Bets in American Roulette

The game of roulette is very fascinating and interesting. It is quite an old game that is played in many casinos. The American Roulette is also a popular version amongst all the other versions of the Roulette. The game is not very complex instead it is quite simple to play. In one round of the game there can be at most 6 players in the game. To separate each player’s identity the dealer gives each player unique colored chips. This enables the dealer to know who won the game by just looking at the color of the chips.

There are many bets that can be placed by the player in the game of American Roulette. The ways of placing these bets also differs. Following is a description of all the bets that can be placed in the game:

Straight Up:  In a Straight Up bet the player places his bet on any number that has either a single 0 or a double 00 in them. The payout is highest in this bet and it could be up to 35:1.

Split Bet: Under this bet the player can place a single bet on two numbers and to do so he has to keep the chip on the line connecting the blocks of the two numbers. The payout ratio is 17:1

Street Bet: To place a street bet means to place on three consecutive numbers on the roulette table. The chips are kept on the end of the row in which the three consecutive numbers are. The payout ratio is 11:1.

Corner Bet: As the name suggests a corner bet is one where the player places his bets at the corners of the four numbers he wants. The corner meeting point should be the same for all that is the chip is kept on the point where all the four blocks meet. The payout ratio is 8:1.

Five Bet: In a Five bet the player is allowed to place a bet on 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 and the chip is kept at the place where the first row meets the boundary line for 0. The payout ratio here is 6:1.

Line Bet: In a line bet there are two street bets included, thus the player places his bet on 6 numbers that is three consecutive numbers in two consecutive rows. The chip is kept at the line where the two rows meet. The payout ratio is 5:1.

Column Bet: In a column bet it is possible for the player to place a bet on all the numbers in a particular column. To place this bet the player simply puts the chip on the box given at the bottom of each column. The payout ratio is 2:1. But if the roulette wheel stops at a “0” or a “00” then the player will lose the bet. The payout ratio is 2:1.

Dozen Bet: A Dozen bet lets the player bet on 12 different numbers and to place the bets there are boxes provided by the name first 12, second 12 and third 12. To win the player just needs to get any number out of those twelve numbers on which he is betting. The payout ratio is 2:1. Getting a “0” or “00” will definitely lose the bet for the player. The payout ratio is 2:1.

Minimum Table Bet: This is just the minimum bet amount that you have to place to play the game of American Roulette.

Red/Black Bets: The Red/Black bet lets the player bet on the color of the numbers. There are 18 numbers in red and another 18 in black. Now whichever color the ball will stop at on the wheel is the winning color. The payout ratio is 1:1.

Even/Odd Bet: In this bet the player places his bet on either an odd number or an even number. The payout ratio is 1:1.

Low/High: In this bet the player places his bet on the low or high numbers. The low numbers are from 1 to 18 and the numbers 19 to 36 are the high numbers. The payout ratio is 1:1.

Knowing the bets of a Roulette game is not enough to win the game, you must also be well versed with the strategies of Roulette. Once you combine the knowledge of both the bets and the strategies you can win at this game very easily.You can then also try your luck at a Live Dealer Roulette game so have fun playing. Since the bets in European Roulette are also similar to the bets in the American version you can play this game too.

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