In the game of roulette, if a player places a $5 bet on the number 25 and the metal ball lands on 26, the player does not win. The probability of winning when betting on a single number in roulette is 1 in 38. Since the ball landed on 26, which is not the number the player bet on, the player loses the $5 bet. The player does not get to keep the $5 paid to play the game in this scenario. The $5 is collected by the house as the outcome did not match the player’s bet.
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