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Payouts for roulette always pay out less than the actual odds of scoring a win. That’s why casinos have an advantage of about 5.26% on roulette. Roulette probability of winning will always be less than the payout. How Roulette Payouts Give the Casino an Edge. These payouts all have one thing in common—they pay out less than the true odds of hitting a win. That’s why the casino enjoys a house edge of 5.26% on roulette. Your odds of winning are always less than the payout amounts. For example, the odds of winning a straight-up bet are 37 to 1.
Various roulette tables and layouts: American, European, French, English, the new Roulite version, La Boule and CAMMEGH spread-bet roulette: - Payouts for roulette always pay out less than the actual odds of scoring a win. That’s why casinos have an advantage of about 5.26% on roulette. Roulette probability of winning will always be less than the payout amounts.
- Computing Roulette Payouts. The payout in roulette is the amount that the player wins as a multiple of his wager, should his wager win. The payout is expressed as X to 1, where X is a number. If the payout is 8 to 1 and the player wagers $1 then he will win $8. In addition he will be returned his wager of $1.
- The payout for this bet is 17:1, and the odds of it winning are 5.41% for European, and 5.26% for American roulette. Street is a three-number bet, where the players bet on a row of numbers – for example, 4, 5, and 6, or 19, 20, and 21.
American and European roulette table layout, bets and payouts
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The word 'roulette' is french for 'small wheel'. The original roulette game was also known as 'French Roulette' and it literally took over the European gambling scene in the early 18th century. Today almost all French Roulette tables around the world have been replaced by a European version of the American Roulette.
The American and the European roulette table layouts are practically the same, the main difference is that the European table has one zero position (0) and the American table has two zero positions (0, 00). The other major difference is the sequence of the numbers on the roulette wheel. They are totally different.
The French roulette too has one zero only, but the table layout is slightly different and wider (see picture of table layout below), and there are no individual coloured chips for the players, cash chips are used. Also, a stick is used by the dealer and stickman to announce the winning number, to collect the chips from the table and to pay the winners, which makes the game slower than the American version.
In the American and European roulette individual coloured chips are used for each player and after the outcome the losing chips are collected from the table by hand and the winnings are paid by hand. Play is much faster than the French roulette.
In French casinos 'American Roulette' means a roulette game with double zeros (0, 00 - on the table layout and on the wheel), the same as used in the USA. The American roulette with one zero (or the European version) is referred to as English Roulette to distinguish it from the double-zero American Roulette and to emphasize that it has one zero only (as used in the UK).
However, in many countries (including the UK) the single-zero European roulette is called American Roulette to distinguish it from the French roulette table layout and for the manner the game is played. In some African countries they call it 'Roulette with French numeration on American table'.
To sum up:
- American Roulette can have a single zero or a double zero, but the manner it is played is the same for both, and play is faster than French Roulette. Apart from the zero positions, the table layout is the same. The other major difference is in the roulette wheel, the sequence of the numbers on the wheel is totally different.
- European Roulette, a term mostly used in the USA, is roulette with a single zero regardless of the table layout, could refer to either the American Roulette with a single zero or to the French Roulette as both use the same type of roulette wheel with the same sequence of numbers.
- French Roulette is known everywhere as French Roulette, has a single zero, a wide table layout and have Stickmen that handle the chips.
- American Roulette in USA casinos and in French casinos is referred to the American Roulette with double zeros (0, 00).
- American Roulette in non-US and non-French casinos (for example: in United Kingdom casinos) is referred to the American Roulette with a single zero. In some European casinos the American single zero roulette is called Fair Roulette.
- English Roulette, a term commonly used in French casinos, is referred to the American Roulette with a single zero, as used in United Kingdom casinos.
French roulette table layout
(The odds and payouts are as above)
Inside bets:
A - 1 number, Straight up.
B - 2 numbers, Split.
C - 3 numbers with 0 and 3 Line.
D - 4 numbers with 0 and 4 Corner.
E - 6 numbers, 6 Line.
A - 1 number, Straight up.
B - 2 numbers, Split.
C - 3 numbers with 0 and 3 Line.
D - 4 numbers with 0 and 4 Corner.
E - 6 numbers, 6 Line.
Outside bets:
F - 12 numbers, Column.
G - 12 numbers, Dozen.
H - Manque/Passe, 1-18/19-36 (Low/High).
I - Pair/Unpair (Even/Odd).
J - Noir/Rouge (Black/Red).
F - 12 numbers, Column.
G - 12 numbers, Dozen.
H - Manque/Passe, 1-18/19-36 (Low/High).
