Roulette Payouts: Complete Payout Chart, Odds & Calculator
Standard roulette payouts run from 35:1 for a single number down to 1:1 for red or black: 35:1 straight-up, 17:1 split, 11:1 street, 8:1 corner, 5:1 six line, 2:1 dozen or column, and 1:1 for even-money bets. The ratios are the same on European and American wheels. What changes is your probability of winning and the house edge, because the American wheel has an extra 00 pocket.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| European wheel | 37 pockets (0, 1–36) |
| American wheel | 38 pockets (0, 00, 1–36) |
| European house edge (all standard bets) | 2.70% |
| American house edge (all standard bets except one) | 5.26% |
| American five-number bet (0-00-1-2-3) | 7.89% |
| French even-money bets with La Partage | 1.35% |
| A$10 on a single number, if it wins | A$350 profit, A$360 returned |
Complete Roulette Payout Table
Every standard bet, its payout, what an A$10 winner earns and returns, and the probability and house edge on each wheel. Probabilities are rounded to two decimal places.
| Bet | Numbers covered | Payout | A$10 net profit | A$10 total return | European win probability | American win probability | European house edge | American house edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight up | 1 | 35:1 | A$350 | A$360 | 2.70% (1 in 37) | 2.63% (1 in 38) | 2.70% | 5.26% |
| Split | 2 | 17:1 | A$170 | A$180 | 5.41% | 5.26% | 2.70% | 5.26% |
| Street | 3 | 11:1 | A$110 | A$120 | 8.11% | 7.89% | 2.70% | 5.26% |
| Corner | 4 | 8:1 | A$80 | A$90 | 10.81% | 10.53% | 2.70% | 5.26% |
| Five number / top line (American only) | 5 | 6:1 | A$60 | A$70 | — | 13.16% | — | 7.89% |
| Six line / double street | 6 | 5:1 | A$50 | A$60 | 16.22% | 15.79% | 2.70% | 5.26% |
| Dozen | 12 | 2:1 | A$20 | A$30 | 32.43% | 31.58% | 2.70% | 5.26% |
| Column | 12 | 2:1 | A$20 | A$30 | 32.43% | 31.58% | 2.70% | 5.26% |
| Red / Black | 18 | 1:1 | A$10 | A$20 | 48.65% | 47.37% | 2.70%* | 5.26% |
| Odd / Even | 18 | 1:1 | A$10 | A$20 | 48.65% | 47.37% | 2.70%* | 5.26% |
| Low (1–18) / High (19–36) | 18 | 1:1 | A$10 | A$20 | 48.65% | 47.37% | 2.70%* | 5.26% |
* 1.35% on tables that apply La Partage (or En Prison with re-imprisonment) to these bets — usually labelled French roulette. See La Partage and En Prison.
Reading the table: net profit vs total return
The two money columns are the ones people most often confuse, so take them one at a time.
- Net profit is what you win on top of your stake. A$10 at 35:1 earns A$350.
- Total return is what the dealer or software pushes back to you, stake included. A$10 at 35:1 returns A$360.
"Payout" in casino usage means the 35:1 ratio, and the ratio describes net profit. So a A$350 win is correctly described as the payout on A$10; A$360 is the total returned. Some pages call A$350 the "total payout", which is where the confusion starts.
Roulette Payout Calculator
Expected loss is a long-run mathematical average. It does not predict what will happen in any particular session — short-run results vary widely in both directions.
What the calculator does not tell you
The expected-loss figure is the average cost of the bet if you could make it an enormous number of times. Over 100 spins of A$10 on red at a European table the expected loss is A$27, but the most likely single outcomes are being noticeably up or noticeably down; landing exactly A$27 down is unusual. Expected loss is a price tag for the long run, not a forecast for tonight.
Formulas for the curious
For any payout P:1 and stake S:
- Net profit = S × P
- Total returned = S × (P + 1)
- Probability of winning = numbers covered ÷ pockets on the wheel
- Expected value per A$1 = (probability × P) − (1 − probability)
Run the European straight-up numbers: (1/37 × 35) − (36/37 × 1) = 35/37 − 36/37 = −1/37 = −0.0270. Every A$1 wagered has a long-run expectation of −2.70 cents. That is the house edge, derived rather than quoted.
How Roulette Payouts Work
A roulette payout is written as a ratio — 35:1, 17:1, 8:1 — and the ratio always describes profit relative to stake. Read "35 to 1" as "35 units of profit for every 1 unit staked, and your unit comes back too."
