The online French roulette seems to be pretty similar to European and American roulette but it has some slight differences. The difference lies in French table wheel layout. As compared to the wheel of any two variants the slots are different for the numbers. The French roulette offers better possibility of winning as compared to other two. The numbers from 0 to 37 are placed in the way to provide more fair benefit to the players. For French roulette, the house edge is significantly lower as compared to American and European roulette.
The roulette table and wheel
French wheel has 1-36 numbers and one zero like European wheel. It is different from American roulette wheel which has both double and single zero. On a single zero, each number has 1:37 odds to win which is statistically more beneficial than American roulette which has 1:38 odds of winning.
In terms of table layout, all of the numbers on French roulette table are in green. It doesn’t mean you are unable to place bets on either black or red. On the other side, numbers listed in green is just a design element on the French roulette table.
Types of Bets in French Roulette
As the name suggests, you can expect betting options to come in French. In order to better understand those positions, here’s the list of each bet –
- Passe – Numbers from 19 to 36
- Manque – Numbers from 1 to 18
- Rouge – All numbers are red
- Noir – All numbers are black
- Moyenne Douzaine – Second dozen numbers, i.e. numbers from 13 to 24
- Premiere Douzaine – Numbers from 1 to 12
- Derniere Douzaine – Third dozen numbers – from 25 to 36
La Partage rule is one of the rules making French roulette stand out. According to this rule, you just lose half your bet rather than all of it, even if you make even money bet (red or black, odd or even and low or high numbers) and ball ends up in 0 slot. Losing half of bet is the way better than losing all of the bets. This way, you can have more money to spin the wheel again and you can have better options to win in the long run.
Payout odds in French roulette
If you place bet on low or high, odd or even, red or black, and ball ends up on zero, you just lose half of the bet. It is the only difference between French and European roulette. On these bets, the house edge is halved as compared to European version. Take a look on the odds related to different betting positions in French table –
- Split bet – Pays 17:1
- Straight up bet – Pays 35:1
- Street bet – 11:1
- Six Line bet – 5:1
- Corner bet – 8:1
- Column bet – 2:1
- Dozen bet – 2:1
- Odd/Even Bet – 1:1
- Red/Black bet – 1:1
- Low/High bet – 1:1
With La Partage rule and single zero wheels, there is high chance of winning in this epic variant of roulette.
