Betting options have been generally classified as Inside bets, these are directly on the numbers inside the numbered table, and Outside Bets, these are bets on the area surrounding the number layout. The European Roulette game, which is played on a wheel that contains only one 0, has a house edge of 2.70% whilst the standard 0 and 00 American wheel has the house edge of 5.26%. Obviously, it pays to play the european slot wheel.
The inside bets:
- Single Number - Single number betting, Double Zero or Zero - Pays 35 to 1
- Split Bet - Two number betting by placing the chip on the line between the two numbers you wish to bet on - Pays 17 to 1
- Corner Bet - Four number betting by placing the chip on the intersection of the 4 numbers you wish to bet on - Pays 8 to 1
- Street Bet - Row of three numbers betting by placing the chip on the line at the edge of the row you wish to bet on - Pays 11 to 1
- Special Line Bet - One of a kind bet made by betting on the 5 adjoined numbers (American) of 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3 - Pays 6 to 1
- Line Bet - Similar to the street bet but you now bet on 2 rows simultaneously - Pays 5 to 1
The outside bets
- Dozens - Playing one of the 3 horizontal sets of numbers - Pays 2 to 1
- Odds or Evens - Pays even money
- Red or Black - Pays even money
- Column Bets - Playing one of the 3 vertical columns of numbers - Pays 2 to 1
- 1 to18 - Betting on the first half of the numbers (excluding the zeros) - Pays even money
- 19 to 36 - Betting on the second half of the numbers. Pays even money
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