French Roulette
Di European wheel with la partage or en prison: 1.35% for even money.
Di same 37 pocketsequipmentPocketOne of di 37 small boxes wey get number for di rotor. Dem also dey call am: slot, cup.Read di whole tin → and payouts as European roulettetype of rouletteEuropean rouletteSingle-zero wheel, 37 pockets, house edge 2.70%. Na di main model for dis site.Read di whole tin →. When zero land, even-money betsbetEven-money betRed/black, odd/even, high/low. 18 numbers, e dey pay 1:1.Read di whole tin → dey lose only half (la partage) or dem dey get second spin (en prison). Di oda bets no change, dem still dey 2.70%.
Di French roulette rules wey matter
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 →: dem dey return half of even-money stake when 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 → land. En prisonruleEn prisonFrench rule: when zero come out, dem go hold even-money bet for di next spin instead make e lose. E dey cut di house edge for dose bets into half.Read di whole tin →: dem dey hold di stake for di next spin and return am if dat spin win. La partage dey give EV = −1/74 for redbetRedEven-money bet on di 18 red numbers. For French: rouge.Read di whole tin →, blackbetBlackEven-money bet for di 18 black numbers. For French: noir.Read di whole tin →, odd, even, high and low, and en prison too dey give am where second zero dey keep di chipmoniChipToken wey stand for one fixed amount, wey you put on top di layout to make bet. Dem also dey call am: check.Read di whole tin → for prison; where second zero dey make am lose, en prison dey cost small more, 1.39%. DozensbetDozen1–12, 13–24 or 25–36, e dey pay 2:1.Read di whole tin →, columnsbetColumnTwelve numbers for one column of di layout wey stand from up to down, e dey pay 2:1.Read di whole tin → and inside betsbetInside betAny bet wey you put on top or between di numbers of di grid: straight up, split, street, corner, six line.Read di whole tin → no dey under dem and dem still dey 2.70%. Di two rules get full explanation for dia own pages for di Learn section.
Di layout and di language
French tables dey print manque/passe, pair/impair, rouge/noir and di dozens as P12, M12, D12. Di layoutequipmentLayoutDi betting grid wey dem print for di table. Dem also dey call am: table, felt, cloth.Read di whole tin → get two ends with di dealer for di middle with long rake; dem print outside betsbetOutside betBet on di boxes wey surround di grid: dozens, columns and even-money bets.Read di whole tin → for both sides so dat players for each end fit reach dem. Call betstableCall betBet wey you announce give di dealer instead of to put am with your hand, usually bet on one sector of di wheel like voisins or tiers. Dem also dey call am “announced bet”.Read di whole tin → (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 →) na standard and you go announce dem give di dealer, wey go repeat di call before e put am.
Di calculation
For red: (18/37)(+1) + (18/37)(−1) + (1/37)(−½) = −1/74 ≈ −1.35%. Person wey dey bet $10 on red for 100 spins dey expect to lose $13.51 instead of $27.03. Na di lowest house edgemathsHouse edgeDi part of each stake wey di casino dey keep for average: 2.70% for European roulette.Read di whole tin → of any standard roulette bet anywhere, and na di only one wey dey come from rule instead of 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 →.
Where you go find am
French and Monaco casinos, plenty European floors, and live tables wey get di name “French Roulettetype of rouletteFrench rouletteSingle-zero wheel with la partage or en prison, wey dey bring di even-money house edge down to 1.35%.Read di whole tin →”. Check di info panel: sometimes dem dey put dat name for plain European table wey get French-language graphics and no partage. Online, French tables dey often get minimums wey high small pass di European ones, and na di operator dey put price for di rule be dat.
Wetin e mean for strategy
Every even-money progressionstrategyProgressionAny rule wey dey change di stake based on di results wey don pass. Negative progressions dey raise am afta losses, positive ones afta wins.Read di whole tin → for dis site dey cut im expected lossmathsExpected lossExpected value times di total moni wey you bet; di average amount wey you go lose for one session or one period.Read di whole tin → into half for French table. No one of dem go bring profit. If you wan bet red for one evening, di table rule worth pass di system, di size of di stake and di stop rule all join togeda.
Questions wey pipo dey ask
One of di two rules, and sometimes di player go choose when zero land. Di value na di same.
E dey cost di operator half of di even-money edge. Where competition allow, dem dey keep am.
For each even-money bet one by one, including di big ones for one progression.
Small laugh
Di same wheel. One rule. Half di price.
Sources
- Ethier, S. N. The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling.
- Wykes, A. The Complete Illustrated Guide to Gambling.
- Bollman, M. Mathematics of the Big Four Casino Table Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Craps, & Roulette.