Street Bet in Roulette: Everything You Need to Know
Of all of the table games available online and at casino venues, few attract bettors quite like roulette. One of the game’s greatest draws is its range of betting options. There are 37 or 38 numbers to bet on and a whole host of available combinations to vary each bet and cover different parts of the wheel. In fact, on a standard European table, you have just over 100 betting options for one chip. At some tables, the racetrack will offer even more!
In this guide, we’re focusing on a bet that covers three successive numbers on the wheel. The street bet is often forgotten by players, especially new ones, as the betting zone is neither inside nor outside. Regardless, placing a street bet or multiple street bets can potentially be advantageous compared to some other forms of roulette betting. This is what you need to know about placing a street bet in roulette.
What is a Street Bet in Roulette?
Classed as an inside bet, a street bet in roulette is a wager placed on any of the 12 three-number lines that run consecutive numbers. The first street bet on the board, from left to right, covers numbers 3, 2, and 1, while the street bet on the far-right backs numbers 36, 35, and 34. If you’re playing French roulette, the street bet is known as the Transversale Plein, which directly translates to “full transverse.”
The bet is technically placed right on the edge of the inside betting area, in between the outside bets and single numbers at the foot of the inside betting area. When you place a street bet, you’re backing all three of the numbers in the street on the next spin. Say you bet on the street of 7, 8, and 9. If the ball lands on either a 7, 8, or 9, you’ll win the street bet.
How to Place a Street Bet in Roulette
Placing a street bet in roulette can be a bit fiddly online. You see, the line for a street bet crosses three outside bets as well as 12 individual numbers. You need to put the chip halfway onto the number that starts the street of three that you want to bet on, as well as halfway on its adjacent outside bet. Don’t worry; this won’t require an extra chip as you won’t be betting on the outside bets of 1st 12, 2nd 12, or 3rd 12 as well.
In most non-live online casino roulette games, you can hover the mouse, or tap and hold on the betting table. Doing this will usually illuminate the numbers that you’re about to bet on, just like it does in Real Auto Roulette. Just wait until the street lights up and then click or tap to place your first chip on that street. That said, on some tables, you can get away with placing the chip halfway on the street’s larger number and off of the betting area.
Street Bet Payout Odds
Regardless of which street you bet on, the payout odds are 11:1. So, if you place two chips worth one coin each on the street of 28, 29, and 30, and the ball lands on 29, you’ll get a payout of 24 coins. This return is for the 11:1 on each of the two coins, as well as the two coins being returned for your winning bet. When you look at the probability odds of a street coming in, it potentially looks to be a sound bet for its return potential.
The ratio odds of a street bet coming in on any spin of the European or French roulette wheel is 11.33 to 1, or an 8.1% chance. As the wager returns 11:1, it aligns rather closely to the likelihood of it coming in at 11.33 to 1. However, this changes slightly if you play double-zero American roulette. The extra zero pocket drags the house edge from around 2.7% to 5.26% and the likelihood of a street bet coming in down to 7.9%.
Street Bet Limitations
As an inside bet, the only real limitations on a street bet in roulette are the bet size rules. Usually, inside bets are capped at around 10-15% of the maximum bet on an even-money outside bet. If you’re playing new live variants with potential multipliers, like Mega Fire Blaze Roulette or Quantum Roulette Live, the maximum bet limits may be lower still.
Street Bet Strategies
Every spin of the roulette wheel is completely randomized, so don’t try to apply strategy to any form of the game. Still, we do have a few tips to help boost your betting. For one, avoid double-zero tables as the extra green pocket puts you at a needless disadvantage compared to single-zero games.
If you like to cover as much of the table as you can and still get a decent return when you win, for only street bets, back five at a flat bet. This is one of the advantages of the street bet as you can place several for one spin and each covers three numbers. A win will return 12 coins for the cost of five, mitigating up to two losses in a row.
One of the disadvantages of the street bet is that it backs successive numbers numerically rather than portions of the wheel, as you can on the racetrack. To some, this is a disadvantage as you end up with a scattered bet. That said, if you're one who follows hot and cold numbers, a fair time to place a street bet would be when low or high numbers have gone hot or cold. Still, every outcome is completely random.
Street Bet FAQs
What are the odds of Winning a Street Bet in roulette?
The odds of winning a street bet in roulette, or rather, the probability of winning a street bet in roulette is 11.33 to one or an 8.1% chance. This figure is for single-zero roulette tables, though. The probability percentage decreases to 7.9% in double-zero games.
How do I place a Street Bet in roulette?
Looking at the betting area with the zero on the left and the outside bets (Red, Odd, 1 to 18, 2nd 12, etc.) nearest to you, to place a street bet, you need to put a chip halfway along the line between the outside bets and the individual numbers towards the bottom of the betting area. This would have the chip halfway between the 1st 12, 2nd 12, and 3rd 12 zones as well as either number 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, or 34 to cover each of those streets.
What is the payout ratio for a Street Bet in roulette?
The payout ratio for a street bet in roulette is 11:1. So, if you place a one-chip bet on a street and it wins, you’ll return 12 coins as your stake gets paid back to you as well. As a ratio, the probability of any one street bet coming in at a European roulette table is 11:33, which means that the payout is rather close to the calculated odds.
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