Roulette is the world’s most popular casino game. A casino without a roulette game is like love without kissing. The beginnings of what we now call Roulette began to appear in the 17th century, but it was not until the 18th century that the game was really introduced more to gamblers, then mainly in France.
In the 19th century, the game got its famous zero, which meant that the bank has always had an advantage against the player. The American version of the game was developed not long after, and then they expanded the game with another zero. Even today, this is what separates European and American Roulette.
Variants
Although roulette has been around for a long time, there are not very many different variations of the game. American, European and French are the three most common. What differs is first and foremost how much advantage the bank has against the player.
The American Roulette has two zeros which gives an advantage of as much as 5.26% to the bank. This is comparable to the European and French with only a zero and has an advantage of 2.7%.
The difference between the European and French is usually only in terms of layout as the French do not have numbers to insert the table marked in red and black, and are usually played on a red table. This is in contrast to the European where the numbers are characterized by color and are usually played on a green table.
It also happens that the French Roulette has the rule “La Partage” which means that players get back half the bet if it becomes zero. The rule reduces the house advantage and thus this game becomes more advantageous to play than the European roulette.
But the most advantageous variant of roulette is still Zero Roulette. It is a roulette wheel that has no zero at all, which means that the bank no longer has any advantage. By betting on this wheel, 100% of the turnover goes back to the players as winnings. This game is not very common, and the reason is of course that the casino does not earn a penny on the roulette wheel.
Rules
The rules of Roulette are very simple and it does not take many seconds before even beginners feel comfortable with the way the game is structured.
In short, you are trying to guess which number the ball will stop on a wheel. The numbers 0-36 are available to choose from, but in addition to playing on a number, the player can also play on, for example, odd / even numbers, high / low numbers and a number of other options.
Players begin by placing their chips on the table either inside or outside the game. Inside play means that the player places chips on numbers or rows and columns of numbers on the inner surface of the table.