The house edge on the American double-zero wheel is 5.26 percent and it is 2.70 percent on the single-zero European wheel. You make the bet by placing your chips on the outside border of the three numbers. You’d think with all these titles for the bet that it would pay off at thousands to one. THE STREET BET, OR THREE NUMBER BET OR “SIDE BET” OR THE TRIO The house edges are 5.26 for the American double-zero wheel and 2.70 for the single-zero European wheel. The payoff if either number hits is 17 to 1. This bet is placed on more than one number by placing your chip(s) on the line between two numbers. The house edges: American double-zero wheel, 5.26 percent the European single-zero wheel, 2.70 percent. If your number or one of your numbers should hit you win 35 to 1 on that number. You bet one or more numbers by placing your bet on that or those numbers on the layout.

Here are the bets at roulette and their edges (Do Not Fall Asleep!): INSIDE BETS

There are other combinations of bets that can also be made.

Outside bets are placed on certain propositions such as high-low, odd-even, red-black, first, second and third dozen, etc.

Inside bets are placed directly on one or more numbers.

Okay, getting on with it: The players buy in for chips (or bring chips to the table), then place their bets on any number or propositions: If there are winners who bet the number, section or color, they will be rewarded according of their betting odds.

The ball lands on a number in the roulette wheel.

At that point players are not allowed making bets.

While the ball is rolling at the roulette wheel, the croupier/dealer announces: 'No more bets.'.

Players can still makes bets within the process.

The croupier (or dealer) throws a ball into the spinning roulette wheel.

Roulette starts with players making bets.

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