23 Neighbours Roulette
Q) Dave asks, Is it better to be on neighbours rather than random numbers? I bet on neighbours and seem to win more. A) The roulette wheel is random. For readers who do not know what neighbours bets are. The image above shows a neighbours bet 3 either side of 33. So it’s like putting a chip on each of these seven numbers, 5, 24, 16, 33, 1, 20. Long roulette film clips are notoriously boring which is why I have chosen to make many short but extreme high odds clips. In fact, there are about 40 films on the Jafco roulette network and the odds on these clips range from about 1,000 to 1 up to 2.6 million to one.
Introduction
Neighborhoods are a set of 38 side bets in roulette, one for each number on the wheel. Each bet wins if the ball lands in the number chosen or one of the bordering numbers on the wheel. I first saw these side bets at the Gold Coast on a double-zero wheel in Las Vegas on March 19, 2019.
I've now adapted Roulette Key gold to identify the first neighbouring dozen that sleeps for over 9 (you can change this) spins. Of course this doesn't occur every time you play and if it doesn't. For a bet of six chips, the individual bets are placed on the following splits: 5-8, 10-11, 13-16, 23-24, 27-30, 33-36. Neighbor bets (or neighbour bets in British English) are different to the aforementioned announced bets, because a neighbor bet can be applied to any number(s) on the roulette wheel.
Rules
- On the betting layout for every individual number there is a place to but a Neighborhood bet.
- After the spin, Neighborhood bets on the number the ball landed on will pay 23 to 1.
- After the spin, Neighborhood bets on the numbers adjacent to number the ball landed on will pay 5 to 1.
- All other 35 Neighborhood bets lose.
Analysis
The following table shows my analysis of the Neighborhood bets on a single-zero wheel. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 2.70%.
Single-Zero Return Table
| Event | Pays | Numbers | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exact number | 23 | 1 | 0.027027 | 0.621622 |
| Neighboring numbers | 5 | 2 | 0.054054 | 0.270270 |
| All other | -1 | 34 | 0.918919 | -0.918919 |
| Total | 37 | 1.000000 | -0.027027 |
The following table shows my analysis of the Neighborhood bets on a double-zero wheel. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 5.26%.
Double-Zero Return Table
| Event | Pays | Numbers | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exact number | 23 | 1 | 0.026316 | 0.605263 |
| Neighboring numbers | 5 | 2 | 0.052632 | 0.263158 |
| All other | -1 | 35 | 0.921053 | -0.921053 |
| Total | 38 | 1.000000 | -0.052632 |
The following table shows my analysis of the Neighborhood bets on a triple-zero wheel. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 7.69%.
Triple-Zero Return Table
| Event | Pays | Numbers | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exact number | 23 | 1 | 0.025641 | 0.589744 |
| Neighboring numbers | 5 | 2 | 0.051282 | 0.256410 |
| All other | -1 | 36 | 0.923077 | -0.923077 |
| Total | 39 | 1.000000 | -0.076923 |
Strategy
This is the first side bet in roulette I've seen where the house edge is the same as the base game. So, do what you want, the odds are the same, with these exceptions, that also apply in conventional roulette:
- In French and Atlantic City roulette, where even money bets lose half only when the ball lands in zero, make even money bets only.
- In double-zero roulette, never bet the 0-00-1-2-3 combination.
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I should also add that you can achieve the same effect in conventional roulette by taking what you would have normally bet on a Neighbors bet and put 2/3 of it on the number directly and 1/6 each on both adjacent numbers on the wheel.
23 Neighbours Roulette Rules
Written by: Michael ShacklefordIf you are familiar with the European game of Roulette then you might have seen or heard of ‘neighbour bets’, AKA ‘section bets’ and ‘call bets’. The European Roulette wheel has a different layout for the numbers than the American wheel does, and included in the European game are these additional bets.
The wheel is broken up into three main sections, and the player has the option of betting on any of these sections simply by calling the bet out to the dealer and giving them the money for the bet before or during the spin. These are called “section bets”. We will cover exactly what these sections are later in this article.
A ‘neighbour bet’ will include 5 numbers. You basically choose the number that you want to use for the neighbour bet, and it will include that number, and the two numbers on each side of it on the Roulette wheel. So, for example, if you wanted to play “zero and the neighbours”, your bet would include the two numbers on each side, so your bet would cover numbers 3, 26, 0, 32 and 15.
For a neighbour bet, your bet will be broken down into fifths, with one fifth effectively going on each number. So if you threw in a £5 bet, it would effectively mean you have £1 straight up on each of these five numbers. You have to be aware of the table minimums, so if the Roulette table had a £1 minimum on the inside numbers, then the minimum neighbour bet you can do is £5 (which will effectively mean £1 on each of the five numbers).
You don’t physically have to place £1 on each of these numbers, you simply announce to the dealer that you would like to play zero and its neighbours (or whichever number you want to play), and they will mark this bet up. Then if one of the five numbers comes up that spin, they will place the relevant amount on the number and pay you out for it.
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Roulette Section bets
As well as the Roulette neighbour bets, there are also section bets that you can play as well. This is where the wheel is broken down into three different sections, and you can bet on any of them whenever you like. The three sections are:
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- Voisins du zero
- Orphelins
- Tier du cylindre
You can see from this diagram just what numbers each section includes. But we need to go into more detail of how the actual bets are broken down.
Voisins du zero
Voisins du zero is a 9 chip bet. So you need to bet in denominations of 9 when you play this section. The section includes 17 different numbers, including the zero on the wheel, and is the largest of the three section bets.
None of the bets cover any ‘straight up’ numbers (this is where the chip is placed on one number only). So the 9 different placements for the voisins du zero bet are as follows (the chip amounts mentioned are for a single 9 chip bet):
- 2 chips placed on the 0,2,3 corner
- 2 chips placed on the 25 to 29 corner
- 1 chip placed on the 4/7 split
- 1 chip placed on the 12/15 split
- 1 chip placed on the 18/21 split
- 1 chip placed on the 19/22 split
- 1 chip placed on 32/35 split
Orphelins
Orphelins is the smallest section on the wheel, covering 8 different numbers only. The section is actually broken into two different sections, each one separating the Voisins du zero and Tier du cylinder sections.
The Orphelins bet is a 5 chip bet, and they are broken down as follows:
- 1 chip placed on number 1 straight up
- 1 chip placed on the 6/9 split
- 1 chip placed on the 14/17 split
- 1 chip placed on the 17/20 split
- 1 chip placed on the 31/34 split
Tier du cylinder
So the remaining 12 numbers left on the wheel are all part of the Tier du cylinder section. This is a 6 chip bet, and each bet is placed on the following splits:
- 1 chip placed on the 5/8 split
- 1 chip placed on the 10/11 split
- 1 chip placed on the 13/16 split
- 1 chip placed on the 23/24 split
- 1 chip placed on the 27/30 split
- 1 chip placed on the 33/36 split
So all of these neighbour bets and section bets are exclusive to the French and European games of Roulette. You will not find any of these on the American game, as the numbers on the wheel are set out in a completely different way on the American wheel as to the European and French. These bets are all very easy to play, and now you have an understanding of what each of the section bets are, and how to play them you can start practicing on a European game.
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