European Roulette

The Fundamentals

The European Roulette does not differ from the other roulette variations in its basics. Players make their bets on which number pocket the ball will fall. The European Roulette wheel is consisted of 37 number pockets. Numbers from 1 to 36 alternate between black and red and there is only one zero pocket, which is colored in green. The alignment of the pockets on the wheel appears to be random, but is actually arranged in a mathematical order so there would be and equal chance for each number to win.

The house advantage in European Roulette is significantly decreased as compared to the American, due to the fact that it has only one zero pocket. The European variant has the additional “en-prison” rule According to this rule, if the ball falls down on the zero pocket, players who placed an even-money bet have the opportunity to either lose half of the original bet or leave it where it is to be played in the next round.

The European Roulette uses regular casino chips, instead of the special roulette chips in the American variant. This makes keeping track of your bet a bit more difficult, so each player should pay attention where his wagers were placed. All bets are handled by the croupier with the aid of a special stick. Bets could be placed on the table until the croupier announces “no more bets” and any made after that moment would be discarded.

Betting

The bets pay according to the probability of the number to come out as winning. Each table has a different minimum and maximum and players cannot bet accordingly less or more than the fixed amounts. The betting layout is not much different than those of other roulette variations and the bets fall into two major groups - “inside” and “outside” bets.

Inside bets

• Straight bet

  Bet is placed on one number. The odds and payout are 35-to-1

• Split bet

  Bet is placed on two adjoining numbers on the betting area by setting the chips on the line in-between the numbers. The odds and payout are 17-to-1.

• Street bet

  Bet is placed on three numbers positioned in a row on the betting area by setting the chips on the edge line at the end of the row. The odds and payout are 11-to-1.

• Corner bet

  Bet is placed on four adjoining numbers on the betting area by setting the chips on the intersection part of the four numbers. The odds and payout are 8-to-1.

• Sixline bet

  Bet is placed two “streets” (six numbers) on the betting area by setting the chips on the intersection of the edge lines at the end of the both rows. The odds and payout are 5-to-1.

Outside bets

• Column bet

  Bet is placed on all numbers included in one of the three columns on the betting area by setting the chips on the box at the end of the column. The odds and payout are 2-to-1.

• Group/dozen bet

  Bet is placed on all numbers included in the first (1-12), second (13-24) or third (25-36) dozen of numbers by setting the chip on the dozen bet box. The odds and payout are 2-to-1.

• Black/red bet

  Bet is placed on black or red color to win by setting the chips on the color bet box. The odds and payout are even money.

• Odd/even bet

  Bet is placed on the winning number to be odd or even by setting the chips on the odd or even box.

• High/low

  Bet is placed on the winning number to be low (1-18) or high (19-36) by setting the chips on the low or high box.