I - Pair/Unpair (Even/Odd).
J - Noir/Rouge (Black/Red).
Finales - A type of group bets on numbers ending with the same digit. Examples:
- Final 7 means bet on the numbers 7, 17 and 27 straight up (three chips).
- Final 2 means bet on the numbers 2, 12, 22 and 32 straight up (four chips).
- Final 2-5 means split bets on the numbers 2/5, 12/15, 22/25 and 32/35 (four chips).
The table layout on the French version of roulette is different from the American style roulette table shown above. The main difference is in the position of the side bets (outside bets). The side bets on the French table are split in two and run along both sides of the table layout. Each side bet is given its French name and sometimes also its English translation underneath.
Roulette Announced Bets or Call Bets (Used in French roulette tables and in some European casinos with single-zero wheel roulette tables. Common in most UK casinos with single-zero wheel American style roulette tables.)
These bets consist of a group of numbers and there are 5 types:
Number Neighbours bet/Neighbors bet (Voisin du Nombre): 5 chips bet on a number which covers the number itself and the two numbers on either side of it on the roulette wheel.
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Zero Neighbours bet (Voisins du Zero): 9 chips bet covers Zero plus seven numbers on right, and nine numbers on left, 0/2/3 + 25/26/28/29, each with 2 chips, 4/7 + 12/15 + 18/21 + 19/22 + 32/35, each with 1 chip.
A Third section of the Wheel bet (Tiers du Cylindre): 6 chips split bets cover numbers from the 33 to the 27 on the roulette wheel, 5/8 + 10/11 + 13/16 + 23/24 + 27/30 + 33/36, each with 1 chip.
Full Orphans bet (Orphelin Plein): 8 chips bet covers 0 + 6 + 9 + 14 + 17 + 20 + 31 + 34, each with 1 chip.
Orphans Split bet (Orphelin Cheval): 5 chips bet covers numbers 6/9 + 14/17 + 17/20 + 31/34, each with 1 chip split bets, and number 1 with 1 chip bet.
Roulite or Roulight table layout
Roulite or Roulight is the modern variety of Roulette. A table game that has been developed in the first instance by specialists at the Wiesbaden Casino, Wiesbaden, Germany.
The game is dynamic and very fast. Players, who like to play sectors and neighbours love it. Bets can only be placed on full numbers (staight up), on two connected numbers (split), neighbours of numbers and sections of the wheel. No outside bets.
La Boule table layout and wheel
Boule or La Boule is a simple and fast game that is similar to Roulette, popular in French casinos and can now be played online.
The game features a table and a wheel with only 9 numbers and 3 different colours. The wheel is spun and a small rubber ball bounces around the wheel before settling into one of the coloured holes to determine the outcome.
Betting will be familiar to Roulette players with the table layout providing a range of betting options. Players can place a bet on Red or Black, Odd or Even, High or Low, or on individual numbers of the wheel.
The number 5, coloured yellow, plays in a similar way to the zero (0 or 00) in normal Roulette. You can bet on it like any other individual number, but if the number 5 is spun then only the bets on 5 win and all other bets lose.
Because there are less numbers in Boule, the chances of spinning a 5 are greater than a zero being spun in normal Roulette, which makes the house edge of La Boule higher than Roulette.
If you bet on the winning number then you are paid 7:1, which is the payout for all bets on individual numbers, and 1:1 on all other bets.
CAMMEGH spread-bet roulette table layout and display board
Spread-bet roulette is a unique CAMMEGH (cammegh.com) concept adding seven roulette side bets, offering the players the chance to win high payouts with one spin of the wheel (also increased house edge to the casino). Seven additional betting circles are added to the regular table layout, located among the outside bets as shown on the photo below.
How it works: A set of electronic numbers, independent from the roulette wheel numbers, act as a secondary wheel on the electronic billboard display along with a set representing the actual roulette wheel numbers, forming two concentric rings spinning in opposing directions, as shown on the billboard display photo below.
When 'no more bets' is announced, the two rings on the display stop, randomly aligning the two sets of numbers. This takes place before the ball on the actual roulette wheel comes to a stop and lands on the winning number.
When the ball stops, the corresponding winning number on the display ring is then paired with its aligning electronic number. The sum of these paired numbers determines the spread-bet result. The billboard display continuously shows the electronic number results alongside the regular roulette number results (see photo below, on the left side of the display).
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European Roulette rules
The game is conducted on a standard roulette table with a single zero. Bets are placed using chips. Bets can not be mutually exclusive. All the roulette bets can be divided into two classes: field bets and track bets.
