Roulette Strategy

Roulette mathematics are very simple. If you are not interested in the meanings of roulette odds, be sure to at least understand that all the bets in American roulette (except one) give the house a substantial advantage of 5.26%. The one exception is is worse., the 5 number bet - avoid it. It has a 7.29% house edge.

Below, we will explain the different options and rules that apply to this great casino game. BY reading this section, you will better informed as to the workings of his online casino game.

Surrender

Surrender is a beneficial rule found at certain roulette games. Before, you begin game-play at any roulette wheel, ask to see if this rule applies. This rule is involved only on the outside bets that pay even-money. Meaning, the red/black, odd/even, and high/low bets. If the ball lands on 0 or 00, you will only lose half of your wager instead of all of it. This rule reduces the casino's edge on even-money wagers to 2.63%. Even-money bets become twice as good as other bets. Basically, you are just sacrificing the chance of a big payout. This is a safer way to play roulette.

If you can find a roulette wheel that has only the single zero (American wheel), it is rare that you will be offered this rule at it.

The European Wheel

This casino game is played differently in Europe (or where ever you can find a European wheel). The big difference is that the wheel only has 37 numbers (only one zero - single digit). For online casino gamblers, this is definitely addition by subtraction. The simple absence of the 00 pocket drops the house advantage to 2.70% on all wagers. There is also no 5 number bet, thankfully.

The payoffs for all the wagers on the European wheel are the same as for the American wheel.

En Prison

Also used when playing the European wheel, en prison is another rule. It is similar to the surrender rule in spirit. In this case, if you make an even-money bet and the ball lands on zero, your money ids not removed from the table. Instead, it is considered to be in prison. Its fate will be determined on the very next spin of the roulette wheel. If the en prison bet comes in on that very next spin, your original bet is yours to keep - but with no additional winnings. If your wager loses, you then lose your original bet. Now, if zero should happen to hit again, the wager remains in prison.

The house advantage with this rule on even-money bets is reduced 50% to a very attractive 1.35%.