Types of Roulette Games: All Di Variations
Compare di types of roulette by dia wheels, dia payouts and how fast dem dey play.

Judge any type by three numbers: pockets, house edge for even money, and spins for one hour. European (37, 2.70%) na di one wey every oda one dey compare with; French rules dey reduce am; everytin else dey increase am.
Di three numbers
PocketsequipmentPocketOne of di 37 small boxes wey get number for di rotor. Dem also dey call am: slot, cup.Read di whole tin → dey decide di edge, becos payoutsmoniPayoutWetin bet wey win dey return, wey dem dey quote as “X to 1” on top di stake wey dem return.Read di whole tin → no dey ever change. Rules about 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 → (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 →, 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 →) fit cut di edge for even-money betsbetEven-money betRed/black, odd/even, high/low. 18 numbers, e dey pay 1:1.Read di whole tin → into half. Spins for one hour dey scale wetin di evening go cost. Everytin else about one type, di graphics, di presenter, di multipliers, di number of ballsequipmentBallDi small ball wey dem dey throw for di track against di rotor. Modern balls na ivorine or Teflon, 18–21 mm.Read di whole tin →, na either for show or na change to di payout table wey di help panel go tell you if you look.
En Prison Rule for RouletteMultipliers for Lightning Roulette
Di different types of roulette wheels
Single zero (37) na di European standard. Double zerotype of rouletteDouble zeroDi 00 pocket of di American wheel. Becos e dey there, di house edge go up from 2.70% to 5.26%.Read di whole tin → (38) dey add 2.56 points to di house edgemathsHouse edgeDi part of each stake wey di casino dey keep for average: 2.70% for European roulette.Read di whole tin →; triple zero (39) dey add anoda 2.43. Mini roulette (13) dey look small and friendly, but e carry 7.69% edge becos im payouts dey pretend sey 12 pockets dey. Di rule dey work everywhere: edge = (house pockets) / (total pockets), as long as dem calculate di payouts from di count wey no include house pockets.
Rules about zero
La partage and en prison, wey you go find for French tables, dey cut di edge for even-money bets into half. Na di only common rules wey dey work for di player side, and na di most important tin to look for when you dey choose table. Some American tables dey offer “surrender”, wey be la partage for di double-zero wheel: 2.63% for even money instead of 5.26%.
Speed and payouts
Speed and auto roulette dey change spins for one hour, wey dey scale 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 → for one hour without touching di odds. Game-show types dey change di payout table by imself, dem dey cut di straight-up payout to pay for multipliers. Double-ball dey change how outside betsbetOutside betBet on di boxes wey surround di grid: dozens, columns and even-money bets.Read di whole tin → dey work. Multi-wheel dey multiply your stake. Each one get im own page with di arithmetic.
Game-Show Roulette: Lightning Roulette and Oda OnesRoulette with Many Wheels
How to read di pages
Each page for one type dey list di pockets, di edge, di payouts wey different from European, where you fit likely meet am, and di arithmetic behind di edge. Di comparison bars above na di whole decision for most players: find single-zero table with la partage and speed wey your pocket fit carry.
Questions wey pipo dey ask
French if you fit find am, European if you no fit. Avoid double and triple zero when single-zero table dey.
No. Dem dey publish dia payout tables and RTPsmoniRTPReturn to player: di part of di bets wey dem dey pay back for average. RTP of European roulette: 97.30%, wey na 100% minus di 2.70% house edge.Read di whole tin →. Usually dem dey cost more, and dem no hide am.
European and French dey share one order; American dey use anoda one. Mini and di novelty formats get dia own.
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Di same game. Di price dey for di door.
Sources
- Ethier, S. N. The Doctrine of Chances: Probabilistic Aspects of Gambling.
- UK Gambling Commission. Remote gambling and software technical standards.