Inside Roulette Bets

1. How Bets Work in Roulette. Divide the bets into two groups: Inside bets; Outside bets; Inside bets are based on individual numbers or small groups of numbers. When you see players betting on the lines, corners, and individual numbers on the table they are making inside bets. Outside bets are based on pre-selected groups of numbers on the wheel.
2. The maximum amount allowed to be wagered on a single bet in European roulette is based on a progressive betting model. If the casino allows a maximum bet of $1000 on a 35-to-1 straight-up, then on each 17-to-1 split connected to that straight-up, $2000 may be wagered.

Roulette Inside Bets I already have an article dedicated to Roulette Bets however I was asked to go into more detail about each bet. So I decided to split it up with this article on inside bets, and then another article discussing the outside bets.

The multitude of different betting options that are available on every single spin of roulette is capable of causing some confusion for new players. With hundreds of different bets available it's often difficult for players to figure out exactly what they are betting on when they put chips on the table.

Luckily, you can learn everything you need to know about roulette bets in just a few minutes. Most bets fit into a few easy categories, making it easy to quickly memorize all of your options as well as the payouts associated with each bet. The following guide should get you up to speed on all of the different roulette bets available.

Basics of Roulette Bets

It's a good idea to go over the basics of roulette odds. Virtually all bets on the roulette table have the same house edge, which is approximately 2.70% on a European roulette table and about 5.26% in American roulette. All bets below can be assumed to have those house edges unless otherwise noted.

Most roulette bets can be divided into two broad categories; these are inside bets and outside bets. When making these bets during a game you'll need to meet the table minimum on each outside bet you make, and the combined total of all of your inside bets must also meet the table minimum.

You may make inside bets, outside bets, or a combination of both, as long as the bets you choose to make meet the minimum betting rules.

Inside Bets on the Roulette Wheel Explained

The video above specifically deals with inside bets. It explains the six different kinds of inside bets and demonstrates how to make them.

Generally speaking, inside bets are those roulette bets that are made on single numbers or a few numbers at a time. They derive their name from the fact that they are made on the inside of the roulette table's layout, where the numbers are listed.

The following inside bets are available:

Single Number Bets (also known as Straight-up Bets or Classic Bets): Players may wager on any individual number by placing chips on top of that number. If the number is hit on the next spin, this wager pays 35-1.

Split Bets: This bet is made on any two numbers that are adjacent on the roulette board, and can be made by placing chips on the line between those two numbers. If either number is the winner on the next spin, this bet pays 17-1.

Street Bets: This bet is made on any row of three numbers on the roulette table, and can be made by placing your chips on the edge of that row. If any of those three numbers win, the bet pays 11-1.

Corner Bets or Square Bets: This bet is made on a square of four numbers on the roulette board, and can be made by placing chips on the point shared by those four numbers. If any of the four numbers win, this bet pays 8-1.

Six Line Bet: This bet is made on two adjacent lines of three numbers each, for a total of six numbers. This bet is made by placing chips at the intersection between the two lines along the side of the board. If any of those six numbers win, the bet pays 5-1.

Top Line Bet: One additional bet is available to players in American roulette. This bet can be made on the five numbers 0-00-1-2-3. This bet pays 6-1; however, it is the only bet with a higher than normal house edge (7.9%), and should probably be avoided during play.

The second broad category of bets in roulette is known as outside bets, which are focused away from the individual numbers on the board. The video above demonstrates how and where to place your chips when making each of these five different outside bets available at the roulette table.

Outside bets are less risky than inside bets, but also come with lower payouts. These wagers can be found on the 'outside' of the roulette board, around the area where the numbers are listed. Outside bets available to players are as follows:

Column Bets: This bet covers one of the three columns of 12 numbers found on the roulette wheel. If any number in that column wins, the bet pays 2-1.

Dozens Bets: These bets cover one of three groups of 12 numbers (1-12, 13-24, and 25-36). If any number in that range wins, the bet pays 2-1.

Odd/Even Bets: These two bets cover all odd numbers or even numbers respectively. If any number of that type wins, this bet will pay even money.

Red/Black Bets: These two bets cover all numbers that have pockets of the appropriate color on the roulette wheel. If any number of that color wins, the bet pays even money.

1-18/19-36: These two bets cover all numbers in the ranges suggested by their names. If any number in that range should win, the bet pays even money.

French Bets in Roulette

Along with the standard roulette bets you'll also sometimes hear of 'French Bets', special betting options that cover certain sections of the wheel. These bets are generally offered only on certain European roulette tables, particularly those that are actually found in Europe (or at online casinos that cater to the European market).

These bets include voisins du zéro (neighbors of zero, 17 numbers that are near the zero on the wheel), jeu zéro (zero game, for the seven numbers closest to zero), and le tiers du cylindre (thirds of the wheel, or those 12 numbers that are on the opposite side of the wheel from the zero).

One of the most fascinating things about roulette is the variety of bets that you can place. Before you play roulette, especially for real money, it is best to have a clear understanding about the different bets and their payouts.