With A$10 on the table:
- 35:1 (one number) — A$350 profit, A$360 returned.
- 17:1 (two numbers) — A$170 profit, A$180 returned.
- 11:1 (three numbers) — A$110 profit, A$120 returned.
- 8:1 (four numbers) — A$80 profit, A$90 returned.
- 5:1 (six numbers) — A$50 profit, A$60 returned.
- 2:1 (twelve numbers) — A$20 profit, A$30 returned.
- 1:1 (eighteen numbers) — A$10 profit, A$20 returned.
Notice the pattern: profit = 36 ÷ (numbers covered) − 1. Cover one number and the profit is 35; cover two and it is 17; cover twelve and it is 2. Every standard payout is built from 36, not from 37 or 38 — which is the whole story of the house edge, told in the next section.
Payout ratio is not the same thing as probability. 35:1 tells you what a win pays. It tells you nothing about how likely the win is. On a European wheel the chance of that win is 1 in 37; on an American wheel it is 1 in 38. The ratio does not move; the probability does.
Why Does Roulette Pay 35:1 When There Are 37 or 38 Pockets?
Because the payout schedule is calculated as if the wheel had 36 numbers, and then one or two zeros are added without adjusting the payouts.
The imaginary 36-number wheel
Picture a wheel with only the numbers 1 to 36. Put A$1 on each number, A$36 in total. One number must win. It pays 35:1, so you collect A$35 profit plus your A$1 stake, A$36 in all — exactly what you laid out. Every spin, forever, you break even. On that wheel 35:1 is the fair price, and every other ratio (17:1 on two numbers, 2:1 on twelve, 1:1 on eighteen) is fair for the same reason.
Adding the zero
Now add a 0 pocket. There are 37 pockets, but the casino still pays 35:1. Put A$1 on each of the 37 pockets, A$37 in total. The winner returns A$36. You have lost A$1 of every A$37 wagered:
1 ÷ 37 = 0.0270 = 2.70% house edge
Nothing about the ratio changed. The only thing that changed is that there is now one outcome the payout schedule never accounted for.
Adding the double zero
Add 00 as well. 38 pockets, still 35:1. Wager A$38, collect A$36, lose A$2:
2 ÷ 38 = 0.0526 = 5.26% house edge
The same logic gives 2.70% and 5.26% for every standard bet, because every standard payout is derived from the same 36-number assumption. The single exception on the American wheel is the five-number bet, covered below.
Inside Bet Payouts
Inside bets sit on the numbered grid. They cover one to six numbers, pay between 35:1 and 5:1, and — on a European wheel — every one of them carries the same 2.70% house edge. What differs between them is how often they win and how much your balance swings, not their long-run cost.
Straight Up — 35:1
- Covers: one number, including 0 (or 00).
- Chip placement: entirely inside a single number's box.
- Payout: 35:1.
- Win probability: 2.70% European (1 in 37); 2.63% American (1 in 38).
- A$10 example: A$350 profit, A$360 returned.
The highest standard payout in roulette and the least frequent winner. Betting A$10 on the same number for 37 spins costs A$370; the average outcome is one win returning A$360, a A$10 shortfall — which is 2.70% of the A$370 staked.
Split — 17:1
- Covers: two numbers that touch on the layout, vertically or horizontally (e.g. 8–9, or 8–11).
- Chip placement: on the line between the two numbers.
- Payout: 17:1.
- Win probability: 5.41% European; 5.26% American.
- A$10 example: A$170 profit, A$180 returned.
Splits with the zero (0–1, 0–2, 0–3 on a European layout) pay the same 17:1.
Street — 11:1
- Covers: a row of three numbers (e.g. 13, 14, 15).
- Chip placement: on the outer edge of the row, on the line at the end of the three numbers.
- Payout: 11:1.
- Win probability: 8.11% European; 7.89% American.
- A$10 example: A$110 profit, A$120 returned.
On a European layout the three-number combinations 0-1-2 and 0-2-3 (sometimes called trio bets) also pay 11:1.
Corner — 8:1
- Covers: four numbers that form a square (e.g. 17, 18, 20, 21).
- Chip placement: on the intersection where the four boxes meet.
- Payout: 8:1.
- Win probability: 10.81% European; 10.53% American.
- A$10 example: A$80 profit, A$90 returned.
On European layouts, 0-1-2-3 can be played as a four-number bet at 8:1 — a "basket" in European usage, not to be confused with the American five-number bet.
