The object of Roulette is to bet on whether the ball will land on a specific number or color or within a particular set of numbers on the Roulette wheel. Bets are placed at the beginning of the round before the dealer drops the ball onto the wheel to determine what number it will land on.
Roulette wheels come in two common types: the European style, which consists of 37 spaces with a zero and numbers from one to 36, and the American style, which consists of 38 spaces with a zero, a double zero, and numbers. From one to 36.
A Roulette round allows players to place various bets with varying payouts and wager more than once in a single round.
Below, we show the official designs of the Roulette and the European and American style table that players use to place their bets:
Roulette Betting
The bets that can be placed in a round of Roulette consist of two types: inside bets, which are bets placed by placing chips on the 37 or 38 numbers listed on the Roulette table, and outside bets, which are bets placed by placing chips on any part of the table outside this area.
Inside bets that can be placed on Roulette include:
Full / Simple
This is a bet that the ball will land on a specific number. This wager, which has a typical 35:1 payout, is represented by placing chips inside the designated number on the roulette table.
Divided
This wager is that the ball will rest on one of the two adjacent numbers on the table, vertically or horizontally. This bet is represented by placing chips on the edge shared by the table numbers and typically has a payout of 17:1.
Street
This is a bet that the ball will land on one of three consecutive numbers on a horizontal line on the table (for example, four, five, and six). This bet is represented by placing chips on the outside edge of the number at either end of the line and generally has a payout of 11:1.
Box / Corner
This is a bet that the ball will land on one of the four numbers that form a 2×2 “square” on the table (for example, seven, eight, ten, and 11). This bet is represented by placing chips in the familiar corner shared by the four numbers on the table (the center of the “square”) and usually has a payout of 8:1.
Seisena / Double Street
This wager is that the ball will land on any of the six consecutive numbers (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21) that form two horizontal lines on the table. This bet is represented by placing chips on the outer corner shared by the table’s leftmost or rightmost two numbers and usually has a payout of 5:1.
Trio
This is a bet that the ball will land on one of three ” touched ” numbers on the table, including zero. On a European-style wheel, this bet can be placed on zero, one, and two, or zero; on an American-style wheel, it can be placed on zero, one, and two, or double zero, two, and three. This bet is represented by placing chips on the edge shared by the three numbers chosen on the table and generally has a payout of 11:1.
Four
This bet is exclusive to European-style wheels that the ball will land on one of the first four numbers (zero, one, two, and three). This bet is represented by placing chips in the corner shared by zero and one or zero and three and generally has a payout of 8:1.
The road
This bet is exclusive to American-style wheels; the ball will land on one of the first five numbers (zero, double zero, one, two, and three). This bet is represented by placing chips in the corner shared by zero and one or double zero and three and generally has a payout of 6:1.