En prison rule: The player bet stays intact when he has bet Red, Black, High, Low, Odd or Even (Even Chance Bets) and zero (0) has come.

La Partage rule: The player loses only half his bet when he has bet Red, Black, High, Low, Odd or Even (Even Chance Bets) and zero (0) has come.

Some French roulette games offer one of the two following rules, which partially protect the player when “zero” (0) comes: In some casinos French roulette can be even more advantageous for the player than the European type. Payout wise the French roulette is the same as the European roulette, since it only has one zero and 37 numbers in total. M12 is the bet for the second dozen numbers (13-24) and D12 is the bet for the third dozen numbers (25-36). P12 is the bet for the first dozen numbers (1-12). Maybe the biggest difference is that the place for the dozen bets is the lower left and right parts of the table (see: P12, M12, D12). In the image above you can see that the French roulette table has a different layout for the bets.

This means that the player who plays American has a bigger disadvantage (-5,4%) versus the European game (-2,7%) because he plays against more numbers/possibilities and his probability of win is a bit lower. Although American roulette has one extra number (double zero), the payouts are the same as in the European version. The European roulette table has only one zero (0) and offers better payouts than the American roulette, which has two zeroes (0, 00).Īs you can see the American roulette table is like the European with the main difference being the additional double zero (00).

The differences between the different types of tables are not huge, so I will avoid confusing you with details.

First let’s get an idea of the roulette table variations.

Roulette table image double zero