Roulette Bets & Roulette Payouts
As a guide, below we list the bets & payouts generally available when playing Roulette (both American & European), as well as some special bets such as Racetrack bets which are made available in some casinos.
Please note, each Casino can vary the payout percentages, bets available etc so be sure to review closely their materials in this regard.
IMPORTANT NOTE : Recently we have come across a number of online casinos which are offering lower payout percentages than the norm in the industry. For example we have come across a few online casinos paying out 34:1 (plus stake) as opposed to the more normal 35:1 (plus stake) for straight bets. This can have a devasting effect on your capital and winnings, and in our view hands the house a much higher advantage. So the lesson is, NOT ALL CASINOS ARE EQUAL, so be sure to check the bets and payout numbers before playing at any casinos.
BETTING
Depending on where you choose to place your chips, you can "cover" (bet on) anywhere from one to eighteen numbers with a single bet.
The betting options are tabulated below:
| Bet Type | Explanation |
| Straight Up | Place your chips directly on any single number (including zero). |
| Split Bet | Place your chips on the line between any two numbers. |
| Street Bet | Place your chips at the end of any row of numbers. A street bet covers three numbers. |
| Corner Bet | Place your chips at the corner where four numbers meet. All four numbers are covered. |
| Line Bet | Place your chips at the end of two rows at the intersection between them. A line bet covers all the numbers in either row, for a total of six. |
| Column Bet | Placing a chip in one of the boxes at the end of the columns covers all the numbers in that column, a total of twelve. (The zero is not covered by any of the columns). |
| Dozen Bet | Placing a chip in the box marked 12P covers the numbers 1 to 12, 12M covers numbers 13 to 24, 12D covers numbers 25 to 36. |
| Red/Black, Even/Odd, Low/High |
A chip placed in one of the six boxes at the bottom of the board covers the half of the board described in that box. (The zero is not covered by any of these boxes.) Each box covers eighteen numbers. Low covers numbers 1 to 18. High covers numbers 19 to 36. |
Racetrack Bets (where available)
Racetrack or horseshoe bets are bets that are placed on a specific number in the racetrack. This Racetrack field, if available, will generally be located above the rows of the roulette table.
The table below shows the sequence of numbers on the Roulette wheel (Note: Not the same order as the table layout). Read clockwise starting from zero - left to right - Row 1, 2, 3. The letter R indicates a RED number and the letter B indicates a BLACK number.
| 0 | 32R | 15B | 19R | 4B | 21R |
2B
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25R
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17B
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34R
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6B
|
27R
|
13B
|
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36R
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11B
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30R
|
8B
|
23R
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10B
|
5R
|
24B
|
16R
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33B
|
1R
|
20B
|
14R
|
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31B
|
9R
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22B
|
18R
|
29B
|
7R
|
28B
|
12R
|
35B
|
3R
|
26B
|
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Racetrack Bet Example:
Action: The user selects the ‘33’ spot in the racetrack
Result: A bet is placed on each of the following numbers in the main number grid on the table: ‘20’, ‘1’, ‘33’, ‘16’, and ‘24’. Each of these bets acts like a normal straight-up one number bet.
Special Bets
Special Bets all involve placing multiple chips in specific positions on the table. Below lists the names of some common “special bets” and their configuration.
| Special Bet Name | Total Chips | Bet Positions | |||||||
| Voison du Zero | 9 | 0 / 2 / 3 2 chips |
25 / 26 / 28 / 29 2 chips |
4 / 7 1 chip |
12 / 15 1 chip |
18 / 21 1 chip |
19 / 22 1 chip |
32 / 35 1 chip |
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| Tier du Cylindre | 6 | 5 / 8 | 10 / 11 | 13 / 16 | 23 / 24 | 2 7/ 30 | 33 / 36 | ||
| Orphelin Plein | 8 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 34 |
| Orphelin Cheval | 5 | 1 | 6 / 9 | 14 / 17 | 17 / 20 | 31 / 34 | |||
| Zero Game | 4 | 26 | 0 / 3 | 12 / 15 | 32 / 35 | ||||
| Finale Plein 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||||
| Finale Plein 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | ||||
| Finale Plein 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 32 | ||||
| Finale Plein 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 33 | ||||
| Finale Plein 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 34 | ||||
| Finale Plein 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | ||||
| Finale Plein 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 36 | ||||
| Finale Plein 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | |||||
| Finale Plein 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | |||||
| Finale Plein 9 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | |||||
| Finale Cheval Plein 0/1 | 5 | 0 / 1 | 10 / 11 | 20 / 21 | 30 | 31 | |||
| Finale Cheval Plein 1/2 | 5 | 1 / 2 | 21 | 22 | 31 / 32 | ||||
| Finale Cheval Plein 2/3 | 5 | 2 / 3 | 12 | 13 | 22 / 23 | ||||
| Finale Cheval Plein 4/5 | 5 | 4 / 5 | 14 / 15 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| Finale Cheval Plein 5/6 | 5 | 5 / 6 | 15 | 16 | 25 / 26 | ||||
| Finale Cheval 0/3 | 4 | 0 / 3 | 10 / 13 | 20 / 23 | 30 / 33 | ||||
| Finale Cheval 1/4 | 4 | 1 / 4 | 11 / 14 | 21 / 24 | 31 / 34 | ||||
| Finale Cheval 2/5 | 4 | 2 / 5 | 12 / 15 | 22 / 25 | 32 / 35 | ||||
| Finale Cheval 3/6 | 4 | 3 /6 | 13 / 16 | 23 / 26 | 33 / 36 | 32 / 33 | |||
| Finale Cheval 7/8 | 4 | 7 / 8 | 17 / 18 | 27 | 28 | 34 / 35 | |||
| Finale Cheval 8/9 | 4 | 8 / 9 | 18 | 19 | 28 / 29 | 35 / 36 | |||
| Finale Cheval 4/7 | 3 | 4 / 7 | 14 / 17 | 24 / 27 | |||||
| Finale Cheval 5/8 | 3 | 5 / 8 | 15 / 18 | 25 / 28 | |||||
| Finale Cheval 6/9 | 3 | 6 / 9 | 16 / 19 | 26 / 29 | |||||
| Finale Cheval 7/10 | 3 | 7 / 10 | 17 / 20 | 27 / 30 | |||||
| Finale Cheval 8/11 | 3 | 8 / 11 | 18 / 21 | 28 / 31 | |||||
| Finale Cheval 9/12 | 3 | 9 / 12 | 19 / 22 | 29 / 32 | |||||
| Red Splits | 4 | 9 / 12 | 16 / 19 | 18 / 21 | 27 / 30 | ||||
| Black Splits | 7 | 8 / 11 | 10 / 11 | 10 / 13 | 17 / 20 | 26 / 29 | 26 / 29 | 28 / 29 | 28 / 31 |
Zero Rule
In most casinos (but there are exceptions), bets on red, black, even, odd, low, and high shall be lost if the roulette ball comes to rest in the zero (0) slot(s) on the wheel.
Payouts
Bet Payout 1 Number 35 to 1 2 Numbers 17 to 1 3 Numbers 11 to 1 4 Numbers 8 to 1 6 Numbers 5 to 1 12 Numbers 2 to 1 18 Numbers 1 to 1 Note: The above payouts generally also involve the return of your stake in addition to the payouts above.