Field Bets
1. Even Chances
Three types of these bets can be placed: red or black, even or odd, 1 to 18 or 19 to 36. The chip is placed on the corresponding area for the bet. Payout: 1:1.
2. Straight Up
The chip is placed on the center of the chosen number. Betting on the zero is allowed. Payout: 35:1.
3. Split
The chip is placed on the line between two numbers on the roulette table. It is also possible to bet on the combination of the zero with numbers from the first row: 0-1, 0-2 or 0-3. Payout: 17:1.
4. Corner
The chip is placed on the corner where the four numbers meet. Payout: 8:1.
5. Street
There are three numbers in a Street. The chip is placed on the right vertical line of the desired row. Payout: 11:1.
6. First Four
The first row and zero add up to the First Four. The chip is placed on the corner between the first row and zero. Payout: 8:1.
7. Three Numbers Including Zero
This is the combination of zero and two numbers in the first row (0-1-2 or 0-2-3). The chip is placed on the corner between two numbers and zero. Payout: 11:1.
Payout For Roulette 0 And 00
8. Six-Line
The Six-line covers six numbers. The chip is placed on the corner between rows. Payout: 5:1.
9. Dozen
Three separate Dozens can be bet on: the first (1-12), the second (13-24), and the third (25-36). The chip is placed on the field that indicates the chosen Dozen. Payout: 2:1.
10. Column
There are 12 numbers in each of the three Columns. The chip is placed on the field under the chosen column. Payout: 2:1.
Please Note
The player may not place simultaneous bets on red and black, odd and even, 1-18 and 19-36, any three dozens, or any other bet that would be mutually exclusive.
Track Bets
In some casinos, these are called announces or call bets. These bets are related with the layout of numbers on the roulette wheel, not the playing field. The roulette wheel is divided into three sectors. French terms are used to denote these sectors: the voisins du zero (or just voisin), orphelins (which consists of two fields) and tiers. Furthermore, within the voisin sector there is another sector called zero spiel (German term).
On the game table, the voisin sector is marked as “series 0/2/3” and the tiers sector as “series 5/8”.
1. Voisin (series 0/2/3)
This is a bet on the numbers in the voisin sector. This bet is made up of nine chips of the same face-value. Two of them are placed on 0-2-3 (one bet on three numbers, including zero), five chips are placed on the splits: 4-7, 12-15, 18-21, 19-22, 32-35 (five bets on two numbers), two chips are placed on the 25-26-28-29 corner (one bet on four numbers).
2. Orphelins
This is a bet on the numbers in the orphelins sector. This bet is made up of five chips of the same face-value. Four chips are placed on the splits 6-9, 14-17, 17-20, 31-34 (bets on two numbers) and one chip is placed straight up on 1.
3. Tiers (series 5/8)
This is a bet on the numbers in the tiers sector. This bet is made up of six chips of the same face-value, which are placed on the following splits: 5-8, 10-11, 13-16, 23-24, 27-30, 33-36 (bets on two numbers).
4. Zero Spiel
This is a bet on the numbers in zero spiel. This bet is made up of the four chips of the same face-value. Three chips are placed on the splits 0-3, 12-15, 32-35 (bets on two numbers), one chip is placed straight up on 26.
5. Number and Two Neighbors
This is a bet on five numbers located next to each other on the roulette wheel: the two neighbors from the left and from the right are added to the chosen number. For example, a bet on “16 and two neighbors” is actually a bet on the following numbers: 5, 24, 16, 33, and 1. Five chips of the same face-value are used in this bet.
6. Number and Four Neighbors
Four numbers on the left and four on the right are added to the selected number. For example, a bet on “36 and four neighbors” is actually a bet on 9 numbers: 34, 6, 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, and 23. Nine chips of the same face-value are used in this bet.
7. Succession
This is not a traditional bet; players can make it in our casino only. This is a bet on the arbitrary succession of the roulette wheel’s numbers. For example, a bet can be placed on 15 numbers at once: 3, 28, 0, 32, 15, 18, 4, 21, 2, 25, 17, 34, 6, 21, and 13. Or, the bet can be as small as just two numbers, for example: 22, 18. With a succession bet, a chip of the same face-value is used for each number bet upon. The neighbor bets mentioned above are a particular type of succession bets.
The Course of the Game
Here are some basic rules and recommendations that will help players to familiarize themselves with the game.
- On each game table, players can use euro chips with a face-value ranging from 1 cent to €100. The minimum bet is 1 cent but the maximum bet depends on the bet type.
There is a table of payouts and bets to the right of the roulette wheel. When the player clicks on this table, a small window opens, which displays the payouts and the range of various bets at the roulette table where the game is conducted. The window remains expanded until the cursor leaves its borders.
