An American roulette wheel contains 38 numbers of which 18 are red, 18 are black, and 2 are green. When the wheel is spun, the ball is equally likely to land on any of the 38 numbers. For a bet on red, the house plays even odds (i.e., 1 to 1). What should the odds actually be to make the bet fair?

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An American roulette wheel contains 38 numbers of which 18 are red, 18 are black, and 2 are green. When the wheel is spun, the ball is equally likely to land on any of the 38 numbers. For a bet on red, the house plays even odds (i.e., 1 to 1). What should the odds actually be to make the bet fair?

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