American Roulette vs. European Roulette: Some Differences & Similarities

If you are staying in America, it is sure that you may have never heard about European roulette wheel. You may even not be aware of such a thing. Today, with the facility of online gaming, you can play the European roulette wheel on some sites. This same thing occurs for the people staying on the other side that is Europe. While knowing of the both the games, you may think what is the difference between these both games. Let us know the two to arrive at the similarities and dissimilarities of these two popular games.

American Roulette

America roulette is having a table with a number panel laid on a web. In this roulette there are numbers from 1 to 36 on the board and zero, and double zero. You can also make extra bets, which are placed on the side of the board that is: Red or Black, Odd or Even, 1-18 vs. 19-36, 1st 12 numbers, 2nd 12 numbers, 3rd 12 numbers, and 1st Column, 2nd Column, 3rd Column. You can also make a bet by placing the number of chips of your wish on a single number, two numbers, three numbers, four numbers, five numbers or six numbers. You can also make side bets or wager on color, odd or even, a dozen of numbers, or on half of the numbers.

Each of these bets pay off on what their true odds would be, if there were no Zero or Double Zero. So for example, a single number bet pays 35 to 1, since it should come on average 1 out of every 36 times on a board of 36 numbers. In reality, it should only come 1 out of every 38 times due to the presence of the Zero and Double Zero. Similarly, the color and odd-even bets pay even money, the column bets pay 2 to 1, etc.

After the bets have been taken place, the Croupier turns the wheel of roulette, and announces "no more bets" after which you cannot place more chips. After the ball stops finally on a certain number slots, the bets are paid.

Differences in European Roulette:

Therefore, in European (sometimes called "French") Roulette, there are two main differences. One of this is not very important; the other is of great importance. The first is that the side bets on the board will be labeled in French (although most likely in English as well). The much more important difference is that European Roulette wheels have only a single Zero, no Double Zero. Hence, a single bet is getting paid 35 to 1 on a 36 to 1 shot, not a 37 to 1 shot. How much difference can that one extra Zero possibly make? Plenty! The addition of the Double Zero makes the House edge twice what it is in the European version, 5.26 percent vs. 2.63.

From the above discussion it is clear that which one is the better one to play. If you are trying to reduce the House edge, European roulette is the best option. If you are going to play live casino, you should play the games offered by them. But if you are going to play it on internet, you should not follow them. There are many online casinos that offer single zero roulette and if your wish is to increase your profit, find any one of it and try your fortune.