Placing a bet is easy. Pick a stake (minimums start from KSh 12.87), tap the spot you fancy, and the dealer will drop real chips on the table. You can spread as many bets as you like before the spin. After the croupier lets the wheel whirl and the ball settles, any winning bets pay out at their odds. Lose? Your chips are cleared and you’re ready for the next round.
Inside Bets
Inside bets are where you chase bigger payouts. Seasoned players mix and match these with saferOutside bets for a balanced strategy.
- Straight Bet: Pop your chip on a single number. Pays 35:1.
- Split Bet: Place your chip on the line between two numbers. Pays 17:1.
- Street Bet: Put chips on the edge line covering three numbers. Pays 11:1.
- Corner Bet: Cover four numbers by placing on their intersection. Pays 8:1.
- Topline: Bet on ‘0’, ‘1, 2, 3’ (four numbers). Pays 8:1.
- Basket Bet: Covers ‘0’, ‘00’, ‘1, 2, 3’ (five numbers). Pays 6:1.
- Double Street: Lay chips on the outer line of two rows (six numbers). Pays 5:1.
Outside Bets
These safer outside bets pay lower but hit more often. Many players use them with systems like the Martingale, D’Alembert or Fibonacci (check our majority of roulette systems for ideas).
- Red/Black (1:1): Bet on the ball landing on red or black.
- Odd/Even (1:1): Bet on an odd or even number.
- High/Low (1:1): Choose 1–18 (low) or 19–36 (high).
- Dozens (2:1): Pick 12 numbers: 1–12, 13–24 or 25–36.
- Column (2:1): Bet on one of the three vertical columns covering 12 numbers.
Special Bets
Some tables soften the blow if the ball hits zero on your even-money bets.
- La Partage: On many European/French wheels, you get half your stake back when zero comes up.
- Surrender: Same as La Partage but on some American wheels.
- En Prison: Your even-money bet is "locked up" for the next spin—if it wins then, you get your full stake back.
Neighbor Bets
On French wheels, you’ll see neighbour bets named in French. All carry a 2.7% house edge but cover different wheel segments.
Tiers du Cylindre (Third of the Wheel)
- Win chance: 45.9%.
- Six split bets of equal value on 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30, 33/36.
- Covers numbers: 27-13-36-11-30-8-23-10-5-24-16-33.
Orphelins
- Win chance: 24.3%.
- One straight bet on 1, plus splits on 6/9, 14/17, 17/20, 31/34.
- Covers two "orphan" wheel sections: 1-20-14-31-9 and 17-34-6.
Voisins du Zéro
- Win chance: 32.4%.
- Two corner bets and five splits: 0/2/3 corner, 25/26/28/29 corner, splits on 4/7, 12/15, 18/21, 19/22, 32/35.
- Covers: 22-18-29-7-28-12-35-3-26-0-32-15-19-4-21-2-25.
Jeu Zéro
- Minimalist zero bet.
- Bets: one chip straight on 26, splits on 0/3, 12/15, 32/35 (four chips total).
- German variants may add a chip on 19 ("zero spiel"), making five chips.