…by Knowing the Odds
The biggest reason for people losing at online roulette is because they fail to work out the proper odds before they bet! Only by knowing the true odds of roulette will you be able to successfully beat it with the use of a strategy or system. Take a look at the following table to see the true odds at the roulette table. Once you are familiar with them then you can move on to a roulette strategy.
| Bet name | Winning spaces | Payout | Odds against winning | Expected value |
| (on a $1 bet) | ||||
| Zero 0 | Zero 0 | 35 to 1 | 37 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Double 00 | Double Zero 00 | 35 to 1 | 37 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Straight up | Any single number | 35 to 1 | 37 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Row 00 | 0, 00 | 17 to 1 | 18 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Split | any two adjoining numbers vertical or horizontal | 17 to 1 | 18 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Basket | 0, 1, 2 or 00, 2, 3 or 0, 00, 2 | 11 to 1 | 11.667 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Street | any three numbers horizontal (1, 2, 3 or 4, 5, 6 etc.) | 11 to 1 | 11.667 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Corner | any four adjoining numbers in a block (1, 2, 4, 5 or 17, 18, 20, 21 etc. ) | 8 to 1 | 8.5 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Top Line | 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 | 6 to 1 | 6.6 to 1 | ?$0.079 |
| Six Line | any six numbers from two horizontal rows (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 etc.) | 5 to 1 | 5.33 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 1st Column | 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 2nd Column | 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 3rd Column | 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 1st Dozen | 1 through 12 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 2nd Dozen | 13 through 24 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 3rd Dozen | 25 through 36 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Odd | 1, 3, 5, …, 35 | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Even | 2, 4, 6, …, 36 | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Red | all red numbers | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Black | all black numbers | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 1 to 18 | 1, 2, 3, …, 18 | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 19 to 36 | 19, 20, 21, …, 36 | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Bet name | Winning spaces | Payout | Odds against winning | Expected value |
| (on a $1 bet) | ||||
| Zero 0 | Zero 0 | 35 to 1 | 37 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Double 00 | Double Zero 00 | 35 to 1 | 37 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Straight up | Any single number | 35 to 1 | 37 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Row 00 | 0, 00 | 17 to 1 | 18 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Split | any two adjoining numbers vertical or horizontal | 17 to 1 | 18 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Basket | 0, 1, 2 or 00, 2, 3 or 0, 00, 2 | 11 to 1 | 11.667 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Street | any three numbers horizontal (1, 2, 3 or 4, 5, 6 etc.) | 11 to 1 | 11.667 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Corner | any four adjoining numbers in a block (1, 2, 4, 5 or 17, 18, 20, 21 etc. ) | 8 to 1 | 8.5 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Top Line | 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 | 6 to 1 | 6.6 to 1 | ?$0.079 |
| Six Line | any six numbers from two horizontal rows (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 etc.) | 5 to 1 | 5.33 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 1st Column | 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 2nd Column | 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 3rd Column | 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 1st Dozen | 1 through 12 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 2nd Dozen | 13 through 24 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 3rd Dozen | 25 through 36 | 2 to 1 | 2.167 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Odd | 1, 3, 5, …, 35 | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Even | 2, 4, 6, …, 36 | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Red | all red numbers | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| Black | all black numbers | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 1 to 18 | 1, 2, 3, …, 18 | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |
| 19 to 36 | 19, 20, 21, …, 36 | 1 to 1 | 1.111 to 1 | ?$0.053 |