European Roulette
Thirty-seven pockets, one zero, 2.70%. Di wheel wey every oda one dey compare with.
Na di standard across Europe, Asia, Australia and most online tables. All payouts dey follow 36/n − 1; di house edgemathsHouse edgeDi part of each stake wey di casino dey keep for average: 2.70% for European roulette.Read di whole tin → na 2.70% for every bet.
Where you go find am
Almost every live studio and RNG table outside di United States, and more and more inside am. If table online get only di name “Roulette”, e almost always na dis one. Casino floors across Europe, Asia and Australia dey run am as standard, and often dem dey add French rules.
Wetin one zero dey cost: di single-zero roulette wheel
Straight upbetStraight upOne single number, e dey pay 35:1.Read di whole tin → dey win 1/37 and e dey pay 35: EV = 35/37 − 36/37 = −1/37 = −2.70%. Every oda bet dey give di same, becos every payoutmoniPayoutWetin bet wey win dey return, wey dem dey quote as “X to 1” on top di stake wey dem return.Read di whole tin → na 36/n − 1 against 37 pocketsequipmentPocketOne of di 37 small boxes wey get number for di rotor. Dem also dey call am: slot, cup.Read di whole tin →. Di order of numbers round di wheel na di one wey we dey use for dis whole site: 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.
Compare with di rest
French rules for di same wheel dey cut di even-money edge into half. Di American wheel dey add one pocket and e almost double am. Notin about di layoutequipmentLayoutDi betting grid wey dem print for di table. Dem also dey call am: table, felt, cloth.Read di whole tin → or di bets dey change between di three; player wey fit read European layout fit play anywhere.
Call bets for di European roulette wheel
Di European wheel dey support di traditional sectorwheelSectorPockets wey follow each oda for one arc of di wheel, no be group for di layout.Read di whole tin → bets (voisins, tiers, orphelinsFR · sectorOrphelins“Orphans”: di eight numbers wey voisins and tiers leave: 17, 34, 6 and 1, 20, 14, 31, 9.Read di whole tin →, neighboursbetNeighboursOne number and di two pockets for each side of am for di wheel, five straight-up chips.Read di whole tin →) becos na di order of numbers dey define dem. Live tables dey show racetracktableRacetrackDi oval strip for live and electronic layouts wey dey show di numbers for wheel order, wey you dey use to put neighbours and sector bets with one tap.Read di whole tin →; RNG tables usually get “special bets” panel. Dem carry di same 2.70%.
Small note about names
Online, “European” sometimes mean di graphics, no be di rules. Count di pockets for di info panel, and check whether dem list la partageruleLa partageFrench rule: when zero come out, dem go return half of even-money stake. E dey cut di house edge for dose bets into half, to 1.35%.Read di whole tin →. Single-zerowheelZeroDi one green pocket wey no even-money, dozen or column bet dey cover; na im be di source of di house edge. Dem also dey call am: single zero, 0.Read di whole tin → table without am na dis page; with am, na di French page and 1.35% for even money.
Questions wey pipo dey ask
Na di second best. French na di same wheel with better rules for even-money betsbetEven-money betRed/black, odd/even, high/low. 18 numbers, e dey pay 1:1.Read di whole tin →.
For most live tables, yes. Some RNG tables no get dem.
Small laugh
Di wheel wey everybody dey compare with. One zero, 2.70%.
Sources
- Ethier, S. N. The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling.