There are claims about betting systems that say you are able to beat the game of rulet—something regarded by pros as a false claim, so be sure to check your sources. Regardless of the roulette betting techniques used, the house’s advantage over you remains the same in any case. That means that you would still be going against the 2.6% house edge with European tables and 5.26% with American roulette tables.

You can still win in roulette betting even if there is this house edge thing. This article only describes briefly the different wager techniques so you can compare which one gives you a greater edge or a greater chance at winning.

Types of Roulette Betting:

There’re several types of roulette betting strategies but each one is classified into one of the two major bets available; that is outside bets or inside bets. Here are some of the wagers as they are categorized.

The Outside Bets

An outside bet in roulette is cast outside the major playing area, which has 38 numbers. It denotes that the chance of winning bets for 00 or 0 are eliminated entirely. Take note of the following number for outside bets.

•Note of the numbers grouped into dozens and you would only make bets on the first, second, or third dozen (1-12, 13-24, and 25-36 respectively).

•There are twelve numbers column also wherein there are 38-number sets, at the end of which there is a “2 to 1” written. Each box is a part of a column so that, to win, the number you’ve placed your bet will have to show up. This is similar to the dozen bets described above.

•The other types of outside bets included in roulette betting are even and odd sets, red or black, and low or high numbers. These kinds of betting in roulette provides chances of winning in roulette

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The Inside Bets

•One Number Straight up – some people refer to this as the simplest of all roulette bets. It requires players to place their bet on any one of the 38 numbers on the table so as to get a chance to win at 35 to 1. This may look plain but can be difficult to do at times.

•The Two Numbers Split Bet is when you place your wager on two numbers lying side by side on the table. This is a bet that pays 17 to 1 if either of the number shows up. It’s done by placing your chip on the line that separates the two numbers.

Other inside bets not discussed here are: Three Numbers Street Bet, Four Numbers Corner and Six Numbers Line Bet.

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by PokerWriter on May 4th, 2010 | RSS | trackback