For example: 2/1 odds means you'll winR$2 for everyR$1 you bet. AR$100 bet at 2/1 odds would winR$200, for a total payout ofR$300.

The roulette odds of winning a round depend on the number of outcomes covered in the bet. If you bet on only one number, you are facing 1-in-37 odds in European roulette and 1-in-38 odds for the American version. In both cases however, the roulette payout for straight bets is 35:1.

Charles Wells might not have had the best reputation but he was good at roulette. One evening in 1891, Charles went to the world-famous Monte Carlo Casino Resort and started playing roulette enjoying a winning streak of a lifetime (winning 23 out of 30 consecutive spins).

It's a 9 chip bet covering 16 numbers either side of the zero, so a 17 number bet in total. In the example above, the blue chips are 5s and the pruple chips are 10s. The proper name for this bet is Grand Voisins du Zro: it's 17 numbers between (and including) 22 and 25 on a European Roulette Wheel.