The real odds

What are the real odds of roulette? The house has a guaranteed built-in win rate for the game no matter what bet is made. Using the American wheel, with 36 numbers, plus the zero and double zero (really 38 total numbers), the payout is 35 to 1 for a straight up number. Lets say you wager one chip on number 17. For every spin, in a cycle of 38 spins, you will lose on 37 numbers and win once for 35 chips. The casino ends up being ahead 2 chips, resulting in a 5.26 percent house advantage. When playing the French wheel, with only one zero, (37 total numbers) the house ends up with only a 2.70 percent win. You can not change this statistic, it is locked in stone. There are a lot of other bets at roulette that will reduce you risk, like red or black, odd or even, but none of these will reduce the odds. Your only hope at roulette is to ride a short winning steak and then run, not walk, to the cashier cage.