Frommer's Las Vegas 2004

THE GAMES 215
are for each bet you have in play. Like Caribbean Stud, Let It Ride has a progressive
jackpot that you can win for high hands if you cough up an additional
dollar per hand, but be advised that the house advantage on that $1 is obscene.
But hey, that’s why it’s called gambling.
ROULETTE
Roulette is an extremely easy game to play, and it’s really quite colorful and exciting
to watch. The wheel spins and the little ball bounces around, finally dropping
into one of the slots, numbered 1 to 36, plus 0 and 00. You can place bets
“Inside” the table and “Outside” the table. Inside bets are bets placed on a particular
number or a set of numbers. Outside bets are those placed in the boxes
Roulette
Chart Key
Odds
Type of Bet
Straight Bets
A 35 to 1 Straight-up: All numbers,
plus 0 and 00.
B 2 to 1 Column Bet: Pays off on any
number in that horizontal
column
C 2 to 1 First Dozen: Pays off on any
number 1 through 12. Same
for second and third dozen.
D Even money
Combination Bets
E 17 to 1 Split: Pays off on 11 or 12.
F 11 to 1 Pays off on 28, 29, or 30.
G 8 to 1 Corner: Pays off on 17, 18,
20, or 21.
H 6 to 1 Pays off on 0, 00, 1, 2, or 3.
I 5 to 1 Pays off on 22, 23, 24, 25,
26, or 27.
0 00
1 2 3
6
9
12
15
18
21
24
27
30
33
E G
5
8
11
14
17
20
23
26
29
32
A
4
7
10
13
16
19
22
25
28
31
H
I F
C 1st 12 2nd 12 3rd 12
36
35
34
2 TO 1
2 TO 1
2 TO 1
B
1-18 EVEN ODD 19-36
D
A typical roulette table.