Six Line — 5:1
- Covers: two adjacent rows, six numbers (e.g. 25 to 30). Also called a double street or line bet.
- Chip placement: on the outer edge of the grid, on the intersection between the two rows.
- Payout: 5:1.
- Win probability: 16.22% European; 15.79% American.
- A$10 example: A$50 profit, A$60 returned.
Outside Bet Payouts
Outside bets sit around the edge of the layout and cover twelve or eighteen numbers. They win more often and pay less. Their house edge on a standard wheel is the same 2.70% (European) or 5.26% (American) as the inside bets.
Dozens — 2:1
- Covers: 1–12, 13–24 or 25–36.
- Chip placement: in the box marked "1st 12", "2nd 12" or "3rd 12".
- Win probability: 32.43% European; 31.58% American.
- A$10 example: A$20 profit, A$30 returned.
Columns — 2:1
- Covers: one of the three vertical columns of twelve numbers (e.g. 1, 4, 7 … 34).
- Chip placement: in the "2 to 1" box at the foot of the column.
- Win probability: 32.43% European; 31.58% American.
- A$10 example: A$20 profit, A$30 returned.
Red / Black, Odd / Even, Low / High — 1:1
- Covers: eighteen numbers each.
- Chip placement: in the marked box (red diamond, black diamond, "Even", "Odd", "1 to 18", "19 to 36").
- Win probability: 48.65% European; 47.37% American.
- A$10 example: A$10 profit, A$20 returned.
Why "even money" is not a 50/50 bet
There are eighteen red and eighteen black numbers, but the zero is green, is neither odd nor even for betting purposes, and is neither low nor high. On a European wheel red wins 18 times in 37 (48.65%), not 18 in 36. On an American wheel it is 18 in 38 (47.37%). The 1:1 payout is the fair price for a genuine 50% proposition; the zero pockets make it slightly less than that, and the gap is the house edge.
European vs American vs French Roulette Payouts
| Feature | European | American | French |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pockets | 37 | 38 | 37 |
| Zero configuration | Single 0 | 0 and 00 | Single 0 |
| Straight-up payout | 35:1 | 35:1 | 35:1 |
| Standard house edge (all standard bets) | 2.70% | 5.26% | 2.70% |
| Even-money house edge | 2.70% | 5.26% | 1.35% with La Partage or En Prison |
| La Partage | Not usually | No | Typically yes (check table rules) |
| En Prison | Not usually | No | Sometimes, instead of or alongside La Partage |
| Five-number bet | Not available | 6:1, 7.89% edge | Not available |
| Theoretical RTP | 97.30% | 94.74% | 97.30% (98.65% on qualifying even-money bets) |
| Layout language | English | English | French terms (Manque, Passe, Pair, Impair, Rouge, Noir) |
Why the wheel matters more than the bet
Look at the master table again. Moving from a corner bet to a red bet on the same European wheel changes your win frequency from 10.81% to 48.65%, but leaves the house edge at 2.70%. Moving the same red bet from a European wheel to an American one leaves your payout at 1:1 but raises the house edge from 2.70% to 5.26%. Choosing between standard bets changes the shape of your results; choosing the wheel changes their long-run cost. If a single-zero table is available, that choice does more for you than any bet selection.
Roulette House Edge and RTP Explained
House edge is the percentage of every dollar wagered that the casino expects to keep over the long run. RTP (return to player, or theoretical return) is the mirror image: 100% minus the house edge. They are two ways of writing the same number.
| Game and rule set | House edge | Theoretical RTP | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| European roulette, single zero | 2.70% | 97.30% | Every standard bet |
| American roulette, double zero | 5.26% | 94.74% | Every standard bet except the five-number bet |
| American five-number bet | 7.89% | 92.11% | 0-00-1-2-3 only |
| French roulette, La Partage | 1.35% | 98.65% | Even-money bets only; inside bets and dozens/columns remain 2.70% |
| French roulette, En Prison | ≈1.35% | ≈98.65% | Even-money bets only; exact figure depends on how a second zero is treated |
Be careful with the French figures. A French table with La Partage does not have "a 1.35% house edge". It has a 2.70% house edge on which even-money bets are discounted to 1.35%. A straight-up bet on that table is exactly as expensive as on a European table.
