Roulette – How to place bets
Most, if not all Roulette variants have 36 basic numbers, and will have either one, two or no “zeros” (see the article: Roulette – The impact of the zero). The layout is where bets are placed – this is a grid of all the numbers on the Roulette wheel plus a few additional areas that we will cover in due course.
“Inside” Bets
These are bets that are placed on the numbers themselves. There are a number of intricacies that you’ll need to be aware of. The standard bet is where you place your chips on a specific number, but if you place your bets on the dividing lines, you can bet on more than one number with a single chip.
- The line between two squares = both those numbers
- The intersection between 4 numbers = all 4 numbers
- The line at the end of a row = all 3 numbers in that row
- The intersection of 2 rows, at the end of a row = all 6 numbers in those rows
- The intersection of the zero and any of the top row = relevant squares, as per the above rules
“Outside” Bets
The numbers on the wheel are divided into two by colouring them alternately red and black (see: Roulette Wheel Layout). In turn, as well as being able to bet on a specific number, this enables you to bet on the more generic result of the ball landing on either a red or black number.
Like red or black, players can also bet on the ball landing on an odd or even number; 1-18 or 19-36; 1st 12, 2nd 12, 3rd 12; or finally, you can bet on any one of the 3 columns. Additionally, some variants will enable you to bet on certain sectors of the wheel – traditionally referred to by their French names: Voisins du Zero, Orphans and Tiers du Cylindre.
Voisins du Zero
This relates to a relatively large section of the Roulette wheel that generally spans all the numbers from 22 to 25 and includes the zero.
Tiers du Cylindre
This is the section opposite to the Voisins du Zero and spans the numbers from 27 to 33.
Orphans
These are 2 smaller pie slices that sit like wings in between the two other main sections.
Surrounding numbers
Surrounding these 3 options are a list of all the numbers on the wheel. A bet placed on these is actually a bet placed on that number plus the 2 numbers adjacent to that one on either side (i.e. a total of 5 numbers).
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