The pockets of the roulettewheel are numbered from 1 to 36, alternating between red and black. There is a green0. pocket numbered
Players can place a variety of'inside' bets (selecting the number of the pocket the ball will land in, orrange of pockets based on their position), and 'outside' bets (including betson various positional groupings of pockets, pocket colors, or whether it is oddor even). The payout odds for each type of bet are based on its probability.
When a winning number and coloris determined by the roulette wheel, the dealer will place a marker on thatwinning number on the roulette table layout. The dealer will then sweep awayall other losing bets either by hand or rake, and determine all of the payoutsto the remaining inside and outside winning bets. When the dealer is finishedmaking payouts, the marker is removed from the board where players collecttheir winnings and make new bets.
Inside bets
- Straight-up: a single number bet. The chip is placed entirely on the middle of a number square.
- Split: a bet on two adjoining numbers, either on the vertical or horizontal (as in 14-17 or 8-9). The chip is placed on the line between these numbers.
- Street: a bet on three numbers on a single horizontal line. The chip is placed on the edge of the line of a number at the end of the line (either the left or the right, depending on the layout).
- Corner (or square): a bet on four numbers in a square layout (as in 11-12-14-15). The chip is placed at the horizontal and vertical intersection of the lines between the four numbers.
- Six Line: a bet on two adjoining streets, with the chip placed at the corresponding intersection, as if in between where two street bets would be placed.
- Trio: a bet on the intersecting point between 0, 1 and 2, or 00, 2 and 3.
Outsidebets
Outside bets typically have smaller payouts with better oddsat winning.
- 1 to 18: a bet on one of the first low eighteen numbers coming up.
- 19 to 36: a bet on one of the last high eighteen numbers coming up.
- Red or Black: a bet on which color the roulette wheel will show.
- Even or Odd: a bet on an even or odd number.
- Dozen Bets: a bet on the first (1-12), second (13-24), or third group (25-36) of twelve numbers.
- Column Bets: a bet on all 12 numbers on any of the three vertical lines (such as 1-4-7-10 on down to 34). The chip is placed on the space below the final number in this string.