The Odds in Online Roulette

The word Roulette literally means – small wheel. Quite simple and completely dependent on chance, online Roulette will never bring you instant riches. Still, online Roulette is a popular casino game as it provides plenty of entertainment and endless excitement.

The players choose to place bets on a number, a range of numbers, the color red or black, and on whether the number is odd or even. A croupier spins the wheel and then spins a small ball into the wheel in the opposite direction, around a tilted circular track on the wheel. As the wheel loses its speed, the ball too comes to a halt and rests in one of the colored and numbered pockets. In online Roulette, software powers this process.

With so many options to bet on, the probability of winning is bleak. The house, of course has advantage. In the case of online Roulette, it has an edge of 5.26%. This edge is less for the European version of online Roulette.

Here is a sample of odds at online Roulette.

Bet	Payout	Odds	Expected Value on a bet of $1
0	35 to 1	37 to 1	-$0.053
00	35 to 1	37 to 1	-$0.053
Straight Up	35 to 1	37 to 1	-$0.053
Row 00	17 to 1	18 to 1	-$0.053
Split	17 to 1	18 to 1	-$0.053
Trio	11 to 1	11.667 to 1	-$0.053
Street	11 to 1	11.667 to 1	-$0.053
Corner	8 to 1	8.5 to 1	-$0.053
Five Number Bet	6 to 1	6.6 to 1	-$0.079
Six Line	5 to 1	5.3 to 1	-$0.053
1st column	2 to 1	12.16 to 1	-$0.053
2nd column	2 to 1	12.16 to 1	-$0.053
3rd column	2 to 1	12.16 to 1	-$0.053
1st dozen	2 to 1	12.16 to 1	-$0.053
2nd dozen	2 to 1	12.16 to 1	-$0.053
3rd dozen	2 to 1	12.16 to 1	-$0.053
Odd	1 to 1	1.111 to 1	-$0.053
Even	1 to 1	1.111 to 1	-$0.053
Red	1 to 1	1.111 to 1	-$0.053
Black	1 to 1	1.111 to 1	-$0.053
1-18	1 to 1	1.111 to 1	-$0.053
19-36	1 to 1	1.111 to 1	-$0.053

Eating the odds is difficult, but the rare win makes up for the chance you take at online Roulette.