The Different Types Of Roulette
March 24, 2025
At the first glance every roulette game looks the same but if you look closely then you will find that there are variations not only in the wheel but also in the winning payouts. The roulette wheel has pockets which are numbered from 1 to 36. From 1 to 10 and 19 to 28 the odd numbers are red and the even are black. This colour code reverses for the number range 11 to 18 and 29 to 36. There is also a green pocket which is numbered 0. In most of the American roulette wheels you will find a second green pocket numbered 00. Here is how the order of the pocket numbers on a roulette wheel in a clockwise sequence.
Single-zero wheel
0-32-15-19-4-21-2-25-17-34-6-27-13-36-11-30-8-23-10-5-24-16-33-1-20-14-31-9-22-18-29-7-28-12-35-3-26
Double-zero wheel
0-28-9-26-30-11-7-20-32-17-5-22-34-15-3-24-36-13-1-00-27-10-25-29-12-8-19-31-18-6-21-33-16-4-23-35-14-2
When it comes to roulette games, there are three main variations: American Roulette, European Roulette and French Roulette. House edge tells us what the house gets out of the game for them. So while judging which of these variants of the game is the best for a player you should look for the lowest possible percentage of the house edge.
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American Roulette: This version of the game is not considered to be too player friendly when it comes to house edge. The wheel has 38 pockets as it has numbers from 1 through 36, 0 and 00. Because of the presence of the "00" pocket the American roulette is also called the “double-zero roulette". Mathematically if you see because of the 2 extra pockets the casino gets a house edge of 5.26%. All the probabilities for streets, corners, straights and splits also the lower paying bets on the outside of the layout have the same house edge. The only exception to the rule is a wager on 0, 00 and 3 which is also known as "basket". In this case the house edge is 7.89%.
European Roulette: This is a more preferred version of roulette. Here the roulette wheel has 37 pockets, the numbers range from 0 to 36. This is the fairest wheel you can get. The house edge of this wheel is 2.70% compared to the 5.26% of the American version of the game. Most of the serious players hunt for the European roulette tables as it offers them a better chance of winning.
French Roulette: This version of the game is very common in online casinos. The rule which makes the game even more interesting for the player is the La Partage rule. In this rule if 0 is called than half of the even money bets are returned to the player. As a result the house edge comes down to a player friendly 1.35% and is the best among the other variants. If you are new to roulette then the online version is the best place to learn the game. The practice rooms available online are best to learn the rules of the game and also understand the strategies of the game.
In most of the American casinos you would find the American version of the game while in Europe and Australia the European roulette wheels are found. In this region you will never find a wheel with a double zero pocket. The casinos in the Caribbean and the Pacific Rima also have the European roulette.
Thanks to the development of the cyberspace, today you can find many reputed online casinos that offer almost all the variations of the game. Because of the lowest house edge French roulette has become the most popular version of the game among the online community. The online environment also offers the perfect setting for players who are new to the game. This is a simple game that is played following easy rules. Probably this is the reason why it is so popular among casino players.
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