Betting at the Roulette table
The idea behind roulette is a simple one there is however the complications arrive in the betting as there are several different ways to do it however the less the chance of the ball landing there the higher the payout. In a casino the chips are different to other games and each player has their own unique colour chips this stops any confusion about which bets are whose. The chips are normally received and cashed in at the roulette table.
Types of bets
There are lots of different types of bets in the game of roulette indicated by the place of chips on the table they are however normally divided into two major groups. The first of these is
Inside bets
These are called inside bets as they are laid on the area directly inside the layout the inside bets are
- Single Number (Pays 35 to 1)
Is a bet on one single number (Also known as a straight bet) To bet this you place the chips in the centre of the square of the number you wish to bet on.
- Split Bet (Pays 17 to 1)
Is a bet on two numbers. To bet this you place your chips on the line in between the two numbers you wish to bet on.
- Corner Bet (Pays 8 to 1)
Is a bet on four numbers (Also known as a Square or Quarter Bet). To bet this you place your chips on the corner of the four numbers you wish to bet on. The chip should be placed on the intersection of horizontal and vertical line.
- Street Bet (Pays 11 to 1)
Is a bet on three numbers. To bet this you place your chips on the edge of the layout for the numbers you wish to bet on ndicated by placing the chip on the line at the edge of the number layout on the row you wish to bet on.
- Special Line Bet (Pays 6 to 1)
Is a bet made on five different numbers and can only be placed on the 00,0,1,2,3. To place this bet you put your chips on the edge of the number layout between the zero rows and the first row.
- Line Bet (Pays 5 to 1)
Is a bet on six adjoining numbers. To bet this you place your chips on the line at the edge of the number layout straddling the two rows you wish to bet on.
Outside bets
Outside bets are made on the betting area on the roulette table bordering the layout. Different tables have slightly different layouts for outside betting, you just find the location for the bet you want to make and place your chip there.
- Red or Black (evens)
There are only two ways to make this bet, on all the red numbers or on all the black numbers. To bet this you place your chips on the location outside the number layout.
- Odd or Even (evens)
There are only two ways to make this bet, on all the odd numbers or on all the even numbers. To bet this you place your chips on the location outside the number layout.
- 1 -18 (evens)
There is only one way to make this bet, on the first half of the numbers on the wheel. to bet this you place your chips on the location outside the number layout.
- 19-36 (evens)
There is only one way to make this bet, on the second half of the numbers on the wheel. To bet this you place your chips on the location outside the number layout.
- Dozens (Pays 2 to 1)
There are only three ways to make this bet on the 1st 12 numbers, the 2nd 12 numbers or the 3rd set of 12 numbers. To bet this you place your chips on the outside the number layout.
- Column Bets (Pays 2 to 1)
There are only three ways to make this bet on the 1st column, the 2nd column or the 3rd column of numbers. You indicate this bet by placing the chip on the location outside the number layout. |