Expected loss — what it means and what it doesn't
Expected loss = amount staked × house edge. It scales with turnover, not with the number of wins or losses.
| Play | Total staked | Expected loss (European) | Expected loss (American) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A$10 × 100 spins on red | A$1,000 | A$27.03 | A$52.63 |
| A$10 × 100 spins on one number | A$1,000 | A$27.03 | A$52.63 |
| A$50 × 100 spins on a dozen | A$5,000 | A$135.14 | A$263.16 |
Note the first two rows are identical: over the same turnover, red and a single number cost the same on average. The single number gets there through rare large wins and long losing runs; red gets there through frequent small swings. Neither figure says anything about any one session — the spread of real outcomes around the average is far wider than the average itself.
The American Five-Number Bet (0-00-1-2-3)
The one standard bet with a different house edge. The five-number bet — also called the top line or basket — covers 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 on an American layout and pays 6:1. Its house edge is 7.89%, against 5.26% for every other bet on the same wheel.
The reason is arithmetic. Five numbers out of 36 do not divide evenly: 36 ÷ 5 = 7.2, so a "fair-on-36" payout would be 6.2:1. Casinos round down to 6:1. Stake A$1 on each of the 38 pockets and the five-number bet covers five of them; put A$1 on that bet 38 times instead and you win 5 times, collecting 5 × A$7 = A$35 from A$38 staked. That is a A$3 loss per A$38, or 3 ÷ 38 = 7.89%.
Every other American bet loses A$2 per A$38 (5.26%). This one loses A$3. On a single-zero layout the equivalent 0-1-2-3 bet covers four numbers and pays 8:1 at the normal 2.70%.
What Happens When Roulette Lands on 0 or 00?
Zero is a number like any other for bets that include it, and a losing outcome for every outside bet.
- Straight-up bet on 0: wins and pays 35:1, the same as any number. A$10 returns A$360.
- Split including 0 (0–1, 0–2, 0–3): wins and pays 17:1. A$10 returns A$180.
- Trio 0-1-2 or 0-2-3 (European): wins and pays 11:1. Basket 0-1-2-3 pays 8:1.
- 00 (American): behaves exactly like 0. Straight-up on 00 pays 35:1; the 0–00 split pays 17:1; the five-number bet pays 6:1.
- Red, black, odd, even, low, high: all lose on 0 and 00 on a standard European or American table. Zero is green and is not counted as odd, even, low or high.
- Dozens and columns: lose. Zero belongs to no dozen and no column.
- With La Partage (French): even-money bets lose half the stake instead of all of it. Dozens, columns and inside bets are unaffected.
- With En Prison (French): even-money bets are held for the next spin instead of losing. See the next section.
La Partage and En Prison Explained
Both rules soften what happens to an even-money bet when zero lands. Both cut the effective house edge on those bets from 2.70% to about 1.35%. They apply only to red/black, odd/even and low/high — never to dozens, columns or inside bets — and not every table labelled "French" uses them in the same way, so check the table rules before assuming either applies.
La Partage ("sharing"): when zero lands, the casino returns half of each even-money stake and keeps the other half. The bet is settled immediately.
En Prison ("in prison"): when zero lands, the even-money stake stays on the table for one more spin. If the next spin wins for that bet, the full stake is returned (no profit). If it loses, the stake is lost. If zero lands again, tables differ: some release half the stake, some keep it imprisoned again, and a few take it — the exact house edge shifts slightly with each variant.
Worked A$10 example (La Partage)
You bet A$10 on red at a French table with La Partage.
- Red lands (18 of 37 pockets): +A$10 profit, A$20 returned.
- Black lands (18 of 37): −A$10.
- Zero lands (1 of 37): half returned, −A$5.
Expected value per spin = (18/37 × 10) − (18/37 × 10) − (1/37 × 5) = −A$0.135, or −1.35% of the A$10 stake. Without La Partage the zero outcome costs the full A$10 and the same sum gives −A$0.27, or −2.70%. The rule halves the cost of the zero, and the zero is the entire source of the house edge on these bets, so it halves the house edge.
