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On a roulette table, the black and red numbers can be split into two categories for this bet. Numbers 1 to 18, are referred to as low numbers, while 19 to 36 are considered high numbers.In American roulette, the final two numbers aren’t used. To place your bet, you need to decide whether the bet will land on a lower number or a higher number. American Roulette Rules. Gamblers know American Roulette as the “double-zero roulette.” In 1800, some greedy establishments added the thirty-eighth sector to French Roulette—00—to get even more profit. Currently, the house edge in American Roulette for almost all bets is 5.26%. It is almost twice as much as the house edge in European.

2 Roulette bets
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5 Numbers and colors at French, European and American roulette wheels
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Once upon a time, a French inventor tried to create a perpetual motion machine. While he didn’t succeed in that, he did invent something that has been spinning every since – the roulette wheel.

Today, roulette is played in casinos all over the world. A ball is spun inside a horizontal wheel which is also spinning (in the opposite direction of the ball). Friction will gradually make the ball lose speed, and eventually the ball will settle in one of the numbered slots located around the edge of the wheel – thereby determining the winning number of that round.

On American tables only there is a second extra green division marked 00 and it is largely this that makes the American version of Roulette a worse proposition financially than the European game. Prior to rolling the ball, people place bets on what number will come up by laying down chips on a betting mat, the precise location of the chips.
When you take a look at the roulette table layout, you will see that there are the numbers (1-36, 0 and 00 in the American roulette), as well as other sectors for bets. The inside bets are the ones that can be placed directly on the numbers themselves.

The three main roulette variants is the French roulette, the European roulette and the American roulette. The French and European versions use the numbers 0-36. The American version have added an additional possibility by not just having a zero but a double-zero (00) as well.

If you play roulette in online casinos, you might find more novel roulette games in addition to the three staples.

Roulette chips

If many different players around the roulette just put normal casino chips on the table, it could quickly create a confusing situation where it would be difficult to know who is the rightful owner of each bet. Because of this, the croupier can ask you to exchange your casino chips for special roulette markers. The croupier have access to roulette markers with various color combinations and can assign each specific color combination to a specific player, thus lowering the risk of confusion at the table.

When you don’t want to play at this table anymore, you simply tell the croupier and she will give you ordinary casino chips in exchange for your roulette markers.

Roulette bets

Inside bets

These bets are found in the centre (inside) of the roulette table’s betting area.

Inside bets are suitable when you are willing to take a big risk. The chance of winning is low, but if you win – you get paid well.

Here are some examples of inside bets:

Name of the bet	Chip placement	Info
Straight (also known as Single)	Fully inside the square of the selected number, not touching any of the lines.	A bet on a single number. You win of the ball ends up on this specific number.
Split	Across the line shared by the two selected numbers.	Your bet will be spread over two numbers. You win if the ball settles on either of the two numbers. You can only select numbers that are adjacent to each other on the roulette table (their squares must share a line).
Street	On the outer line of the selected street.	There are twelve streets on the roulette table, each street consisting of three numbers. The first street is comprised of 1-2-3, second street of 4-5-6, and so on. Select one of the streets and bet on it, and your wager will be spread over the three numbers included in that street. You win of the ball settles on any of the three numbers included in the selected street.
Trio	Where the squares of the three selected numbers touch each other.	This is a bet on three numbers, of which at least one is a zero. At a French or European roulette table, two different Trio bets are available: 0-1-2 and 0-2-3. At an American roulette table, three different Trio bets are available: 0-1-2, 00-2-3 and 0-00-2.
Corner (also known as Square)	Where the squares of the four selected numbers meet.	This bet is spread over four different numbers. You can only select numbers whose squares share a common point at the table, such as 1-2-4-5 or 16-17-19-20.
Basket (also known as First Four)	Two different placements are possible: The outer corner shared by the squares of number 0 and number 1 The outer corner shared by the squares of number 0 and number 3	This is a bet on the four numbers 0-1-2-3. This bet is only available on French and European roulette tables. For a similar bet on the American table, see Top Line.
Top Line	Two alternatives are available: The outer corner shared by the squares of number 0 and number 1 The outer corner shared by the squares of number 00 and number 3	This is a bet on the five numbers 00-0-1-2-3. This bet is only available on American roulette tables, not on French and European ones.
Six Line (also known as Double Street)	Across the outer line of the streets, straddling both streets	This is a bet spread over six numbers found in two streets located next to each other. Examples: 1-2-3-4-5-6 (first street + second street) 25-26-27-28-29-30 (ninth street + tenth street)

Outside bets

These bets are found on the outskirts (outside) of the roulette table’s betting area.

Outside bets are suitable when you want to have a comparatively high chance of winning, even if it means not getting a huge payment on your wager if you win.

Here are some examples of outside bets:

Name of the bet

Chip placement

Info

First dozen

The field

1st 12

Your bet is spread over the numbers 1-12, i.e. the first dozen of numbers.

Second dozen

The field

2nd 12

Your bet is spread over the numbers 13-24, i.e. the second dozen of numbers.

Third dozen

The field

3rd 12

Your bet is spread over the numbers 25-36, i.e. the third dozen of numbers.

First column

The field at the bottom of the first column

Your bet is spread over the twelve numbers in the first column, i.e. the numbers 1-4-7-10-13-16-19-22-25-28-31-34.

Second column

American Roulette Table Rules