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0 on roulette wheel payout
The payout when the ball lands on 0 in roulette. A straight-up bet on 0 pays 35 to 1, while even-money bets may lose, lose half, or be held depending on the house rules.
- Straight-up payout
- 35 to 1
- Probability on single-zero wheel
- 1 in 37
- La partage rule
- Even-money bet loses half the stake on 0
Key points
- A straight-up bet on 0 pays 35 to 1, the same as any single number.1
- On a single-zero wheel, the chance of hitting 0 is 1 in 37.3
- Under la partage, an even-money bet loses half its stake when 0 hits; under en prison, the stake is frozen for the next spin.2
Where this term is used
Not the same as
- Roulette wheel gambling — the broader activity of betting on roulette, not a specific payout outcome
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Sources
- Roulette - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Provides the standard 35-to-1 payout for a straight-up bet on 0.
- En prison - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Explains la partage and en prison rules for even-money bets on zero.
- Roulette - FAQ wizardofodds.com Gives the probability of 0 on a single-zero wheel as 1 in 37.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.