Variations of Roulette

There are two different types of roulette. There is the American version that uses a double zero wheel and a playing table that has numbered boxes up to 36 plus various side boxes, and there is the European version that uses a single zero wheel and a playing table that has numbered boxes up to 36 as well as several side bet boxes. The table set up differs slightly between the American version of Roulette and the European version of Roulette. However, these differences are only apparent in the side bet boxes.

The American Roulette table has the following inside and outside bet options: 0, 00, Red, Black, Low, High, Column, Straight Up, Split, Street Line, Even, Odd, Corner, First Twelve, Second Twelve, and Third Twelve.

On the European Roulette table the following inside and outside bets are available to players: 0, Straight Up, Split Bet, Street Bet, Corner Bet, Line Bet, Columns, Dozens, High Numbers, Low Numbers, Red, Black, Odds, and Evens. From these basic descriptions it is easy to see that
the American version of roulette gives the house slightly better odds of beating players than
the European version does, with the American version having a house advantage of 5.3% and the European version having a house advantage of 2.7%. However, even with these marginal
differences in house advantages, both versions of roulette give the player some of the best
odds of winning of any casino game that is offered.

In addition to American and European Roulette there is one final version of this game, French Roulette. French Roulette is not a common game, and it is almost never found at online casinos. This version of roulette is similar to European Roulette in that it uses the same 37 slot
wheel, it has the same basic goal, to select the number that the ball will land on, and it offers
the same basic types of inside and outside bets: En plein (Straight Up), Cheval (Split Bet),
Transversale (Street Bet), Carre (Corner Bet), and Sixainne (Line Bet), Colonne (Columns),
Douzaine (Dozens), Noir (Black), Rouge (Red), Pair (Even), Impair (Uneven), Manque (Low
Numbers), and Passe (High Numbers). The only real differences between French Roulette and
European Roulette are that the tables are arranged differently and in the French version of the
game the table is labeled in French.

If you are interested in playing American Roulette or European Roulette you can visit just about
any top online casino.

Finding a game of French Roulette at an online casino may be slightly more difficult than
finding American and European Roulette games, as it is a rare game to come across.