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Roulette
Roulette is fun and easy to play. The Roulette Wheel contains the numbers 1 through 36 and the symbol 0. Some wheels also have 00. On the edges of the table are places for outside bets. An outside bet can be a bet placed on a group of numbers, or combinations of numbers. All outside bets will lose if the ball drops on 0 or 00.

Inside Bets
You can place a single bet to cover between one and six numbers.

A - Straight-up bet - A bet made on a single number (including 0 or 00).
Place this bet by putting your chips on the number you want. This bet is a long shot and pays 35 to 1. Example shows chip placed on Number 4.

B - Split bet - A bet on any two adjoining numbers (including 0 and 00). To place this bet, put your chips on the line separating the two numbers. If either of the two numbers are where the ball falls, you win. Split-Bet pays 17 to 1. Example shows chip placed on Numbers 7 & 8.

C - Street bet, Trio bet or Three Number bet - A bet on all three numbers in a row, placed on the line at the end of the row. Can also be placed on 0, 1, and 2. Or 0, 2 and 3. The payoff here is 11 to 1. Example shows chip placed on Numbers 10, 11 & 12.

D - Corner bet, Square bet or Four Number bet - A bet placed on a group of four numbers where the corner meets. The numbers should all be touching and if any one of these numbers comes up, you win 8 to 1. Example shows chip placed on Numbers 13, 14, 16 & 17.

E - Six Line bet - This is betting that one of six numbers in two adjacent rows will come up. Place a chip at the end of two rows on the line between them. If one of these numbers comes up, you win 6 to 1. Example shows chip placed on Numbers 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24.

Outside Bets
You can place a single bet to cover 12 numbers and over. All Outside Bets lose if the ball falls on 0 or 00.

F - Column bet - A bet on an entire column, placed on the 2:1 box at the bottom of the column. This covers the 12 numbers in that column. Example shows that the chip is placed on Number 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33 & 36. Column bets placed pay 2 to 1.

G - Dozen bet - This bet divides the table in the Numbers 1-12, 13-24 & 25-36. The example shows chip placed on the first 12 Numbers - i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12. Dozen bets pay off at 2-1.

H - High & Low bets - A bet on all low numbers (1-18) or all high numbers (19-36). Example shows a Low bet and the payout for getting it right is 1 to 1.

I - Colour bet, Black or Red - A bet placed here means you are betting that the next number to come up is either Black or Red. Example shows a Black Bet and the payout is Even money 1 to 1.

J - Even or Odd bet - This is betting that the ball will land either on an Even number or an Odd number. Example shows an Odd bet - Payout is also Even money 1 to 1.