Last updated: 29 September 2026
A straight-up bet pays 35 to 1, and there are 37 numbers. That one-pocket gap is the whole house edge.
Key Takeaways
- On a standard European wheel, every bet carries the same edge, from a single number to red or black.
- The number of zeros on the wheel changes that edge, and one French rule for even-money bets can change it again.
- Power.Win’s Roulette Original is a single-zero wheel you can verify, spin by spin.
- The chart below shows, bet by bet, why the zero sets the price, not the bet you pick.
This roulette payout chart lists the payout for every standard bet, the chance each bet wins and the house edge it carries on a European (single-zero, 37 pockets) and an American (double-zero, 38 pockets) wheel.
| Bet (numbers covered) | Pays | Win chance, European (%) | Win chance, American (%) | House edge, European (%) | House edge, American (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight up (1) | 35:1 | 2.70 | 2.63 | 2.70 | 5.26 |
| Split (2) | 17:1 | 5.41 | 5.26 | 2.70 | 5.26 |
| Street (3) | 11:1 | 8.11 | 7.89 | 2.70 | 5.26 |
| Corner (4) | 8:1 | 10.81 | 10.53 | 2.70 | 5.26 |
| Five-number: 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 (5) | 6:1 | Not offered | 13.16 | Not offered | 7.89 |
| Six line (6) | 5:1 | 16.22 | 15.79 | 2.70 | 5.26 |
| Dozen or column (12) | 2:1 | 32.43 | 31.58 | 2.70 | 5.26 |
| Red/black, odd/even, 1–18/19–36 (18) | 1:1 | 48.65 | 47.37 | 2.70 | 5.26 |
French-rules tables that apply La Partage return half of an even-money stake when zero lands, which cuts the edge on those six bets to 1.35%. Every other bet on a French table stays at 2.70%.
You can use the chart as a roulette payout calculator: stake × payout + stake is what a winning bet hands back. A $5 dozen bet that hits returns $15, which is $10 won plus your $5.
What are the odds in roulette?
On a European wheel you have a 1 in 37 (2.70%) chance on a single number, and even-money bets win 48.65% of the time. On an American wheel those figures drop to 1 in 38 (2.63%) and 47.37%, because the 00 pocket adds one more losing result.
Roulette probability is plain division: the numbers your bet covers divided by the pockets on the wheel, 37 on a European wheel (1 to 36 plus 0) and 38 on an American one (adding 00).
How those pockets are arranged is covered in our guide to how many numbers are on a roulette wheel; for the odds, only the count matters.
A single number on a European wheel wins 1 time in 37, so the true odds against it are 36 to 1, yet the casino pays 35 to 1. That one-unit gap is the whole story of roulette odds, and it’s the same gap on every bet.
Each spin is independent. A number that hasn’t landed for 50 spins still has exactly a 2.70% chance on the next one.
How do roulette payouts work?
The payout on roulette is fixed by how many numbers a bet covers: 35 to 1 for one number, down to 1 to 1 for eighteen, and a winning bet also returns your stake. Payouts are set as if the wheel had only 36 pockets, which is why the zeros become the house edge.
Casinos quote roulette payout odds as “to 1”, which counts only your winnings. Every standard bet follows one formula: 36 divided by the numbers covered, minus 1. One number gives 35, two give 17, three give 11, four give 8, six give 5, twelve give 2 and eighteen give 1.
The rule behind every standard bet is coverage: cover more numbers and you win more often, but you’re paid less each time, in exact proportion.
European roulette payouts are identical to American ones. Only the chance of collecting differs, and the European roulette with crypto guide compares the two wheels side by side.
What does a 35 to 1 payout mean?
A 35 to 1 payout means you win $35 for every $1 staked and keep your original $1. Put $10 straight up on 17 and it lands: you win $350, the $10 chip comes back, and $360 returns to your balance.
The “to 1” wording matters: “35 for 1” would mean $35 back in total, stake included, which is a worse deal.
Which roulette bets have the best and worst odds?
On a European wheel every roulette bet has the same 2.70% house edge, so no bet offers better value than another. Bets differ only in how often they win and how much they pay: red or black wins 48.65% of spins, a single number 2.70%.
