Is 0 an Even in Roulette?

In roulette, the numbers on the wheel are arranged in a specific order. They start with 0 and then go up to 36. The colors alternately are black and red, except for 0 which is green. If you bet on a single number, you are said to be betting “straight up.

” A split bet is when you bet on two adjacent numbers, for example, 17 and 18. A street bet is when you bet on a row of three numbers, such as 1, 2, and 3.

The even-money bets in roulette are the ones that pay 1-to-1. These include red or black, even or odd, 1-18 or 19-36 (the low or high bets), and the dozens (1st dozen is 1-12, 2nd dozen is 13-24, 3rd dozen is 25-36). An even money bet means that if you bet $10 and win, you will profit $10. If you lose, you will lose your $10 wager.

The house edge on even money bets is 2.7%.

The short answer to whether 0 is even in roulette is no. 0 is not an even number in roulette because it is not included in any of the even money bets.

The only time 0 comes into play with even money bets is when you lose your bet and the ball lands on 0. In this case, the house keeps your money (a “house rule” called la partage).

So while 0 may be considered an “even number” in mathematical terms, it is not an even number in roulette.