Winners - How to Play Roulette - Basic Rules & Betting Strategies

The game consists of a spinning wheel usually called a cylinder, divided into numbered slots from 0 to 36, a ball launched into the cylinder by the dealer, and a table layout where the numbers and betting areas are displayed so players can place their chips.

The goal of the game is to anticipate the number or area where the ball will stop in each round. That is why understanding the structure of the game, the bet types, and the session context is useful when trying to read what is happening at the table more clearly.

In that sense, Winners works as a support tool, showing relevant information in real time to follow the session with more clarity and less manual work.

Each round consists of three phases, usually announced by the dealer's words and actions:

First: "Place your bets"
At the start of each round, players have a short time to place their bets, which ends when the dealer closes the round by saying “No more bets”. Players are not required to bet every round, only when they choose to.

Second: "Ball launch"
This phase begins when the dealer launches the ball into the spinning cylinder and ends when it stops in a numbered slot — that number is the winner.

Third: "Payout"
The dealer removes the losing chips and pays out winnings to the winners.

As we can see, the betting round is the key operational moment for the player. That is why, beyond intuition or impulse, it is useful to understand the different bet types and the logic behind each system or sequence.

Winners makes that process easier from the start by helping you configure the tool according to your workflow and review different setups before applying them in a real session.

For that purpose, you can rely on the Winners simulator, which makes it possible to test setups and observe their evolution without having to do so directly in a live session.

One of roulette’s biggest attractions — and the reason it remains the top game of chance — is its simplicity combined with the large number of bets and combinations players can freely make, along with the corresponding variety of prizes depending on the type of bet.

There are various types of bets on the table (reds, odds, etc.), but there’s also the option of betting based on the number layout on the cylinder, known as the racetrack.

Above all, it’s important to note that each player can place several bets at once and use as many types of bets as they like in a single round.

Also, as we’ll see later, the lower the probability of winning a bet, the higher the payout.

TABLE BETS

Outside bets

Outside bets are those placed in the unnumbered areas of the table; they cover multiple numbers that share a characteristic: red/black (A), even/odd (B), low/high (C), dozen (D), and column (E).

Among outside bets, simple bets are those placed on red/black, even/odd, or low/high. These have a “50%” chance of winning per spin. They are the easiest, hence the name.

Dozens and columns have a “33%” chance of winning, so they pay more than simple bets. We’ll discuss payouts for each type of bet shortly.

Inside bets

Inside bets are placed in the numbered areas of the board and can cover one or more numbers depending on their position: the line (or six-line) (F) covers 6 numbers in two adjacent rows; the corner (or square) (G) covers the 4 surrounding numbers; the street (H) covers 3 numbers in a row; the split (I) covers 2 numbers; and the straight up (J) covers a single number and offers the highest payout.

RACETRACK BETS (cylinder number distribution)

Racetrack bets are based on the actual arrangement of numbers on the cylinder, rather than the table layout. These bets cover specific sectors of the cylinder.

The main advantage of betting by the cylinder’s number layout is that it allows players to visually estimate or “predict” where the ball may land based on the dealer’s throw style, force, or the cylinder’s speed.

To enable this, casinos provide a representation of the cylinder’s number layout in addition to the main betting table.

Classic bets

Classic bets are the most common and have traditionally been suggested by casinos. They divide the cylinder into four segments: zero, neighbors of zero, orphans, and third. Based on this division, the following bets can be made:

• Zero: Bet on numbers immediately next to zero (including zero).
• Neighbors: Covers a wider range of numbers around zero — nearly half the cylinder.
• Third: Covers a third of the cylinder.
• Orphans: Numbers not part of zero, neighbors, or third — hence called orphans.

The disadvantage of classic bets is that casinos have strategically divided the cylinder into 4 uneven and disproportionate zones. Each zone contains a different number of slots, making it hard for players to estimate or predict the chances of the ball landing in one zone or another. For example, the "Orphans" zone covers fewer numbers than the "Neighbors", and they are not adjacent — some are on one side of the cylinder and some on the other.

That’s why Winners has implemented the following solution in its assistant:

Winners sector bets

Since classic bets divide the cylinder into uneven sectors, Winners includes the possibility for users to split the wheel into equal sectors and work with a more structured reading of the session.

This makes it easier to observe wheel distribution and analyze more clearly which areas are becoming relevant throughout the session.

OTHER TYPES OF BETS

In addition to all the betting types mentioned, whether on the table or based on cylinder sectors, players often create their own combinations and strategies, such as the following:

Finals bets

This involves betting on a set of numbers that end in the same digit. For example, "finals of 3" means betting on 3, 13, 23, and 33. There are two types of finals bets:

• a) Single-digit finals, placed as straight-up bets. E.g., finals of 5: straight 5, 15, 25, 35.
• b) Double-digit finals, placed with split bets if the numbers are adjacent, and straight-up bets otherwise. E.g., finals 1/2: split 1/2, 11/12, straight 21, 22, split 31/32.

The Widow

This is a combination of 5 chips covering one number and skipping two on the layout. It consists of the following 5 bets: street 4/6, split 7/8, straight 14, split 22/25, and corner 32/36.

Full number bet

This is a full number bet, covering a straight number and all numbers around it on the layout. It may require 12 chips if it’s a central number, or 9 if it’s on the edge. The complete bet includes:

• a) A straight bet on the chosen number.
• b) All splits covering the number (4 for a central number, 3 for a side number).
• c) All corners covering the number (4 for central, 2 for side).
• d) The street covering the number.
• e) The two six-lines covering the number.

Up to this point, we’ve seen different types of bets, and as shown in the graphic, the higher the chance of winning, the lower the payout:

Casinos usually offer some data based on previous rounds, such as recent history, “hot” and “cold” numbers, or simple percentages for red/black, even/odd, or low/high. However, they often do not clearly show the order, sequence, and context in which those zones appear, which is useful when visually detecting frequency patterns.

With Winners you can register the session, follow trends, delays, and patterns, and use the tool to interpret what is happening more clearly through a broader session view.