Bet categorization stays identical whether you’re using chips or cryptocurrency. Ethereum betting maintains the same betting layouts, payout structures, and terminology as traditional roulette. The blockchain affects transaction processing and verification, but doesn’t change which bet types exist. Learning these categories forms the foundation of competent roulette play regardless of platform.
1. Inside betting positions
Straight bets place chips directly on single numbers. Hit, and you collect 35 to 1. Miss and everything disappears. The maximum risk concentration delivers maximum potential returns. Split bets straddle two adjacent numbers, covering both for 17 to 1 payouts. Street bets span three numbers horizontally across the layout, paying 11 to 1 when successful.
Corner bets touch four numbers meeting at one intersection. These return 8 to 1 on wins. Line bets cover six numbers across two adjacent rows, paying 5 to 1. The pattern shows clear trade-offs. More numbers covered means lower payouts but better hit frequency. Fewer numbers increase payouts while reducing success probability. All inside bets carry identical house edges despite different volatility profiles.
2. Outside bet coverage
Red or black represents the simplest outside option. Eighteen numbers wear each color. Bets pay even money when your color hits. Zero wearing green causes both colors to lose. Odd or even works identically, splitting numbered pockets into two groups, paying 1 to 1. High numbers cover 19 through 36. Low numbers span 1 through 18. Again, even money payouts with roughly 48.6% win rates.
Dozen bets partition numbers into three groups of twelve. First dozen takes 1 through 12. The second covers 13 through 24. The third includes 25 through 36. These pay 2 to 1, winning approximately 32% of spins. Column bets divide the three vertical columns on the layout with identical 2 to 1 payouts. Outside bets create smoother results with frequent wins and frequent losses rather than the wild swings inside bets produce.
3. Neighbor bet mechanics
Neighbours bet target numbers based on their physical wheel positions rather than table layout proximity. A standard five-number neighbour bet on 17 covers 17 itself plus the two numbers on each side of the actual wheel. European wheels arrange numbers non-sequentially. Number 17 sits between 34 and 6 physically, yet despite being nowhere near them on the betting grid. This wheel-based betting requires understanding the physical pocket arrangement:
- Numbers sitting together on the wheel scatter across the table layout
- Consecutive table numbers rarely sit adjacent on the wheel
- Wheel-based betting targets physical sectors
- Table-based betting follows layout groupings
- The distinction creates strategic depth for experienced players
Some platforms provide wheel views showing the physical arrangement. Others require memorising the sequence or referencing charts.
4. French bet categories
Voisins du zero covers 17 numbers near the zero pocket using nine chips placed across splits and corners. This sector bet costs nine units but captures nearly half the wheel through strategic chip placement. Tier du cylindre targets 12 numbers opposite zero with six chips on splits. Orphelins grabs the eight numbers excluded from voisins and tier using five chips. These French bets represent preset neighbor patterns covering specific wheel sections. Platforms often provide single-click buttons that execute the multi-chip placements automatically. Manual placement becomes tedious since each bet requires positioning numerous chips correctly. The automation simplifies wheel sector betting for players who want this approach.