On this page, we're going to go through every single bet type, including the more advanced Call/Announce Bets. If you want to see a quick 'cheat sheet' with all of the different payouts in a graph for quick reference, you will find it on our page on roulette payouts.

Outside Bets

Outside bets can be found on the 'outside' of the roulette table and the cover a large portion of the wheel, but the payouts are low.In total, there are 5 different kinds of outside bets which are the following:

Red and Black – There are 18 red numbers and 18 black numbers.

Odd and Even – There are 18 odd numbers and 18 even numbers.

1-18 and 19-36 – Pretty self explanatory, both of them cover 18 numbers.

The three above bets are 'even money bets' because you double your money if you win e.g. bet £2 on black, win £4 back. Each of them covers just less than half of the table due to the addition of the 0 and in the case of the American game, 0 and 00.

Dozens – There are three dozens on the roulette table, 1-12, 13-24 and 25-36. Each of them covers 12 numbers which equates to just less than a third of the wheel.

Columns – These are similar to the dozens; there are three columns on the table and each of them covers 12 numbers.

Inside Bets

Inside bets can be found on the 'Inside' of the table and they cover less numbers but the payouts are higher.

Straight Up Bet – This is a bet on a single number.

Split Bet – This is a bet on two numbers that are next to each other on the roulette table (not the roulette wheel).

Street Bet – Bets on three numbers that are a Street on the roulette table. For example, 1,2,3 is a Street, 4,5,6 is a Street and so on.

Corner Bet – A bet on four numbers that make a square on the roulette table. For example, 1,2,4,5 is a Corner bet.

4 Number Bet – Bets on 0,1,2,3 at the same time. Only available on European and French roulette.

5 Number Bet – Bets on 0,00,1,2,3 at the same time. Only available on American roulette. This is also the worst bet in the entire game because of the unfair payout – avoid it.

Double Street (Line Bet) – This is the same as the Street bet except it covers two Streets at the same time rather than one.

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Call Bets

The Call bets, or Announce bets as they're sometimes named, aren't available on every roulette game and often they're overlooked by players because they either don't understand them or they would simply rather bet on the more simple bets above.

Before explaining what the Call bets are about, it's worth noting that the layout of the roulette table and the roulette wheel are different. For example, as you go around the roulette wheel, the numbers are seemingly in a random order, they don't go 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.

The Call bets are a way of betting on sectors of the wheel. If you think of the roulette wheel as a pizza, the Call bets are a way of covering a slice or multiple slices if you want to.

Voisins Du Zero

This is a bet that covers 17 consecutive numbers on the roulette wheel, starting from 25 and working your way around the wheel to 22. They're also known by some as neighbours of the zero because the zero is (almost) in the middle of these numbers.

The actual Voisins Du Zero bet is covered by just 9 chips and it is done like this:

Street Bets: This bet is made on any row of three numbers on the roulette table, and can be made by placing your chips on the edge of that row. If any of those three numbers win, the bet pays 11-1.

Corner Bets or Square Bets: This bet is made on a square of four numbers on the roulette board, and can be made by placing chips on the point shared by those four numbers. If any of the four numbers win, this bet pays 8-1.

Six Line Bet: This bet is made on two adjacent lines of three numbers each, for a total of six numbers. This bet is made by placing chips at the intersection between the two lines along the side of the board. If any of those six numbers win, the bet pays 5-1.

Top Line Bet: One additional bet is available to players in American roulette. This bet can be made on the five numbers 0-00-1-2-3. This bet pays 6-1; however, it is the only bet with a higher than normal house edge (7.9%), and should probably be avoided during play.

The second broad category of bets in roulette is known as outside bets, which are focused away from the individual numbers on the board. The video above demonstrates how and where to place your chips when making each of these five different outside bets available at the roulette table.

Outside bets are less risky than inside bets, but also come with lower payouts. These wagers can be found on the 'outside' of the roulette board, around the area where the numbers are listed. Outside bets available to players are as follows:

Column Bets: This bet covers one of the three columns of 12 numbers found on the roulette wheel. If any number in that column wins, the bet pays 2-1.

Dozens Bets: These bets cover one of three groups of 12 numbers (1-12, 13-24, and 25-36). If any number in that range wins, the bet pays 2-1.

Odd/Even Bets: These two bets cover all odd numbers or even numbers respectively. If any number of that type wins, this bet will pay even money.

Red/Black Bets: These two bets cover all numbers that have pockets of the appropriate color on the roulette wheel. If any number of that color wins, the bet pays even money.

1-18/19-36: These two bets cover all numbers in the ranges suggested by their names. If any number in that range should win, the bet pays even money.

French Bets in Roulette

Along with the standard roulette bets you'll also sometimes hear of 'French Bets', special betting options that cover certain sections of the wheel. These bets are generally offered only on certain European roulette tables, particularly those that are actually found in Europe (or at online casinos that cater to the European market).

These bets include voisins du zéro (neighbors of zero, 17 numbers that are near the zero on the wheel), jeu zéro (zero game, for the seven numbers closest to zero), and le tiers du cylindre (thirds of the wheel, or those 12 numbers that are on the opposite side of the wheel from the zero).

