Bets for Roulette · Inside bet · American · 6 min

Five-Number Bet for Roulette

Di five-number bet dey cover 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 with one chip, and na only di American double-zero layout get am.

Short answer

Five numbers out of 38, e dey pay 6:1. ProbabilitymathsProbabilityDi chance of one outcome, from 0 to 1 or from 0% to 100%. One number: 1/37 = 2.70%.Read di whole tin → 13.16%, house edgemathsHouse edgeDi part of each stake wey di casino dey keep for average: 2.70% for European roulette.Read di whole tin → 7.89%: di worst bet for standard roulette table. Dem also dey call am di top line, di first five or di basket.

e cover
5 / 38
probability
13.16%
e dey pay
6:1
house edge
7.89%

Where to put di five-number bet

One chipmoniChipToken wey stand for one fixed amount, wey you put on top di layout to make bet. Dem also dey call am: check.Read di whole tin → for di outer end of di line where di two zeroswheelZeroDi one green pocket wey no even-money, dozen or column bet dey cover; na im be di source of di house edge. Dem also dey call am: single zero, 0.Read di whole tin → meet di first streetbetStreetThree numbers for one row of di layout, e dey pay 11:1. For French: transversale.Read di whole tin →, 1-2-3. Di rules of New Jersey dey put am for di cornerbetCornerFour numbers wey share one corner for di layout, e dey pay 8:1.Read di whole tin → wey di 0, di 1 and di “1st 12” box share; some layoutsequipmentLayoutDi betting grid wey dem print for di table. Dem also dey call am: table, felt, cloth.Read di whole tin → dey print “first five” box instead. Na di only bet wey dey take both zeros and di first street at once, and di only five-number bet for standard layout.

Payout and house edge of di five-number bet

Every oda bet for di American table get di same way dem dey price am: 36 divide by di numbers wey e cover, minus 1. For five numbers, dat one give 6.2 to 1, and di table round am down to 6. Five pocketsequipmentPocketOne of di 37 small boxes wey get number for di rotor. Dem also dey call am: slot, cup.Read di whole tin → out of 38 dey win 6 unitsmoniUnitDi base stake wey system or player dey work with. Dem dey describe progressions in units so dat dem go fit work for any table.Read di whole tin → and 33 dey lose 1: (5 × 6 − 33)/38 = −3/38, loss of 7.89% of every stake. $10 chip on top am for 100 spins dey lose $78.95 for average, against $52.63 for any oda bet for di same table.

bete covere dey payhouse edge
straight up135:15.26%
split217:15.26%
street or trio311:15.26%
corner48:15.26%
five-number56:17.89%
six line65:15.26%
dozen or column122:15.26%
even money181:15.26%
Each bet dey pay 36/n − 1 to 1 for n numbers, except di five-number bet, where di rule give 6.2.

Di same five numbers for cheaper price

Five straight upsbetStraight upOne single number, e dey pay 35:1.Read di whole tin → of one unit each for 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 dey cover exactly di same pockets. One hit dey pay 35 for one chip and di oda four go lose: +31 for 5 units, 6.2 to 1, di price wey di rule promise. Dem dey cost di normal 5.26% of di table. SplitbetSplitTwo numbers wey dey near each oda, e dey pay 17:1.Read di whole tin → for 0-00 and di street 1-2-3 also dey cover di five numbers for 5.26%, even though dem dey pay different, depending on which number land. Di single chip only dey save you from putting four more, and e dey cost one and half times wetin di straight ups dey cost.

For di wheel

For di American wheel, di five pockets dey fall for three places: 0 with 2 near am, 00 with 1 near am for di opposite side of di wheel, and 3 alone between 15 and 24. Like di oda layout bets, e no be sectorwheelSectorPockets wey follow each oda for one arc of di wheel, no be group for di layout.Read di whole tin → of di wheel.

For single-zero table

European and French tables no get five-number bet. With one zero, di corner where 0 meet 1, 2 and 3 na di basketbetBasketFor single-zero wheel: 0, 1, 2, 3 with one chip, e dey pay 8:1. Dem also dey call am: first four, quatre premiers.Read di whole tin →: four numbers, 8 to 1, and di normal 2.70%.

Questions wey pipo dey ask

Why dem dey call am di top line?

Na di line wey dey for di top of di layout, where di zeros meet di first street. Rule books and dealers also dey call di same spot di first five or di basket.

Di five-number bet dey ever be good bet?

No. For 7.89%, e dey cost one and half times wetin any oda American bet dey cost; five straight ups for di same numbers dey cost 5.26%.

I fit play am for European table?

No. With one zero, di same spot na di basket 0-1-2-3, four numbers for 8 to 1 and 2.70%.

Small laugh

E dey pay 6:1 where di rule give 6.2: house edge of 7.89%, di worst bet for di table.

E dey pay 6:1 where di rule give 6.2: house edge of 7.89%, di worst bet for di table.

Sources

  1. Ethier, S. N. The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling. Springer, 2010. Chapter 13, roulette.
  2. Bollman, M. Mathematics of the Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette. CRC Press, 2021. Chapter 2, roulette.
  3. New Jersey Administrative Code § 13:47-20.32. Rules of the game of roulette. “First five numbers”: where to put am and di 6 to 1 payout.
  4. Crown Melbourne. Table Games Roulette Rules, version 19.0. VGCCC approve am 10 April 2026. “Five-Line/First Five”, 6 to 1.
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