Roulette Guide

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Roulette Bets and Payoffs

Straight (Single-Number) Bet - The player places chips inside one of the numbered spaces to bet that the ball will land in the corresponding slot. Payoff: 35 to 1.
Split (Two-Number) Bet - The player places chips on a line between two numbered spaces to bet that the ball will land in either of the corresponding slots. Payoff: 17 to 1.
Street (Three-Number) Bet - The player places chips on the outside line of the layout to bet that the ball will land in one of the three slots corresponding to the numbers in the adjacent street. Payoff: 11 to 1.
Corner / Square / Quarter (Four-Number) Bet - The player places chips on the intersection of the lines between four adjacent spaces to bet that the ball will land in one of the four corresponding slots. Payoff: 8 to 1.
Line (Five-Number) Bet - The player places chips on the intersection of the lines separating the 1, 2, 3 row and the 0 and 00 spaces to bet that the ball will land in one of these five slots. Payoff: 6 to 1. (Note: American roulette only!)
Line (Six-Number) Bet - The player places chips on the intersection of the sideline and the line between two streets to bet that the ball will land in one of the six slots corresponding to the numbers in the two adjacent streets. Payoff: 5 to 1.
Column Bet (Twelve-Number) Bet - The player places chips inside one of the three blank spaces at the bottom of the layout to bet that the ball will land in one of the twelve slots in the same column. Payoff: 2 to 1.
Dozens (Twelve-Number) Bet - The player places chips inside one of the spaces marked "1st 12", "2nd 12", or "3rd 12" to bet that the ball will land in one of the twelve slots 1-12, 13-24, or 25-36, respectively. Payoff: 2 to 1.
Low or High Bet - The player places chips inside one of the spaces marked 1 to 18 or 19 to 36 to bet that the ball will land in slots 1-18 or 19-36, respectively. Payoff: 1 to 1.
Odd or Even Bet - The player places chips inside one of the spaces marked Odd or Even to bet that the ball will land in an odd-numbered or even-numbered slot, respectively. Payoff 1 to 1.
Red or Black Bet - The player places chips inside one of the spaces marked Red or Black to bet that the ball will land in a red or black slot, respectively. Payoff: 1 to 1

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