Betting in Live Roulette
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Learning how to bet in the game of live roulette isn’t very difficult, but it is important to learn if you want the best chance to win. While there are many different variations for the game of roulette, there are some basic betting guidelines that are the same across the board, like the even money bets. Most roulette betting layouts will have the payouts and minimum bets displayed clearly for all new players to see before sitting down. If you have any further questions, you can always ask the dealer or review the gaming rules for your casino.
There are several betting options available in the game live roulette. The roulette layout consists of 48 boxes, one for each of the thirty-seven numbers and eleven boxes around there perimeter. Each of the “number” boxes is colored red, black, or green to match the color of that particular number on the roulette wheel. The boxes that surround the numbered boxes are for special bets, like Red or Black, Odd or Even, and Low or High. Bets that are placed on specific numbered boxes, or groups of numbered boxes, are called “inside bets”, and those that are placed on the perimeter boxes are called “outside bets”.
Payouts on the outside bets are even money for Even/Odd, Red/Black, and Low/High, and they pay two to one on the Dozen or Column bets. The inside bets can range from five-to-one on a six number bet and thirty five-to-one on a single number bet.
When wagering in live roulette you will find that there are two types of bets that you can place, “combination bets” and “straight bets”. As the names imply, the combination bet is one that is placed on a single or group of “numbered boxes”. The straight bet is one that is placed on one of the boxes outside of the numbered boxes.
Combination Bets
| Inside Bets (Straight Up) | Place chip on any single number | Payout is 35 to 1 |
| Split Bets | Place chip between two adjacent numbers | Payout is 17 to 1 |
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Street Bets (Trio or Three Number) |
Place chip on line on top of three adjacent numbers | Payout 11 to 1 |
| Quad Bets (Corner Bets) | Place chip between any four number groupings | Payout 8 to 1 |
| Quint Bets | Only in American Roulette. Place chip between 00 and the 3 to capture 0,00,1,2,3 boxes | Payout is 6 to 1 |
| Double Street (Six Number) | Place chip on outside line between adjacent streets | Payout is 5 to 1 |
Straight Bets
| Dozens Bet | Place chip on 1st 12, 2nd 12, or 3rd 12 | Payout is 2 to 1 |
| Column Bet | Place chip at end of 3 columns | Payout is 2 to 1 |
| Outside Bet (Even Money) | Place chip on Even, Odd, High, Low, Black, or Red | Payout is 1 to 1 |
Remember that there is not much that you can do to increase your chances to win at live roulette. The house edge will always be around 2.7% (except in American roulette, where it is 5.26%). It is a random game, and the chances for ending up on any particular number is always the same- 36 to 1.
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