Roulette bets with nearly 1:1 odds (5)

I believe the answer is:

evens

(Other definitions for evens that I've seen before include "Presses" , "50-50 chance" , "Kind of bet where odds are one to one" , "Level betting" , "Level odds?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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