By passing the cursor over the game field, players can see a bubble prompting them with the payout and the maximum bet corresponding to each site on the field. If the player wants, he can switch these promptings off with the help of user's settings. - The total payout on all bets in a single spin is limited to €20,000.
- To make a bet on the field, it is first necessary to choose a chip with the desired face-value. At the beginning of the game, this chip is chosen by default, and the chip with a €1 face-value fixes itself onto the cursor.
If the player wants a chip with a different face-value, he can select it by clicking on that chip with the cursor. The player can also use the scroll wheel on his mouse to change the chip’s value. After the chip is selected, the player can place a bet by clicking the mouse on the desired part of the roulette field and his bet will appear there. Each subsequent click adds another chip of the selected face-value to the bet. Once a chip has been selected, the player can make a number of bets by clicking on the desired parts on the game field. - If the player wants to bet on the track, he must select a chip of the desired face-value and click on the track. The track’s layout will expand itself. If the player wants, he can move it to any part of the game window.To make a bet on any sector, the player must click on the corresponding part on the layout. If, for example, the player has selected a chip with €1 face-value and bet on tiers, this means that he has placed €6 on tiers, not €1. The bet on tiers is made up of six €1 bets on the field. These single bets will be displayed on the playing field, whereas the real bet of €6 will appear on the track’s layout. Therefore, a €6 bet on tiers only requires clicking once with a €1 chip on the track.
Neighbor bets are made in the same way. If, for example, the player uses a €1 chip and bets on a number and two neighbors, the real bet is €5. Please note that the bet on a number and two neighbors is made by a single click of the mouse, whereas the bet on a number and four neighbors is made by double click.
To bet on succession, the player simply passes the mouse over the numbers upon which he wishes to bet with the left button pressed. The mouse can be moved in either a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction. A bet equal to the selected face-value will appear on all the numbers chosen. - To cancel all bets, the player can use the 'Clear' button.
To cancel a single chip from the table, click on any free site of the window, thus removing the chip fixed onto the cursor. After that, click on the desired site of the roulette field or the track layout. - If the player wants to repeat the previous spin's bets, he can simply press the 'Rebet' button.
- The 'Spin' button initiates the ball’s rotation around the roulette wheel - the next spin begins.
The speed of the game (the duration of a spin) can be regulated with the help of user's settings. If a player wants, he can make empty spins, i.e. spins without bets. In this case he is allowed to make no more than three empty spins in a row. - If the player wants to view the results of the last spin, he can do it by pressing the 'Show Last Spin' button.
- If the player wants to spin several times in a row and use the same bet each spin, he should click the 'Auto' button to start autoplay.
If the player moves mouse cursor over this button, he will see a counter appear above it that displays the number of spins that will be made during autoplay. At the beginning of a game session, this number is equal to the maximum possible value – 1000, but it can be changed with the switches on the counter. Autoplay starts as soon as the 'Auto' button is clicked, at the same time the maximum game speed is being set. The manual spin mode is restored by pressing the 'Auto' button once more.
Comments on randomness control. If a series of spins is made using randomness control, one of the counter values appears as 'RC'. When autoplay is started and RC is selected, all remaining spins in the randomness control series will be played. - There is a help window in the bottom-right part of the game window that allows players to save time if they wish to repeat the same bets.
In the Standard bets section, there is an expanding list that includes the bets made most frequently by our players: on sectors, on even chances, and on zero. All bets are of €1. By choosing the desired bet from the list and pressing the 'Place' button, the chips will appear on the game field and the bet is made. Players may press the 'Place' button several times, and each time the size of the bet will increase.
The Personal bets list is designed for player’s personal bets that he often makes, the player forms this list by himself. First he must make a bet on the game field or track that he wants to save for future use. This bet can be as complex as he wishes, may consist of multiple chips with different face-values. After that, the player gives this bet a name, entering it into the field Name of new bet and presses the 'Save' button. The name of the bet will now appear in the player’s list of personal bets. Later on, he can repeat this bet simply by choosing the corresponding name from his list and pressing the 'Place' button.
If the player wants to delete the bet from his Personal bets list, he simply selects it from the expanded list and presses the 'Remove' button. This button is only applicable for personal bets, and the list of standard bets always remains unchanged.
Personal bets, formed by the player, are saved in the parameters of his browser. If the player finishes the game session and then renews the game, personal bets will be automatically recovered.
European Roulette RTP = 97.3%.
Features of American Roulette
- There are 38 cells on the American roulette wheel, including double zero, marked as 00.
