European roulette wheel has thirty-seven numbered pockets from one to thirty-six and zero. These pockets are in red and black colors alternatively. Zero is a green colored pocket. European roulette is also popular as single-zero roulette. You have to predict the outcome of a spin of the wheel. In other words, you have to state on which pocket the ball will come to rest after a spin.
You can bet on any particular number, any combination of numbers, color of numbers as black or red, even or odd as the outcome of a spin. European roulette supports simple rules and regulations. The house edge is lower than American Roulette. The chance of the ball landing on any of the pockets is 1 to 36.
Roulette table comprises of outside and inside betting fields. These fields help you in placing your outside or inside bets. There are maximum and minimum table limits of each roulette table. You are free to make your choice of bet. However, you cannot change your bets after spinning of the roulette wheel.
Inside Bets
Your inside bets should total to the minimum table amount of the roulette table. Zero lies within the inside bet square. There are different choices and combination of such inside bets. Straight up bet is a bet on a single number with a payout of 35 to 1. Split bet allows you to bet on two adjacent squares or pockets. The payoff is 17 to 1.
Street bet allows you to bet on a particular row of three numbers. This offers payoff of 11 to 1. Line bet helps you place two street bets. Hence, you bet on six numbers and therefore, your payoff is 5 to 1. Corner bet is to bet on any of the four adjacent squares. This provides a payoff of 8 to 1.
Outside Bets
As zero lies within the inside bet square, it does not figure in the outside betting area. Outside bets should total the minimum betting amounts. Outside bets comprise different situations. Dozens bet engulfs three squares from combinations of 1 to 12, 13 to 24, and 25 to 36. Payoff is 2 to 1.
High and Low bet cover two squares of the bottom half of numbers with a 1 to 1 payout. Numbers could be between 1 to 18 and 19 to 35. Odd and even bets offer payoff of 1 to 1 and you have to predict even or odd numbers as the outcome of a spin. Similarly, color bets are for black or red outcomes with1 to one payoff.
Some casinos offer En-Prison rule. According to this rule, if in the outside even money bets of colors, odd or even, the ball lands on zero, you can consider your bet for another or next spin. Rather, you bet remains in prison. If the next spin again lands on a zero, you lose your bet amount.
However, if it does not land on a zero, you get back your bet without any payout. En prison offers the lowest house advantage for even bets in a roulette game-1.35%. La partage rule differs in that you lose half your bet and do not have the option of allowing your bet to be in prison for the next spin.
