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Both wheels, and thus table, have numbers 1 – 36 in the same position and color.  Obviously the American wheel has the extra 00 making the wheel have 38 slots versus 37 for the European wheel.

Inside Bets

Inside bets are made by placing chips within the 1 – 36 grid and include:

• Straight-up – place chip on a single number in the grid to bet on that single number
  Payout: 35 to 1;

• Split – place a chip on the line between adjoining numbers to bet on both numbers.  eg 22/23, 32/35
  Payout: 17 to 1;

• Street – place a chip on the line at the edge of a 3 line row to bet on all three numbers. eg 31/32/33
  Payout: 11 to 1;

• Corner – place a chip on a line intersection to select all 4 surrounding numbers. eg 17/18/20/21
  Payout: 8 to 1;

• Six Line: – place a chip on adjoining streets to select all six numbers. eg 16/17/18/19/20/21
  Payout: 5 to 1;

• Trio or Basket – place a chip on the intersecting point between 0/1/2, or 00/2/3 or 02/00
  Payout: 11 to 1.

Outside Bets

Outside bets are made by placing chips on the bet options outside the 1 – 36 grid and include:

• 1 to 18 – place a chip on the  1 – 18 bet box (Low)
  Payout: 1 to 1;

• 19 to 36 – place a chip on the  19 – 36 bet box (High)
  Payout: 1 to 1;

• Red or Black – place a chip on the red or black diamond bet box
  Payout: 1 to 1;

• Even or Odd – place a chip on the Odd or Even bet box
  Payout: 1 to 1;

• Dozen Bets – place a chip in the ‘1st 12′, ‘2nd 12′, ‘3rd 12′ bet boxes
  Payout: 2 to 1;

• Column Bets – place a chip in the space indicated above as ‘2 to 1′ to bet on each column on numbers
  Payout: 2 to 1;

Please be aware that many casinos have BOTH an inside and outside minimum/maximum bet limits.