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Betting
As I discuss in the previous section, the roulette table layout breaks betting down into two sections: the inside bets and the outside bets. Inside bets involve betting specific numbers on the wheel; a winning bet on a single number pays 35 to 1. The outside bets are outside of the numbers on the table layout. They pay either even money (1 to 1) on red/black, high/low, or odd/even, or 2 to 1 on columns and dozens. (Check out “Making outside bets: Better odds but lower payouts” later in this section for more on columns and decks.)
Although you know what the bets mean, that information doesn’t help much if you don’t know how to make them. This section gives you the lowdown on identifying the table limits and placing your bets.
