American roulette pays 11 to 1 for a Street. European roulette pays the same for the same three numbers in a row. A Street is one horizontal row: 1–2–3, 4–5–6, 7–8–9, and so on up to 34–35–36. It holds three pockets. A hit gives a profit of 11, and a miss takes the chip.
On a wheel of 38 pockets a Street wins in 3 pockets and loses in 35. That is about one spin out of 13. Zero and double zero are not in the row 1–2–3: both remain a miss, although they lie next to this three on the layout. The Five number package is exactly what adds both zeros to 1, 2 and 3, and it pays 6 to 1, not 11 to 1.
Two neighboring Streets, 1–2–3 and 4–5–6, together cover Line 1–6. Two chips of one unit on these Streets are not a new field. They are the same six numbers as one Line, only the payout is gathered in two chips. Below, one Street is what is counted. A pair of Streets that adds up to a Line is not included in its plus of +11.
One row on American roulette
If over 38 spins each pocket came up exactly once, three hits would bring 3 × 11 = 33, and 35 misses would take 35. The result is −2 with 38 staked. A color and one number in the same pass also give −2. A Street is neither milder nor harsher than they are by the share per 100 staked: it equals 5.26.
| Where the ball landed | Pockets out of 38 | Result of a chip of 1 |
|---|---|---|
| One of the three numbers of the Street | 3 | +11 |
| Any other number, 0 or 00 | 35 | −1 |
The expectation of a spin: 3/38 × 11 + 35/38 × (−1) = 33/38 − 35/38 = −2/38. About −0.05 per chip, or 5.26 per 100. On 37 pockets there are 34 misses, not 35, and the same payout of 11 to 1 gives a share of 2.70. The RoulCoin wheel keeps the extra green pocket, so a miss on 00 for Street 1–2–3 does not go away.
What a Street is not
A Street gets mixed up with a Line and with the Five number package, because all three sit at the edge of the layout. A Line is six numbers and 5 to 1. The package is 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 and 6 to 1, and for the package a pass of 38 pockets gives −3, not −2. Street 1–2–3 does not turn into that package just because the chip stands close to the zeros.
| Field | Numbers | Payout | Result of a pass of 38 pockets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Street | 3 in one row | 11 to 1 | −2 |
| Line | 6, two rows | 5 to 1 | −2 |
| Five number | 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 | 6 to 1 | −3 |
Two chips on Streets 1–2–3 and 4–5–6, when any of the six numbers lands, give a profit of 11 and minus 1 on the empty Street: +10 net at a stake of 2. That is +5 on each unit staked, exactly the payout of a Line. There is no separate advantage in “two Streets instead of a Line.”
Ten spins of one row
Over 10 spins the same Street comes up at least once in about 56.06% of such stretches and does not come up even once in about 43.94%. The average number of hits over these 10 spins is 30/38, about 0.79. Zero hits over ten spins is therefore ordinary, even though a trio of numbers is wider than one cell.
| Stretch | At least one Street win | Not a single one | Hits on average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 spins | 56.06% | 43.94% | about 0.79 |
| 1 spin | 3/38 | 35/38 | 3/38 |
For a player in England the row 1–2–3 does not include 00, even in the time zone where both zeros stand next to each other on the layout. A miss on green is minus the whole chip. Half the stake on zero does not apply to a Street: that is an even-chance rule on another wheel.
Three numbers in a row pay 11 to 1. Over 38 different pockets the chip gives −2, like a color and like one number, and not −3, like the Five number package.
How not to slide the chip if you play online
Before the spin, name three numbers out loud. 1–2–3 and 4–5–6 are different Streets, and a chip between them may become not a Street but the boundary of another field. The table ceiling is checked for this one chip. Playing online without registration, the row can be checked on a virtual balance. Guest chips do not turn into a withdrawal.
- A Street has three numbers of one row, and the payout is 11 to 1.
- 0 and 00 are not in 1–2–3 and do not pay half a chip.
- Two neighboring Streets are counted as a Line, if all six numbers are wanted.
- After a miss the Street is not doubled, unless a ladder is written down separately.
Why 11 to 1 is not an extra payment for being close to zero
The payout of 11 to 1 stands on any row, and on 34–35–36 as well. The closeness of 1–2–3 to the green pockets on the layout does not add chance to them and does not include 0 in the three. The chance of a row is 3 out of 38 on every spin, wherever it lies.
Does Street 1–2–3 win if 0 lands?
No. Zero and 00 take the chip. For both zeros to be in the bet together with 1, 2 and 3, a different field is needed, Five number, and the payout there is 6 to 1.
Do two Streets, 1–3 and 4–6, pay 11 to 1 each on any of the six numbers?
No. The Street that the number landed in is the one that pays. The second loses. The net is +10 at a stake of 2, which matches the Line payout on these six numbers.
How often does a Street come up over ten spins?
At least once — in about 56.06% of stretches of 10 spins. Not once — in about 43.94%. On one spin the chance is 3 out of 38.
On a European wheel, does a Street pay 12 to 1?
No, the same 11 to 1. There is one fewer miss, and the share per 100 staked equals 2.70. On the RoulCoin wheel there are 35 misses out of 38.
Three numbers with a payout of 11 to 1 stand between one cell and a Line of six. Neighboring playing strategies occupy exactly those neighboring fields, and the plus there is different. A row is better named as three numbers before the chip lands on the boundary with the next one.