What are the odds of winning a color bet in roulette?

What are the odds of winning a color bet in roulette?

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In roulette you have certain even money bets, a bet that pays exactly what you've wagered: odd-even, red and black, or high and low. Now, the odds of winning those colour bets are 20 to 18. You have 20 ways to lose a colour bet, 18 ways to win a colour bet, or, 10 to 9, which is about my bedtime.