American Roulette

The core of an American roulette board contains the numbers 1 through 36, plus 0 and 00. On the edges of the table are places for outside bets. An outside bet can be a bet put on a group of numbers, or some binding characteristic. All outside bets lose if the ball lands on 0 or 00.


RED / BLACK– A bet that the winning number's colour will be either red or black. Pays even money (1 to 1).

ODD / EVEN – A bet that the winning number will be either odd or even. Pays even money.

LOW / HIGH – A bet that the number will either fall in the range of lower numbers (1-18) or the range of high numbers (19-31). Pays even money.

COLUMNS – A bet on the 12 numbers contained in any one of the three long columns on the layout. The roulette table is made of 3 columns and 12 rows. At the end of these columns there are places (usually labeled 2 to 1) to lay chips. Virtual roulette rules state that if a number in your column comes up you win. Pays 2 to 1.

DOZENS – a bet on either the first dozen numbers (1-12), the second dozen (13-24), or the third dozen (25-36). Pays 2 to 1.

INSIDE BETS: A bet made on specific numbers or combinations of numbers either within the number layout or on the border. There are a few different types, and online roulette rules may differ by online casinos.

STRAIGHT-UP BETS: A bet made on a single number,including 0 or 00. Place this bet by putting your chips in the center of the number you want. This bet is a long shot, and pays 35 to 1.

SPLIT BET – A bet on any two contiguous numbers (including 0 and 00). To make this bet put your chips on the line separating the two numbers. You win if the ball falls on either numbers you chose. Pays 17 to 1. BTW you can also play a split bet on 0 and 00 by putting your chips on the line separating the second and third dozen. This is used to save some time and effort for people at the far end of the table.

STREET BET – A single bet that covers three numbers in a row. Put your chip on the outside line of the row you want to bet. Pays 11 to 1.

CORNER BET – A single bet on four contiguous numbers that form a square. Put your chips at the corner where the four numbers meet. The corner bet is also called SQUARE BET or QUARTER BET, depending on the casinos roulette rules. Pays 8 to 1. (The maximum bet for this wager is the Straight Up bet maximum, multiplied by four. )

FIVE-NUMBER BET – there is only one five-number bet. Place your chip at the corner of the intersection of 0, 1, and the first dozen. This bet covers 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3. Pays 6 to 1.

SIX-NUMBER BET – Also known as a LINE BET. This bet covers two contiguous rows of numbers. To place this bet, put your chip on one of the outside lines at the intersection of two rows. This bet pays 5 to 1.