In the game of roulette, a player can place aR$5 bet on the number 25 and have a 1/38 probability of winning. If the metal ball lands on 25, the player gets to keep theR$5 paid to play the game and the player is awarded in additionalR$175. Otherwise, the player is awarded nothing and the casino takes the playerR$5.

Some bets in American Roulette have an even higher house edge than the 5.26% average. For example, a bet on the Five Numbers (0, 00, 1, 2, 3) carries a house edge of 7.89%. Outside bets in roulette carry the lowest risk. They cover more numbers yet the payouts are lower (1/1 for Red, Black, Odd, Even, 1 18, 19 36).

roulette, (from French: small wheel ), gambling game in which players bet on which red or black numbered compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball (spun in the opposite direction) will come to rest within. Bets are placed on a table marked to correspond with the compartments of the wheel.

Pocket number order on the roulette wheel adheres to the following clockwise sequence in most casinos: Single-zero wheel. 0-32-15-19-4-21-2-25-17-34-6-27-13-36-11-30-8-23-10-5-24-16-33-1-20-14-31-9-22-18-29-7-28-12-35-3-26.