- The following bets on zero and double zero are possible:
- on one number – 0, 00
- on two numbers – 0-00, 0-1, 00-3
- on three numbers – 0-1-2, 0-00-2, 00-2-3
- on four numbers – 0-1-2-3, 00-1-2-3
- There are no bets on the track.
American Roulette RTP = 94.74%.
Features of Multiball Roulette
- The game is based on European roulette, but in each spin the player can release from 1 to 3 balls. The desired number of balls can be chosen by a special switch in the game window. Any spin will result in all balls landing on different numbers, i.e. two balls cannot simultaneously land on the same number.
- Each of a player’s bet is equally divided between all balls in use. For example, if the game is played with 2 balls, and the player places €10 on a certain number, then a bet of €5 will correspond to each ball.
- When switching to a different number of balls, the face value of all chips used on the game table changes automatically. For example, in a switch from one ball to two, a €1 chip will receive a face value of 2, while a €25 chip will have a face value of 50, and so on. After a switch back the face value of chips will decrease in the other direction. Accordingly, all of a player’s bets made before the switch will change, as well as the permitted range of bets. When the number of balls is increased, the bets automatically rise, and the bets drop when the number of balls is decreased.
- When a player makes a standard or personal bet (The Course of the Game, paragraph 10), the size of the bet automatically multiplies by the chosen number of balls. For example, if 2 balls are used, and the player makes a personal bet worth €1, then a €2 bet will appear on the table. On the other hand, when a new personal bet is created, its size is always determined and saved as calculated for only one ball. If the game is being played with 2 balls, and the player places €10 on red and wants to personalize the bet, then a bet of €5 on red is created.
Multiball Roulette RTP = 97.3%.
Features of Roulette Express
Payout Odds For Roulette
- Roulette Express is two games in one. The first game is Multiball roulette with 3 balls. In the second game, the player can make so-called Express bets, i.e. the bets on special combinations of the final numbers for all three balls. Express bets are listed below.
Straight
This bet wins if three numbers form a sequence of adjacent numbers in a row: 0-1-2, 1-2-3 and so on up to 34-35-36. The order of numbers has no value: for example, 2-0-1 is a straight. The bet pays out 210:1.Neighbors
This bet wins if all numbers are located next to each other on the roulette wheel. For example, 26-0-32, 23-10-5 or 5-23-10 are neighbors. The bet pays out 200:1.Column or dozen
These bets win when all numbers are located in the column or dozen selected by the player. Each bet pays out 33:1.Red, black, even, odd, 1-18 or 19-36
These bets win when all numbers are located according to the player’s selection. For example, Express bet on red wins if all three numbers are red. Each bet pays out 8:1.- Payouts for each bet are rounded down to the nearest cent.
Roulette Express RTP: Express bets = 98.73%-98.57%, Other bets = 97.3%.
Features of European Roulette, Multiball Roulette and Roulette Express without House Edge
- A bet on a number (straight up) pays out 36:1, rather than 35:1.
- If the ball lands on zero when the player has bet on even chances, a dozen or a column, the game ends in a draw and the player’s bet is returned to him.
There is no house edge in these types of roulette when the player bets on a number, a dozen, a column or on even chances. - Roulette Express features a slightly different payout scheme for Express bets, eliminating the house advantage. Payouts can be viewed in the game window.
Morris mohawk gaming group. European Roulette, Multiball Roulette and Roulette Express without House Edge RTP: 100% during gameplay
Features of American Roulette without House Edge
- A bet on a number (straight up) pays out 37:1, rather than 36:1.
- If the ball lands on any zero (0 or 00) when the player has bet on even chances, a dozen or a column, the game ends in a draw and the player’s bet is returned to him.
There is no house edge in this game when the player bets on a number, a dozen, a column or on even chances.
American Roulette without House Edge RTP: 100% during gameplay
Features of No Zero Roulette
- The zero has been removed from the European roulette wheel, and so there are 36 cells on the wheel.
There is no house edge on all bets in this game.
No Zero Roulette RTP: 100% during gameplay
Features of No Zero Multiball Roulette and No Zero Roulette Express
- These games are very similar to Multiball roulette and Roulette Express. But they are based on No Zero roulette rather than European roulette. In other words, there is no zero on the roulette wheel.
- No Zero Roulette Express features a special payout scheme for Express bets, eliminating the house advantage. Payouts can be viewed in the game window. There are no bets on the track.
There is no house edge on all bets in these types of roulette.
No Zero Multiball Roulette and No Zero Roulette Express RTP: 100% during gameplay
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