This roulette cheat sheet fits the whole table on one page: what every bet pays, how many numbers it covers and how often it wins on a single-zero and a double-zero wheel. Print it, or keep it open on your phone. The short version is that on a European wheel every bet costs you the same 2.7% on average, so the choice is really about how often you want to win and how much.
Roulette cheat sheet: bets and payouts
| Bet | Numbers | Pays | Wins, single zero | Wins, double zero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight up (one number) | 1 | 35 to 1 | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| Split (two side by side) | 2 | 17 to 1 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| Street (row of three) | 3 | 11 to 1 | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Corner (block of four) | 4 | 8 to 1 | 10.8% | 10.5% |
| Six line (two rows) | 6 | 5 to 1 | 16.2% | 15.8% |
| Dozen or column | 12 | 2 to 1 | 32.4% | 31.6% |
| Red/black, odd/even, 1-18/19-36 | 18 | 1 to 1 | 48.6% | 47.4% |
The house edge is the gap between those win chances and the payouts. A straight-up bet pays as if the chance were 1 in 36, but there are 37 pockets, so you lose 1/37 of every stake on average. On an American wheel there are 38 pockets for the same payouts, which is where the 5.26% edge comes from. The only bet that’s worse is the American five-number bet on 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3: it pays 6 to 1 and costs 7.89%.
French call bets
French and many European tables let you call bets on sections of the wheel rather than the layout. The dealer places the chips for you.
| Call bet | Numbers | Chips | How they’re placed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voisins du zéro | 22 18 29 7 28 12 35 3 26 0 32 15 19 4 21 2 25 | 9 | 2 on 0/2/3, 1 each on 4/7, 12/15, 18/21, 19/22, 32/35, 2 on the 25/26/28/29 corner |
| Tiers du cylindre | 27 13 36 11 30 8 23 10 5 24 16 33 | 6 | 1 each on 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30, 33/36 |
| Orphelins | 1 20 14 31 9 17 34 6 | 5 | 1 straight on 1, 1 each on 6/9, 14/17, 17/20, 31/34 |
| Jeu zéro | 12 35 3 26 0 32 15 | 4 | 1 each on 0/3, 12/15, 32/35, 1 straight on 26 |
The single-zero wheel order, starting at zero and going clockwise, is 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, 25, 17, 34, 6, 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33, 1, 20, 14, 31, 9, 22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26. A “neighbours” bet, such as 17 and two neighbours, is the number plus the two on each side of it on the wheel: 25, 2, 17, 34, 6.
La partage and en prison
On French tables, an even-money bet that loses to zero either gives you half your stake back (la partage) or stays on the table for another spin (en prison). Either way the edge on those bets halves to 1.35%, which makes red or black on a French wheel the cheapest bet in the casino after a few blackjack and baccarat bets. Check the CasinoCalcs French roulette calculator for the full comparison, the roulette odds chart for any combination of bets, or the roulette wheel chart for the layout itself. Systems that promise to beat these numbers are tested on the betting systems simulator.
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