Bets · Inside bet · dem dey call am plein
Straight Up Bet for Roulette
Roulette straight up bet dey put one chip on only one number. Na di win wey rare pass for di table and di biggest payout, with di same 2.70% house edge as every oda tin.
e cover
1 / 37
probability
2.70%
e dey pay
35:1
house edge
2.70%
EV for each $1
−$0.027
SD for each $1
5.84
For di table · example: 17
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
2:1
2:1
2:1
1st 12
2nd 12
3rd 12
1–18
Even
Red
Black
Odd
19–36
For di wheel · between 25 and 34
Payout and probability of roulette straight up
One pocket out of 37 dey win: 1/37, or 2.70%. Di casino dey pay 35:1. Fair payout for 37 pockets for be 36:1; di one unit wey miss na di house edge.
p(win) = 1/37 = 0.0270
EV for each $1 = (1/37)(35) − (36/37)(1) = −1/37 = −$0.0270
EV for each $1 = (1/37)(35) − (36/37)(1) = −1/37 = −$0.0270
Example of stake
stake$10 on 17
if 17 hit (1/37)you win +$350, dem return di stake
if anoda number come (36/37)−$10
di result wey we expect for each spin−$0.27
Variance
Di expected loss na di same as for red, but di way di results dey spread no be di same. For each dollar wey you stake, straight-up bet get standard deviation of about 5.84 against 1.00 for even-money bet. For 100 spins of $10, player wey dey bet red dey usually stay inside ±$100 of wetin we expect; player wey dey bet straight up dey usually stay inside ±$584.
straight up
5.84
corner (4)
2.84
red (18)
1.00
Wetin e be like
- Di median session result na steady loss; na di 35:1 hits wey no dey come often dey pull di mean up.
- Di wait wey we expect before one hit na 37 spins, and di wait dey long pass wetin most pipo think: afta 37 spins, 36% chance still dey sey you never win at all.
- Table minimum for inside bets dey usually low for each chip, but minimum total across inside bets dey often apply.
- For casinos wey dey use French style, dem dey call straight up bet for roulette plein.
Small laugh
Di same expected loss as red, but di results dey spread wide well well.