This bet is far more popular than the ”Neighbors of zero” bet, for instance, at casinos in the United Kingdom. Six chips are usually used in the form of 6 split bets as follows: 1 split between 5 and 8; 1 split between 10 and 11; 1 split between 13 and 16; 1 split between 23 and 24; 1 split between 27 and 30; 1 split between 33 and 36. Roulette bets are split into two groups: inside bets and outside bets. This simply refers to where the bets are placed on the table. Anything within the numbers 0-36 is an ‘inside’ bet. The House Edge on this bet is the same as it is for the other main roulette bets: 5.26% for American Roulette (2 zero pockets) and 2.63% in a single zero European Roulette Wheel.

When talking about the sections of a roulette wheel, players most often are talking about what are called “French bets”, “announced bets”, and “called bets”. I’m going to describe and discuss these in some detail today, because they often seem exotic and confusing to many new English speaking roulette gamblers. Once you know why these wagers exist and what the gamblers who make them are trying to do, they tend to be easy to keep track of. In fact, they’re quite easy to spot, because they divide the roulette wheel into various sectors. Just remember the numbers 22/25 and 27/30, because these are used to divide up the wheel into different sections.

These bets often use French phrases to describe them, which is why they are called French bets. If you aren’t comfortable speaking French (even phonetically), I’ll provide translations, which tend to be recognized in English language casinos. Before I get too far, I want to distinguish between what are called announced bets and called bets.

Differences in Announced and Called Bets

An “announced bet” is when you announce to the croupier (roulette dealer) that you want to make one of the French bets below. In these cases, you announce your bet and move to place your chips in the appropriate location.

Triple Zero Roulette Wheel

A “called bet” is similar, except you call out which bet you want to make, but don’t move to place your chips on the appropriate locations about the table. Because this is considered by many pit bosses and casino managers to be betting on credit, many casinos do not allow called betting. Because announced bets follow procedure, they are allowed throughout the world.