American roulette
We have mentioned that there are 38 pockets in American roulette: 36 numbers, 0 and 00. In fact, when you bet on a number you have 1 chance in 38 to win, but the highest payoff is 35 to 1. With outside bets you have a better the possibility to win, but you get less money.
|
Bets |
Payout |
Probability |
|
Red |
1 to 1 |
46.37% |
|
Black |
1 to 1 |
46.37% |
|
Even |
1 to 1 |
46.37% |
|
Odd |
1 to 1 |
46.37% |
|
1 to 18 |
1 to 1 |
46.37% |
|
19 to 36 |
1 to 1 |
46.37% |
|
1 to 12 |
2 to 1 |
31.58% |
|
13 to 24 |
2 to 1 |
31.58% |
|
25 to 36 |
2 to 1 |
31.58% |
|
Any single number |
35 to 1 |
2.63% |
|
Two number combo |
17 to 1 |
5.26% |
|
Three number combo |
11 to 1 |
7.89% |
|
Four number combo |
8 to 1 |
10.53% |
|
Six number combo |
5 to 1 |
15.79% |
|
0, 00, 1, 2, 3 combo |
6 to 1 |
13.16% |
The schedule above is valid for American roulette only. In European roulette your odds are better.
