Roulette is one of the very few casino table games where the player has absolutely no effect on the outcome of each spin of the wheel, All that they need to do is to know how to place their bets. In a live casino setting players are given very little time to place their bets. However for online players, they call the tune and they can take all the time that they need to spread their virtual chips across the table. In order to get the best value for their bets they need to take the time to learn about each bet they can place. To do so they should learn how to “speak roulette”. That means the name of every bet they can place.
They run as follows:
Inside Bets: Inside bets are when a player places a bet within the table boundary that contains the numbers. (1-36) their bet might be on a single number, a pair, and a quartet, a group of eight or even twelve numbers. Obviously the more the numbers, the lower the odds.
Outside Bets: Outside Bets are when a player places a bet outside the table boundary. These are bets that are placed outside of the area where the numbers are laid out. They are placed on spots that allow for specific bets, such as betting on the color, (red or black) even or odd numbers, high or low ( above eighteen or below eighteen). The odds on these bets are always even money.
Betting on a dozen numbers – Betting on a dozen numbers are when a player places a bet outside the table boundary on one of a column of the three dozen numbers on the table. The odds are 2-1 as you would expect. However there are a number of players who will bet on two columns in which they care actually getting a 6-4 on bet
These are just a few examples of the vast variety of bets that can be placed on an online roulette table and if a player learns them all and spreads them wisely and evenly they significantly increase their chances of winning, not necessarily on each spin but over the length of a roulette session. The big anomaly is the zero bet, which overrides every form of table bet, inside or outside. However a thinking player who is investing a lot of money to cover the table can take out a form of insurance by betting on the zero coming up. Zero pays out 35-1 so a player has to be very careful with their calculations to make sure that their investment is covered if the dreaded zero comes up.