Review On The Odds Of Roulette
Roulette game has always been one of the most favorite games of chance. The game is very interesting and exciting with easy rules of roulette and comparatively high odds of roulette.
Roulette had been developing since 18th century and became highly popular worldwide. It originated in Europe and then was brought to the USA. Thus the two variants of game roulette appeared. American roulette wheel differs from European roulette wheel by the numbers of zero slots that influence greatly the roulette house edge (2,70% in European roulette and 5,26% in American roulette). Moreover, the numbered slots have different disposition on the American and European roulette wheels alongside with roulette table layouts.
Not taking into account the differences between two roulette variants, the rules remain the same. Players are allowed to place inside and outside bets with determined payouts that are calculated as payout = (36 × n) / n. However the odds of roulette differ depending on the type of bet and type of online roulette game.
European roulette game
| Inside bets | Odds | Winning probabilities |
| Straight up | 1 : 37 | 2.7% |
| Split | 1 : 18.5 | 5.41% |
| Street | 1 : 12.3 | 9.3% |
| Corner | 1 : 9.25 | 10.81% |
| Six Line | 1 : 6.2 | 16.22% |
| Outside bets | Odds | Winning probabilities |
| Dozen | 1 :3.1 | 32.43% |
| Column | 1 : 3.1 | 32.43% |
| Red/Black | 1 : 2.06 | 48.65% |
| Even/Odd | 1 : 2.06 | 48.65% |
| High/Low | 1 : 2.06 | 48.65% |
American roulette game
| Inside bets | Odds | Winning probabilities |
| Straight up | 1 : 38 | 2.63% |
| Split | 1 : 19 | 5.26% |
| Street | 1 : 12.6 | 7.89% |
| Corner | 1 : 9.5 | 10.53% |
| Five number | 1 : 7.6 | 13.16% |
| Six Line | 1 : 6.3 | 15.79% |
| Outside bets | Odds | Winning probabilities |
| Dozen | 1 : 3.2 | 31.58% |
| Column | 1 : 3.2 | 31.58% |
| Red/Black | 1 : 2.1 | 47.37% |
| Even/Odd | 1 : 2.1 | 47.37% |
| High/Low | 1 : 2.1 | 47.37% |
As it can be seen from the above given tables it is less risky to place even money bets to get higher payouts and reduce chances to lose a lot of money in case of losing. It is also advised to play European roulette as it has lower house edge that is 2,70% comparing to 5,26% in American variant.