One of the most fascinating things about roulette is the variety of bets that you can place. Before you play roulette, especially for real money, it is best to have a clear understanding about the different bets and their payouts.

On this page, we're going to go through every single bet type, including the more advanced Call/Announce Bets. If you want to see a quick 'cheat sheet' with all of the different payouts in a graph for quick reference, you will find it on our page on roulette payouts.

Outside Bets

Outside bets can be found on the 'outside' of the roulette table and the cover a large portion of the wheel, but the payouts are low.In total, there are 5 different kinds of outside bets which are the following:

Red and Black – There are 18 red numbers and 18 black numbers.

Odd and Even – There are 18 odd numbers and 18 even numbers.

1-18 and 19-36 – Pretty self explanatory, both of them cover 18 numbers.

The three above bets are 'even money bets' because you double your money if you win e.g. bet £2 on black, win £4 back. Each of them covers just less than half of the table due to the addition of the 0 and in the case of the American game, 0 and 00.

Dozens – There are three dozens on the roulette table, 1-12, 13-24 and 25-36. Each of them covers 12 numbers which equates to just less than a third of the wheel.

Columns – These are similar to the dozens; there are three columns on the table and each of them covers 12 numbers.

Inside Bets

Inside bets can be found on the 'Inside' of the table and they cover less numbers but the payouts are higher.

Straight Up Bet – This is a bet on a single number.

Split Bet – This is a bet on two numbers that are next to each other on the roulette table (not the roulette wheel).

Street Bet – Bets on three numbers that are a Street on the roulette table. For example, 1,2,3 is a Street, 4,5,6 is a Street and so on.

Corner Bet – A bet on four numbers that make a square on the roulette table. For example, 1,2,4,5 is a Corner bet.

4 Number Bet – Bets on 0,1,2,3 at the same time. Only available on European and French roulette.

5 Number Bet – Bets on 0,00,1,2,3 at the same time. Only available on American roulette. This is also the worst bet in the entire game because of the unfair payout – avoid it.

Double Street (Line Bet) – This is the same as the Street bet except it covers two Streets at the same time rather than one.

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Call Bets

The Call bets, or Announce bets as they're sometimes named, aren't available on every roulette game and often they're overlooked by players because they either don't understand them or they would simply rather bet on the more simple bets above.

Before explaining what the Call bets are about, it's worth noting that the layout of the roulette table and the roulette wheel are different. For example, as you go around the roulette wheel, the numbers are seemingly in a random order, they don't go 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.

The Call bets are a way of betting on sectors of the wheel. If you think of the roulette wheel as a pizza, the Call bets are a way of covering a slice or multiple slices if you want to.

Voisins Du Zero

This is a bet that covers 17 consecutive numbers on the roulette wheel, starting from 25 and working your way around the wheel to 22. They're also known by some as neighbours of the zero because the zero is (almost) in the middle of these numbers.

The actual Voisins Du Zero bet is covered by just 9 chips and it is done like this:

2 chips on 0,2,3 street

1 on the 4/7 split

1 on 12/15 split

1 on 18/21 split

1 on 19/22 split

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1 on 32/35 split

2 chips on 25,26,28,29 corner

Tier

The Tier bet is 12 numbers that are next to each other on the roulette wheel. The numbers are as follows: 27,13,36,11,30,8,23,10,5,24,16,33. The bet is covered by betting on 6 split bets at the same time which are:

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5/8 – 10/11 – 13/16 – 23/24 – 27/30 – 33/36

Orphelins

This is a bet that covers 8 numbers, three that are next to each other on one sector of the wheel, 5 that are next to each other on another sector. The numbers are as follows: 6,34,17 and 1,20,14,31,9. The Orphelins bet is covered in the following way:

Straight bet on number 1

Split bet on 5/9

Split bet on 14/17

Split bet on 17/20

Split bet on 31/34

Neighbours

The Neighbours (sometimes spelt Neighbors depending where you are in the world) are 5 number bets of your choosing. Basically you pick your number and then you bet on that number and the two numbers that are on either side of it, making it a 5 number bet. A very easy way to cover large sections of the wheel. Some casinos will allow you to increase the size of your neighbours, up to eight either side of your number, making it a 17 number bet in total.

Final Bet

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You may have a hard to finding this option online because very few casinos offer it. With this bet, you start by picking a number from 1-9. Once this is done, a bet will be placed on all numbers ending with the number that you chose.

Does this sound confusing? If so here is an example. If you picked 6, a bet would then be placed on the following numbers: 6, 16 and 26 because they all end in 6.

One Final Thing On Call Bets

Both online and offline, the Call bets are normally accessible via what's called a Racetrack and in some land based casinos, you 'Announce' the bet out loud rather than placing chips on it, hence why they're sometimes referred to as Announce Bets.

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If you would like to see the Call bets and try them for yourself, have a go on our free roulette pro game which has all of them available via a menu in the bottom left hand corner rather than the conventional Racetrack.

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