Roulette Bets
Much of the interest in Roulette derives from the the number of different
bets that can be made and 2️⃣ their associated odds. The basic bets are the same for all
forms of modern Roulette. Below are a list of 2️⃣ all the available bets categorised by the
bet's associated odds (both the English and French terms are listed):
Red / Rouge: 2️⃣ a
red number
Black / Noir: a black number
Even / Pair: an even number
Odd / Impair: an
odd number
Low bet / 2️⃣ Manque: numbers 1 - 18 (Manque is French for "failed" and is used
because the ball has failed to pass 2️⃣ 18)
High bet / Passe: numbers 19 - 36 (Passe is so
named because it has "passed" the centrepoint)
First dozen / 2️⃣ Premiere douzaine: numbers
1 - 12 (On the French-style mat, the square marked 12P)
Middle dozen / Moyenne
douzaine: numbers 13 2️⃣ - 24 (On the French-style mat, the square marked 12M)
Last dozen /
Dernier douzaine: numbers 25 - 36 (On the 2️⃣ French-style mat, the square marked
12D)
Column bet / Colonne: a column of 12 numbers (The special square at the end 2️⃣ of one
of the three columns of twelve numbers)
5 to 1 - Line bet / Sixain: 6 numbers (Place
the 2️⃣ stake on the intersection of the edge of two rows of three numbers to bet on those
2 rows)
8 to 2️⃣ 1 - Corner bet / Carre: 4 numbers (Place the stake at the intersection of
a square of four numbers)
11 2️⃣ to 1 - Street bet / Carre simple or Transversale: a row of
3 numbers (Half way over the line 2️⃣ forming the end of the row of three numbers to be bet
upon)
17 to 1: Split bet / En Chaval: 2️⃣ a pair of numbers (Place the stake across the
line dividing the two numbers to be bet upon
35 to 1: 2️⃣ Straight up / En plein: a single
number (Place the stake in the box showing the number concerned. It is 2️⃣ allowable to bet
on zero)
The bets on six numbers or less are termed "Inside bets". The bets on 12
numbers 2️⃣ or more are called "Outside bets".
European Roulette Rules
Assuming that the
possible bets are all understood, Roulette is essentially a trivially 2️⃣ simple game to
play. For each turn, once all bets have been placed using coloured chips to distinguish
each player, 2️⃣ the croupier halts betting, spins the wheel, and rolls the ball in the
opposite direction. When the ball comes to 2️⃣ a halt in one of the slots, the croupier
announces the result, collects all losing bets and pays out the 2️⃣ winner's profits. There
are additional optional rules that some casinos and houses play. Both the La Partage
and the En 2️⃣ Prison roulette rules effectively halve the casino edge on even-money bets.
If playing at home, decide at the start which, 2️⃣ if any of the following rules you would
like to play.
'En Prison' Rule
This is a roulette rule that can be 2️⃣ applied to
even-money bets only. When a zero turns up, the player has two options:
Reclaim half
the bet and lose 2️⃣ the other half.
Leave the bet (en prison = in prison) for the next
spin of the roulette wheel for an 2️⃣ all or nothing gamble. If the subsequent spin is
again zero, or does not match the imprisoned bet, then the 2️⃣ whole bet is lost.
Otherwise, if the subsequent spin's outcome matches the bet, the player's money is
returned.
'La Partage' Rule
The 2️⃣ la partage roulette rule is similar to the en prison
rule, only in this case the player has no option 2️⃣ when a zero turns up and simply loses
half the bet.
Maximum and Minimum stakes
Casinos will normally post a maximum and 2️⃣ a
minimum stake for a roulette table and this is sometimes done for recreational play,
too. Typically, for each spin 2️⃣ of the wheel, if a player the total amount of a player's
inside bets must exceed the minimum stake. The 2️⃣ listed maximum stake usually shows only
the maximum allowed for a single number "straight up" bet. The maximum stakes for 2️⃣ other
types of bet increases proportionately e.g. The maximum bet allowed for a pair of
numbers is double the maximum 2️⃣ straight-up bet, the maximum allowed for a corner bet is
4 times the straight up maximum and so on. So 2️⃣ that really the limitation is on the
amount that the casino can lose!
North American Roulette Rules
In North America and the
2️⃣ Caribbean, roulette wheels have a double zero, and all bets (except a direct bet on the
selected zero) are lost 2️⃣ when either zero turns up. The result is significantly poorer
odds for the punter and an increase in the Casino's 2️⃣ cut. This is probably why in this
region, Roulette is less popular than it is in other parts of the 2️⃣ world. The rules are
the same as for European Roulette above except that the double zero works in the same
2️⃣ way as a single zero result. Some American casinos do allow an additional bet called a
"basket bet" which is 2️⃣ staked by placing chips in the same way as for a line bet on the
outside of the the dividing 2️⃣ line between the zero row and the row featuring 1, 2 and 3.
This bet normally pays out 6 to 2️⃣ 1 which gives it odds worse than any other roulette
bet.
The old original Roulette Game
In the original French roulette, the 2️⃣ numbers 1 -
36, had the zero and the "double zero". The zero was coloured red and also counted as
2️⃣ "Pair" and "Manque"; the double zero was black and also counted as "Impair" and
"Passe". If the ball fell into 2️⃣ one of the two zero divisions, all lost stakes are taken
by the bank but if the bet was matched 2️⃣ by virtue of being Pair, Impair, Rouge, Noir,
Passe or Manque, instead of being won, the stake was imprisoned until 2️⃣ the next spin of
the wheel. On that subsequent turn, the stake was either lost or if the ball matched
2️⃣ the bet again, the stake was merely returned to the gambler without any profit.
