Bet dem · Inside bet · plein
Straight up bet inna roulette
A roulette straight up bet put a chip pon one single numba. Di rarest win pon di table an di biggest payout, wid di same 2.70% house edge as evryting else.
cover
1 / 37
probability
2.70%
pay
35:1
house edge
2.70%
EV per $1
−$0.027
SD per $1
5.84
Pon 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
Pon di wheel · between 25 an 34
Roulette straight up payout an probability
One pocket outta 37 win: 1/37, or 2.70%. Di casino pay 35:1. A fair payout pon 37 pocket woulda be 36:1; di one unit weh missin a di house edge.
p(win) = 1/37 = 0.0270
EV per $1 = (1/37)(35) − (36/37)(1) = −1/37 = −$0.0270
EV per $1 = (1/37)(35) − (36/37)(1) = −1/37 = −$0.0270
Example a a stake
stake$10 pon 17
if 17 hit (1/37)+$350 win, stake come back
if anyting else come (36/37)−$10
expected result evry spin−$0.27
Variance: ow far di result dem swing
Di expected loss a di same as pon red, but di spread a di result dem nuh di same. Fi evry dollar yuh stake, a straight-up bet have a standard deviation a bout 5.84 gainst 1.00 fi a even-money bet. Ova 100 spin at $10, a red playa usually deh inside ±$100 a di expectation; a straight-up playa usually deh inside ±$584.
straight up
5.84
corner (4)
2.84
red (18)
1.00
Wah it like
- Di median session result a one steady loss; di average get pull up by di rare 35:1 hit dem.
- Di expected wait fi a hit a 37 spin, an di wait dem run longer dan most people tink: afta 37 spin, a 36% chance still deh seh yuh nuh win at all.
- Table minimum fi inside bet usually lower per chip, but often a minimum total deh fi all di inside bet dem togedda.
- Inna French-style casino dem call a straight up bet inna roulette plein.
Sumting fi laugh
Di same expected loss as red, wid a much wider spread.