Riverboat Roulette is a unique and overlooked roulette variation. It is played using a traditional roulette wheel, but each number has dual colors. As a result, the game introduces uncommon wagering options: six multi-spin colored bets and a single-spin white bet.

In this guide, we explain how to play Riverboat Roulette, including its rules, bet types, payouts, and winning strategy.

Riverboat Roulette Rules

Riverboat Roulette uses a modified American roulette wheel with 38 numbers (0, 00, and 1–36).

In addition to standard red, black, and green pockets, Riverboat Roulette includes:

Teal
Yellow
Pink
Purple
Orange
Blue
White

Number Distribution by Color

Color	Count	Numbers
White	8	0, 00, 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36
Teal	4	2, 11, 14, 23
Yellow	4	3, 10, 15, 22
Pink	5	4, 9, 16, 21, 33
Purple	5	5, 8, 17, 20, 32
Orange	6	6, 19, 26, 27, 30, 31
Blue	6	7, 18, 28, 29, 34, 35

Types of Bets

There are three main categories of wagers:

Inside Bets

These are identical to traditional roulette:

Straight Up (35:1)
Split (17:1)
Street (11:1)
Corner / Square (8:1)
Six Line (5:1)
Top Line / Basket (6:1)

Inside bets offer higher payouts but lower winning probability.

Outside Bets

These are safer wagers placed on outer table sections:

Red / Black (1:1)
Odd / Even (1:1)
High / Low (1–18 / 19–36)
Column Bets (2:1)
Dozen Bets (2:1)

Color Side Bets

Riverboat Roulette’s defining feature is its colored side wagers.

Eligible colors:

Teal
Yellow
Pink
Purple
Orange
Blue
White

White is a single-spin bet.

The other six colors are multi-spin bets.

If the ball lands on:

Your chosen color → You win.
White → All other color bets lose immediately.
A different non-white color → Push (your wager remains active for the next spin).

Riverboat Roulette Payouts

Inside Bets

Bet Type	Payout
Straight Up	35:1
Split	17:1
Street	11:1
Corner	8:1
Top Line	6:1
Double Street	5:1

Outside Bets

Bet Type	Payout
Red / Black	1:1
Odd / Even	1:1
High / Low	1:1
Columns	2:1
Dozens	2:1

Color Bets

Color	Payout
White	7:2
Yellow / Teal	2:1
Pink	8:5
Purple	8:5
Orange	7:5
Blue	7:5

Winning Strategy

Riverboat Roulette uses the American wheel, which carries a 5.26% house edge.

A more balanced strategy includes:

Favoring outside bets for higher win probability.
Pairing outside bets with Blue or Orange side bets.
Avoiding the Top Line / Basket bet (house edge 7.89%).

Blue and Orange each cover six numbers and benefit from the push mechanic. Unless white hits, other colors result in a push, keeping your wager active.

This approach can reduce effective exposure to approximately 2.63%.

Final Thoughts

Riverboat Roulette follows the same inside and outside betting structure as traditional roulette while introducing a multi-spin color mechanic.

Its unique push rule adds strategic flexibility, making it an interesting alternative to standard roulette — though it is not widely available in most casinos.