Reasons Why French Roulette Is A Player Favourite

If you have the choice of playing Roulette, play French Roulette. The odds at beating the House advantage are higher in French Roulette than American Roulette. This is because there is only one Zero on the wheel, as opposed to American Roulette which has a Zero and a Double Zero. While American Roulette has 38 numbers in total on its wheel (00; 0; 1-36), French Roulette’s wheel has 37 numbers (0; 1-36) delivering a reduction in House advantage from 5.26 to 2.7 per cent!

Consider too that if the ball lands on Zero in American Roulette, you will lose on even-money bets (Red/Black or Odds/Evens). When you play an even-money bet in French Roulette and land on Zero, you don’t lose your stake – rather you get a second chance! Either your bet remains on the table for one more round, or the slots Chile casino gives you half your stake back.

Beating the House edge

The French Roulette layout looks different to the American version. It offers different betting rules on even-money bets and more betting opportunities which can bring the House edge down to as little as 1.35 per cent.

Table layout

Inside Bets:

Payouts:

35:1 straight bet. Choose a single number.

17:1 split bet. Choose two adjacent numbers on the grid
11:1 street bet. Choose a row of three numbers
5:1 line bet. Choose two adjacent rows of numbers.

Outside Bets:

Payouts:
2:1 Column. Choose one of the three columns of numbers

2:1 Dozen (Douzaine). Choose the First (Premier), Second (Moyenne) or Third (Derniere) set of 12 numbers, shown as 12P, 12M or 12D

1:1 Red/Black (Rouge/Noir). Choose any red or black number

1:1 Odd/Even (Pair/Impair). Choose an odd or even number

1:1 Low/High (Manque/Passe). Choose 1-18 or 19-36.

Wheel layout

Bets based on the clockwise sequence of numbers on the wheel are called Announced or Called Bets. The numbers  are 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, 25, 17, 34, 6, 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33, 1, 20, 14, 31, 9, 22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26

The Bets:

  • Neighbours of Zero (Voisins du Zero)

22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, 25

  • Zero Game (Jeu Zero. It covers the two numbers to the Zero’s right (when looking at the wheel) and the four numbers to the Zero’s left. 12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15
  • Thirds of the Wheel (Le Tiers du Cylinder), covers a group of numbers that makes up a third of the numbers on the French Roulette wheel. These are: 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16, 33
  • Orphans (Orphelins) are numbers not found in Neighbours of Zero, Zero Game or Thirds of the Wheel. 1, 20, 14, 9, 17, 34, 6

Neighbours of Zero offers the best chance of winning with an odd of 45.9%. Next best is Thirds of the Wheel at 32.4%,the Orphans with 24.3%  and the Zero Game with 18.9%.