Roulette Bets

Straight up (en plein)
A bet on anyone of the numbers from 0 to 36, including zero and double zero. The chip should be placed directly on top of the desired number on the layout. It wins only if that number is spun. Odds paid are 35/1.

Split (cheval)
A bet on two adjacent numbers on the layout. The bet is placed on the centre of the line between the two numbers. It wins if either of the two numbers is spun. Odds paid are 17/1.

Street (transversa le plein)
A bet on three adjacent numbers across the layout. It wins if any of the three numbers is spun. Odds paid are 11/1. The bet is placed on the double line between the numbers and the dozens.

Corner (carre)
A bet on four adjacent numbers on the layout. The chip is placed on the cross section of the line where the four numbers meet. It wins if any of the four numbers is spun. Odds paid are 8/1.

First four
This is also a bet on four numbers. The first four is a bet on the numbers 0, 1, 2, and 3. It can cause some confusion because of its name. Despite its name it loses if number four is spun. It is placed on the corner of the layout where numbers one and zero and the first dozen meet. It wins if any of the four numbers 0, 1, 2 or 3 wins. Odds of 8/1 are paid.

First five
This bet can only be played on roulette with two zeros and is a bet the five numbers 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3. Despite its name, again, it loses if the numbers four or five are spun. It is placed on the lines where zero, double zero and two meet. Odds paid are 6/1. This bet is best avoided as it is the least profitable from a player’s point of view. It gives it the casino a house advantage of 7.89 per cent – much higher than the other bets on double-zero roulette, which give a house advantage of 5.26 per cent.

Double street (sixainne or transversale simple)
A bet on six adjacent numbers across the layout. The chip is placed on the double line at the side of the layout at the cross-section of the middle line of the six numbers. Odds paid are 5/1.

Quatro
Some betting layouts incorporate bets on a quarter of the numbers. The first quarter is the numbers 1-9 inclusive, the second is the numbers 10-18 inclusive, the third is the numbers 19-27 and the fourth is the numbers 28-36. Bets are placed in the appropriate box. Odds paid are 3 to 1. Bets lose if zero is spun.

Dozen
A bet on a group of 12 consecutive numbers. There are three dozens. Numbers 1-12, 13-24 and 25-36 inclusive. Bets are placed in the appropriate box. The bet wins if any of the 12 numbers is spun. Odds paid are 2/1. All bets on the dozens lose if zero is spun.

Column
A bet on a group of 12 numbers running in a column along the table. There are three columns. Bets are placed in the box at the base of the column. The bet wins if any number in the column is spun. Odds paid are 2/1. All bets on the columns lose if zero is spun.

Even chances/outside bets (chance simple)
These are bets on a certain characteristic of the number spun, whether it is red, black, even, odd, high or low. Bets are placed in the box marked with that characteristic. The bet wins if the appropriate characteristic is spun. Odds paid are evens (1/1). Before playing these bets, check what happens if zero is spun as some casinos have different rules. In British casinos, if zero is spun players lose half their stake.

Low
This is a bet on the low numbers on the wheel. It will win if any of the numbers 1 to 18 inclusive is spun.

High
This is a bet on the high numbers on the wheel. It will win if any of the numbers 19 to 36 inclusive is spun.
 
Red
Thisis a bet on the numbers coloured red on the wheel It will win if any of the red numbers is spun.

Black
This is a bet on the numbers coloured black on the wheel. It will win is any of the black numbers is spun.

Even
This is a bet on the even numbers on the wheel. It will win if any of the even numbers is spun.

Odd
This is a bet on the odd numbers on the wheel. It will win if any of the odd numbers is spun.