Differences between European, American and French roulette

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Roulette is one of the most popular casino games in the world, but few players know that there are three different variations of the game. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
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Differences between European, American and French roulette

Many casino home visitors choose to play roulette without thinking about the possible differences. In fact, there are three different types of roulette - European, American and French. The roulette mechanism itself differs in only two aspects, so what are the differences between roulettes:

  1. The numbers are arranged in a different order
  2. American Roulette has 0 and 00.

The first difference in roulette is, of course, the design, as it is in no way does not affect probabilities, but the second one increases the home advantage and the player's chances of losing his bet quite significantly. French roulette differs in both its design and its rules, but we will discuss it at length later.

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American Roulette Differences and Home Advantage

The main difference between American roulette and European (and French) roulette is the inclusion of a double zero in the wheel, which doesn't count as red/black or even/odd and so on. At first glance, it may seem that just one extra box will not make much difference to a player's or a house's chances of winning, but in fact the presence of a double zero almost doubles the house's advantage.

A bet placed on a specific number in European Roulette has a probability of 2.7% (1 in 37) and gives a payout of 35 times the original bet. Making the same bet on American roulette has a 2.6% probability of winning and the same payout. This difference does not seem significant until we do more extensive calculations.

Building Allowance E. probability A. probability Advantage
Colour 1:1 48.65% 47.37% 2,7% vs 5,26%
(In)even 1:1 48.65% 47.37% 2,7% vs 5,26%
Low/Auxiliary 1:1 48.65% 47.37% 2,7% vs 5,26%

All bets American Roulette the home advantage is almost double. In practice, this means that you can win money almost twice as fast - if you could win €1,000 on European roulette in an hour, then mathematically speaking you could win the same amount of money on American roulette in half an hour.

French roulette and its rules

This roulette uses the same structure as European roulette, but has two additional rules that give the player an advantage:

  1. La Partage means "the division". If the ball hits zero, then all even bets (colour, odd or even number, low or high number) are split in half. Half of the bet is returned to the player and the other half goes to the house. For all other bets (on an exact number, etc.) the standard rules apply.
  2. En Prison means "prison". If the ball hits zero, then all even bets are marked. If they win on the next spin, the player recovers the full bet amount. If the En Prison rule is in effect, the marked bet cannot be changed.

In French roulette, one of these two rules applies, but La Partage is the most common. In the case of either rule, the home advantage is slightly reduced. In all cases except for the dropping of a zero, the house advantage is 2.7%, and if a 0 is dropped and one of the rules is applied, the house advantage is reduced to 1.35%.

French Roulette bets

Announced Bet betting

In roulette, not only can you place inside and outside bets in special sections, but also racetrack in the area known as Announced Bet.

The most common are Announced Bet are published in French roulette, but are now increasingly common in online versions of European roulette. And they all have their own unique names in French, so you can feel the true spirit of the French game even more!

  1. Let's start with "Voisins du Zéro" construction, also known as "Neighbours of Zero". This bet involves a zero and 7 numbers on each side of the zero - from 22 to 25 on the wheel. This means that a bet of 15 numbers is covered with 9 chips.

Distribution

A trio comprising 0,2,3 (2 tokens)

Five combinations: 4/7, 12/15, 18/21/19/22, 32/35 (1 token each - 5 in total)

One corner: 25/26/28/29 - (2 tokens)

  1. Another bet, which, like Voisins du Zéro, involves quite a lot of numbers, is called "Le Tiers Du Cylindre". This bet covers 12 numbers with 6 chips, ranging from 27 to 33 on the wheel. Hence the name of the bet - literally "Le Tiers Du Cylindre" means "one third of the wheel".

 Distribution

All the figures on which this bet is planned are: 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23,10, 5, 24, 16 and 33 and one chip on each of these number combinations: 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30 and 33/36.

  1. Another popular French roulette bet is called "Orphelins". This is the bet that covers the numbers not covered by the Voisins du Zéro and Le Tiers Du Cylindre bets. This bet covers 8 numbers with 4 chips

Distribution

A bet consisting of individual numbers 1, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 31 and 34 and combinations of these numbers: 6/9, 14/17, 17/20 and 31/34.

  1. There are also "Jeu Zéro" betting, also known as "Zero Game". This bet includes 3 zero-square neighbours on each side of the wheel.

7 numbers are covered with 4 chips.

Distribution

A bet consisting of the numbers 26 and 3 and their combinations 0/3, 12/15 and 32/35.

Where is the home advantage smallest?

After analysing all three possible roulette variants, the differences between the roulettes are clear and the player's choice is obvious - French roulette is the best. This variant has the lowest house edge, the most action (due to the extra rules) and the most money saved.

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