As we described before, there are three main variations of the roulette game. While all the games have the same payouts for the bets, the house edge is different.
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House edge
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| Bets | Payoff | American | European | French | American | European |
| Inside Bets | ||||||
| One number | 35:1 | Straight up | Straight up | En plein | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Two numbers | 17:1 | Split Bet | Split Bet | Cheval | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Three numbers | 11:1 | Street Bet | Street Bet | Transversale | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Four numbers | 8:1 | Corner | Corner | Carre | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Five numbers | 6:1 | Five Numbers | n/a | n/a | 7.89 | n/a |
| Six numbers | 5:1 | Line Bet | Line Bet | Sixainne | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Outside Bets | ||||||
| Twelve numbers | 2:1 | Column | Column | Colonne | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Dozen | 2:1 | Dozen | Dozen | Douzaine | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Black Red* | 1:1 | Red or Black | Red or Black | Noir - Rouge | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Odd - Even* | 1:1 | Even or Odd | Even or Odd | Impair - Pair | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Low - High* | 1:1 | Low or High | Low or High | Manque - Passe | 5.26 | 2.70 |
| Special Rules (only for Red/Black, High/Low, Odd/Even bets) | ||||||
| *With "En Prison" | n/a | 1.35 | ||||
| *With "Surrender" | 2.70 | n/a | ||||
If you would like to find out how the House edge is calculated, read Roulette odds.
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