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Charles Wells might not have had the best reputation but he was good at roulette. One evening in 1891, Charles went to the world-famous Monte Carlo Casino Resort and started playing roulette enjoying a winning streak of a lifetime (winning 23 out of 30 consecutive spins).

It's a 9 chip bet covering 16 numbers either side of the zero, so a 17 number bet in total. In the example above, the blue chips are 5s and the pruple chips are 10s. The proper name for this bet is Grand Voisins du Zro: it's 17 numbers between (and including) 22 and 25 on a European Roulette Wheel.

Say a single-number bet has a 35:1 payout, and you betR$1. If you win, you'll get your money back plusR$35. Another example: If you win aR$100 bet (for a 35:1 payout), you get a total of $3,600 ($3,500 profit plus theR$100 you initially bet).

A roulette wheel consists of a spinning disk with divisions around its edge that revolves around the base of a bowl. A ball is spun around the outside of the bowl until eventually ball and wheel come to rest with the ball in one of the divisions.