Special and Announced Roulette Bets
Announced (or "call") bets are shortcuts for placing several ordinary bets at once on a section of the single-zero wheel. They do not have their own payout ratios; each chip is settled as the straight-up, split, street or corner it actually is. They are mainly found on European and French tables and on the racetrack layout of online tables.
| Announced bet | Chips | Numbers covered | How the chips are placed | Best outcome (per 1-unit chips) | Other winning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voisins du Zéro (neighbours of zero) | 9 | 17 (22 to 25 on the wheel) | 2 on the 0-2-3 trio, 2 on the 25-26-28-29 corner, 1 each on splits 4/7, 12/15, 18/21, 19/22, 32/35 | Trio hits: 24 returned, +15 net | Corner: 18 returned, +9. Split: 18 returned, +9 |
| Tiers du Cylindre (third of the wheel) | 6 | 12 (27 to 33 on the wheel) | 1 each on splits 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30, 33/36 | Any hit: 18 returned, +12 net | — |
| Orphelins (orphans) | 5 | 8 (1, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 31, 34) | 1 straight-up on 1; 1 each on splits 6/9, 14/17, 17/20, 31/34 | 1 or 17 hits: 36 returned, +31 net | Other numbers: 18 returned, +13 |
| Neighbours (e.g. "17 and the neighbours") | 5 | 5 adjacent pockets on the wheel | 1 straight-up on each | Any hit: 36 returned, +31 net | — |
| Finales (e.g. "Finale 5") | 3 or 4 | All numbers ending in the chosen digit (5, 15, 25, 35) | 1 straight-up on each | Any hit: 36 returned, +32 net (4-chip finale) | 3-chip finales (digits 7–9): 36 returned, +33 |
"Net" figures assume 1-unit chips and subtract the chips that lost. Because every chip is a standard bet, the house edge on the whole combination is the ordinary 2.70% — an announced bet is a convenience, not a discount.
Roulette Payout Examples by Stake
Net profit and total return for common stakes. Total return includes the original stake.
| Stake | Straight up 35:1 | Split 17:1 | Street 11:1 | Corner 8:1 | Six line 5:1 | Dozen / Column 2:1 | Even money 1:1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A$1 | A$35 profit / A$36 returned | A$17 / A$18 | A$11 / A$12 | A$8 / A$9 | A$5 / A$6 | A$2 / A$3 | A$1 / A$2 |
| A$5 | A$175 / A$180 | A$85 / A$90 | A$55 / A$60 | A$40 / A$45 | A$25 / A$30 | A$10 / A$15 | A$5 / A$10 |
| A$10 | A$350 / A$360 | A$170 / A$180 | A$110 / A$120 | A$80 / A$90 | A$50 / A$60 | A$20 / A$30 | A$10 / A$20 |
| A$25 | A$875 / A$900 | A$425 / A$450 | A$275 / A$300 | A$200 / A$225 | A$125 / A$150 | A$50 / A$75 | A$25 / A$50 |
| A$100 | A$3,500 / A$3,600 | A$1,700 / A$1,800 | A$1,100 / A$1,200 | A$800 / A$900 | A$500 / A$600 | A$200 / A$300 | A$100 / A$200 |
American five-number bet at 6:1: A$1 → A$6 / A$7; A$5 → A$30 / A$35; A$10 → A$60 / A$70; A$25 → A$150 / A$175; A$100 → A$600 / A$700.
Which Roulette Bet Pays the Most?
The straight-up bet pays the most: 35:1, so A$10 returns A$360. The next highest is the split at 17:1, then the street at 11:1.
A higher payout is not better value. On a European wheel the straight-up bet, the split and the red bet all cost 2.70% of turnover in the long run. The straight-up bet simply pays that cost in a different pattern — one large win against many small losses. Which pattern suits you is a preference; none of them changes the price.
Which Roulette Bet Has the Best Odds?
It depends what "best odds" means, because three different questions hide inside it:
- Highest chance of winning a given spin: red/black, odd/even, low/high at 48.65% (European) or 47.37% (American).
- Lowest house edge: any standard bet on a single-zero wheel (2.70%), and specifically an even-money bet at a French table with La Partage or En Prison (1.35%). Among standard bets on the same wheel there is no "lowest" — they are equal.
- Largest payout: the straight-up bet at 35:1.
A frequent-winning bet is not a better-value bet. Red wins eighteen times more often than a single number and pays thirty-five times less; those two facts cancel exactly, leaving the same house edge. The only genuine improvements in value come from the wheel (single zero rather than double) and from the zero rules (La Partage or En Prison on even-money bets).
Can a Roulette Strategy Increase the Payout?
No. Betting systems change how much you stake from spin to spin; they do not change what a winning bet pays or how likely it is to win.
- Martingale doubles the stake after each loss so that one win recovers everything. It produces many small wins and an occasional very large loss when a losing run meets the table limit or the bankroll. Its average cost per dollar wagered is still 2.70% or 5.26%.
- Fibonacci and D'Alembert raise and lower the stake more gently. Same expectation, smaller swings, longer sessions.