Inside bets vs outside bets
Inside bets sit on the number grid: straight up, split, street, corner and six line (plus the five-number bet on an American layout). Outside bets sit around the grid: dozens, columns, red or black, odd or even, and 1–18 or 19–36.
Inside bets pay more and win less often; outside bets do the reverse. On the same wheel, both cost the same per dollar staked. If you’re new to placing chips, our guide on how to play roulette online walks through each position on the layout.
What is statistically the best bet in roulette?
The lowest house edge on a standard roulette table is 1.35%, on an even-money bet at a French-rules table that applies La Partage or En Prison. On a standard European wheel every bet ties at 2.70%, so none is statistically better than another.
Choosing a single-zero wheel over a double-zero wheel does more for your odds than any choice of bet on the layout.
What is the riskiest bet in roulette?
The riskiest bet depends on what you mean by risk. For swings, it’s the straight-up bet: it wins only 2.70% of spins, and about 6.5% of the time a single number won’t land once in 100 European spins. For cost, it’s the American five-number bet, which carries a 7.89% house edge.
The five-number bet covers 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3, wins 5 times in 38 and pays only 6 to 1, which gives it the highest edge on the American layout.
What is the house edge in roulette?
The roulette house edge is 2.70% on a single-zero European wheel and 5.26% on a double-zero American wheel, for every bet except the American five-number bet, which carries 7.89%. Wizard of Odds’ roulette basics gives the same three figures.
You can check the European figure yourself. Bet $1 on one number for 37 spins and, in an average run, it lands once: you win $35 and lose $36, a net loss of $1 across $37 staked (2.70%).
American roulette odds
American roulette odds come from 38 pockets, so the same $1 straight-up bet loses $2 across $38 staked in an average run: 2 ÷ 38 = 5.26%. American roulette payouts match the European ones exactly, which means the extra 00 pocket is pure cost to you.
French roulette rules
French rules change only the even-money bets. Under La Partage, half your red/black, odd/even or high/low stake comes back when zero lands. Under En Prison, the stake is held for the next spin instead.
Either rule cuts the edge on those bets to 1.35%, the half-back figure in Wizard of Odds’ roulette basics. Straight-up, split and other bets on a French table stay at 2.70%.
Worked example: what 100 spins cost
Say you play 100 spins at $10 a spin, so $1,000 goes across the table. Your expected loss is the amount wagered times the house edge:
- European wheel (2.70%): about $27.
- American wheel (5.26%): about $53 ($52.63).
- French even-money bets with La Partage (1.35%): about $13.50.
A single-zero wheel roughly halves the expected cost of the same 100 spins. These are long-run averages, not a forecast: Power.Win’s docs describe return to player as a long-term statistical average that any single session can miss by a wide margin.
If you play online roulette for real money, the same arithmetic applies, because the edge comes from the wheel and the payout table, not from the screen.
Do betting patterns change roulette odds?
No. A betting pattern changes how much you stake on each spin, not the 2.70% or 5.26% house edge on each bet, so your expected loss is still the total you wager times the edge. No sequence of bets turns a negative-edge game into a positive one.
The most common example is a doubling pattern on even-money bets: double your stake after each loss so one win recovers everything. Start at $10 and seven straight losses push the eighth bet to $1,280; lose that too and you’re down $2,550, all to chase $10.
On a European wheel, eight even-money losses in a row happen about once in every 207 attempts. A table with a $1,000 maximum wouldn’t accept that eighth bet, so the pattern breaks exactly when it needs to continue. The small wins and the rare large loss average out to the same 2.70% of everything staked.
What are the common mistakes in roulette?
Most roulette mistakes come from misreading the odds, not misplacing chips:
- Chasing a “due” number. A cold number is never more likely to land.
- Choosing a double-zero wheel when a single-zero one is available (5.26% instead of 2.70%).
- Playing the five-number bet (7.89%).
- Raising stakes to win back losses, which raises the amount wagered and so the expected loss.
- Skipping the payout table. Wizard of Odds warns that some electronic roulette games pay less than the full 35 to 1, which raises the edge.
How do the odds work on Power.Win’s roulette tables?
