Ocean's 13 roulette dialog meaning
I was watching Ocean's 13 there is a line before the mass winning scene and where GRECO goes down and I don't understand what it means.
This is where Yen is disguised as a wealthy overseas businessman(?) and places 10 million on roulette.
Willy is downstairs at the GRECO command center checking out if the earthquake knocked out the system and a pit boss is trying to get clearance on the 10 million bet.
Willy allows it and the pit boss gives a nod to the roulette employee. Then he says
All right, the gentleman's down to a three-number combination. 11, 12 and 13.
And then the ball drops onto 13.
What does this mean? I do know it pays homage to the movies but is that really what this line is for?
Best Answer
A 3 number combination means he's betting that the ball will land on on any one of those numbers.
The payout if it hits is 11 to 1 which means he's just won 110 million dollars.
It's a little odd as these type of bets are usually done on "streets" which represent the rows on the table but there's no reason a 3-number combo wouldn't be accepted for row numbers....especially with the approval of the pit-boss.
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