- Any progression redistributes wins and losses across time. Because each spin is independent and each bet is settled at the same fixed ratio, the sum of many negative-expectation bets is a larger negative expectation, not a positive one.
Systems can be a way of pacing a session. They are not a way of changing its price.
Online Roulette and Australian Law
The mathematics above applies to any fair roulette wheel anywhere. Whether a particular service may lawfully offer online roulette to someone in Australia is a separate question, governed by the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth):
- It is an offence to provide online casino games — roulette is named explicitly — to a person physically in Australia, whether the operator is Australian or offshore.
- It is also generally prohibited to advertise such services to Australian audiences.
- The Act targets providers, not customers; the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) enforces it, including by having ISPs block non-compliant sites.
- Roulette is legally available at licensed land-based casinos in Australia, which publish the same standard payout schedule shown on this page.
- Further amendments passed Parliament on 19 August 2026, mainly tightening wagering advertising and enforcement, with most measures commencing from 1 January 2027.
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How We Calculated These Numbers
Every figure on this page is derived, not copied.
- Probabilities are numbers covered divided by pockets on the wheel: 37 for European and French, 38 for American.
- Net profit and total return are stake × ratio and stake × (ratio + 1).
- House edge is the negative of expected value per unit staked: probability × payout − (1 − probability), with the La Partage adjustment for French even-money bets (zero outcome costs 0.5 unit instead of 1).
- RTP is 100% minus house edge.
- Expected loss is total amount staked × house edge.
- Rounding is to two decimal places at the final step only.
- The standard payout schedule was cross-checked against published rules of Australian land-based casinos and against Wizard of Odds, the most widely cited independent source for casino mathematics.
The arithmetic is short enough to check yourself; the worked examples in the house-edge and five-number-bet sections show it in full.
Roulette Payout FAQ
What is the payout for one number in roulette? A winning straight-up bet pays 35:1. A A$10 wager earns A$350 profit and returns A$360 including the stake.
What does 35 to 1 mean? 35 units of profit for each 1 unit staked, with the stake returned as well. It describes the payout, not the probability, which is 1 in 37 (European) or 1 in 38 (American).
Does 35:1 include your stake? No. The 35 is profit. Your stake comes back in addition, so the total handed back is 36 times the stake.
What does red or black pay? 1:1, or even money. A$10 wins A$10 and returns A$20. The chance of winning is 48.65% on a European wheel and 47.37% on an American wheel — not 50%, because zero is green.
What does a split bet pay? 17:1. A$10 on two adjacent numbers earns A$170 and returns A$180.
What does a corner bet pay? 8:1. A$10 on four numbers earns A$80 and returns A$90.
What does 0 pay? A straight-up bet on 0 pays 35:1, the same as any other number. Splits including 0 pay 17:1. All outside bets lose when 0 lands, unless La Partage or En Prison applies to even-money bets.
What does 00 pay? The same as 0: 35:1 straight up, 17:1 on the 0–00 split, and 6:1 as part of the five-number bet. 00 exists only on American wheels.
What roulette bet pays the most? The straight-up bet at 35:1. It also wins least often, and its house edge is the same as every other standard bet on the same wheel.
Are European and American roulette payouts the same? Yes, the ratios are identical. The probabilities are lower on the American wheel because of the extra 00 pocket, which raises the house edge from 2.70% to 5.26%.
Which version of roulette has the lowest house edge? French roulette with La Partage or En Prison, on even-money bets only: about 1.35%. All other bets on that table, and all bets on a European table, are 2.70%. American roulette is 5.26%, with the five-number bet at 7.89%.
Are roulette payouts the same online and in a land-based casino? The standard schedule (35:1 down to 1:1) is the same. Some games — particularly double-zero electronic tables and some multiplier variants — pay less than 35:1 on straight-up bets; the published paytable of the specific game always governs.
What is the difference between payout and total return? Payout is the profit expressed as a ratio (35:1). Total return is that profit plus the original stake. A$10 at 35:1: A$350 payout, A$360 total return.
Why isn't red or black exactly 50/50? Because the zero (and 00) is neither red nor black. Eighteen winning pockets out of 37 or 38 is slightly less than half.
What is the American five-number bet? A bet on 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 that pays 6:1 and carries a 7.89% house edge — the only standard roulette bet with a different edge from the rest of its wheel.
Can a roulette betting system change the odds? No. Systems change stake sizes, not probabilities or payout ratios. Each spin is independent and each bet keeps its house edge regardless of what came before.