possible, for example, to bet on odd or even numbers, red or black (or the green "zero" slot), groupings of numbers, as well as columns and rows. You'll find below a short description of the different sorts of bets you can place and their payoffs. For additional information on the finer aspects of the game and other choices, check out our Strategy and Probabilities pages.

Single- betting on one number only. Payoff: 35 to 1.

Split- betting on any two numbers by placing your bet on the line between them. Payoff: 17 to 1.

Trio -betting on three numbers at their intersecting point (possible with either 0, 1, and 2 or 0, 2 and 3). Payoff: 11 to 1.

Corner - betting on four numbers by placing your bet at their intersecting point. Payoff: 8 to 1.

Four numbers- betting on the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3 by placing your bet at the intersection of 0 and 3. Payoff: 8 to 1.

Street - betting on a row of three numbers by placing your bet at the end of the row. Payoff: 11 to 1.

Line - betting on two "streets" of numbers by placing your bet at the end of both rows, on the line between the rows. Payoff: 5 to 1.

Dozen - betting on the "First 12," "Second 12," or "Third 12" boxes, as marked, covering 12 numbers each. Payoff: 2 to 1.

Column - betting on a column of numbers by placing your bet in any of the three "2 to 1" boxes on the ends of the table. Like betting on dozens, columns cover 12 numbers. Payoff: 2 to 1.

High or low - betting on the either the box marked "1 to 18" (low) or "19 to 36" (high). Payoff: 1 to 1.

Red or black - betting exclusively on which color will come up. Zero does not count for either! Payoff: 1 to 1.

Odd or even - betting exclusively on whether the number will be odd or even. Zero does not count for either! Payoff: 1 to 1.