Power.Win’s Roulette Original is a European single-zero wheel, so every bet on it carries the 2.70% house edge. Its Game Rules panel states that the American double-zero variant is not offered on the Original, and it uses the standard payout chart.
The rules panel on the Power.Win Roulette Original lists numbers 0 to 36, with 0 in green: straight up pays 35:1, dozen or column 2:1, and red/black or odd/even 1:1.
Power.Win’s roulette docs add split 17:1, street 11:1, corner 8:1 and line 5:1. The panel also says that landing on 0 loses all even-chance bets, so there’s no La Partage here and the even-money edge is 2.70%, not 1.35%.
All bets lock once the spin begins, and the chip selector starts at a 0.01 chip.
Like the other five PWR Originals, the roulette game is provably fair. Before you bet, you see a SHA-256 hash of the server seed (SHA-256 is defined in NIST’s FIPS 180-4 standard); you can set your own client seed, and a nonce rises by 1 with each bet.
After you rotate seeds you can check any spin with our guide to verifying a casino game result.
If your real worry is whether the wheel is fixed, our separate page asks is online roulette rigged and answers it with the evidence.
The rest of the Power.Win roulette lobby is different. Its 25 roulette tables, live and RNG, include European, American and French variants from certified third-party studios, which Power.Win’s docs say are audited by independent labs, rather than provably fair.
Each sets its own wheel and rules, so open a table’s info panel to see whether it’s single-zero or double-zero and whether a French even-money rule applies.
Checked on Power.Win’s live pages (power.win/games/roulette and power.win/casino/type/roulette) on 29 September 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often does red or black win?
Red or black wins 18 times in 37 on a European wheel, a 48.65% chance, and 18 times in 38 on an American wheel, 47.37%. The green zero pockets are what push both figures under 50%. Both bets pay 1:1.
What are the odds of hitting green (0 or 00)?
On a European wheel the single green 0 lands 1 time in 37, or 2.70% of spins. On an American wheel, 0 and 00 each land 1 time in 38 (2.63%), and either green pocket lands 2 times in 38 (5.26%). A straight-up bet on 0 or 00 pays 35:1, like any other number.
Are online roulette odds the same as a casino’s?
Yes, when the wheel and payouts match: a single-zero game online carries the same 2.70% edge, and a double-zero game the same 5.26%. Wizard of Odds notes that some electronic games pay less than 35 to 1, so check the payout table in the game’s info panel.
Does a single-zero wheel pay more?
No. A single-zero wheel pays exactly the same 35:1, 17:1 and 2:1 as a double-zero wheel. What changes is how often you collect: 1 in 37 on a single number instead of 1 in 38, which cuts the house edge from 5.26% to 2.70%.
Does a split bet cost more than a straight-up bet?
No. A split carries the same house edge as a straight-up bet: 2.70% on a European wheel and 5.26% on an American wheel. It covers 2 numbers, pays 17:1 and wins 5.41% of European spins, twice as often as a single number for half the payout.
Sources (Citations)
- Wizard of Odds, Roulette basics: house edge of 2.70%, 5.26%, 7.89% (0-00-1-2-3) and 1.35% (half-back rule); electronic short-pay warning.
- NIST, FIPS 180-4 Secure Hash Standard: the SHA-256 hash used for the server-seed commitment.
- Power.Win, Roulette Original Game Rules panel: single-zero wheel, payouts, even-chance bets lost on 0. Read 29 September 2026.
- Power.Win Docs, Roulette: full payout list and SHA-256 seeds.
- Power.Win Docs, Games & Fairness FAQ: RTP as a long-term average; certified third-party studios.
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Take the Lead, Gamble Responsibly
Knowing the odds tells you what a spin costs, not how to win one; the house edge sits on every bet, whichever pattern you follow. Set a budget for the session before the first spin, and walk away once it’s spent.
Power.Win’s responsible gambling page lets you set deposit limits (daily, weekly or monthly), review every bet you’ve placed with Track your Activity, and take a self-exclusion break from three months to five years, or indefinitely. If roulette stops feeling like entertainment, contact the support team listed on that page.
By the Power.Win Editorial Team