◆ House Rules
Read the wheel before you bet
This is a European wheel — one green zero, not two. That single pocket is the entire house edge: every payout is built as if the wheel had 36 pockets, the 37th is the casino's. It works out to 2.70% on every bet on the felt, half of what an American double-zero table takes. Flip on la partage at the table rail and zero refunds half of every even-money bet, cutting those to 1.35% — the best odds roulette offers anywhere.
◆ The Bets
How to play roulette
Pick a chip, place it on the layout, and spin. Anything the ball lands on that your bet covers, pays. Chips on a number's face bet that number straight up; chips on the lines and corners between numbers split the bet across neighbors — hover the layout and the betting spots light up, exactly like dropping a chip on the felt seam of a real table.
Straight
One number, face of the cell. Hits once in 37 spins.
PAYS 35:1Split
Two neighbors — chip on the line between them.
PAYS 17:1Street
A full row of three — chip on the row's outer edge.
PAYS 11:1Corner
Four numbers meeting at a cross — chip on the intersection.
PAYS 8:1Six Line
Two adjacent rows — six numbers on one chip.
PAYS 5:1Outside
Red/black, odd/even, high/low pay even money; dozens and columns pay 2:1.
PAYS 1:1 · 2:1◆ The Payouts
Every bet on the table
There is no smart bet and no sucker bet on a single-zero wheel — every wager hands the house the same 2.70%. What you're choosing is variance: how often you win versus how big it pays. The in-game coach runs these exact numbers live on whatever you've placed.
Single-zero payout table
| Bet | Covers | Pays | Hits | Chance | Win on $10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight up | 1 number | 35:1 | 1 in 37 | 2.7% | +$350 |
| Split | 2 numbers | 17:1 | 2 in 37 | 5.4% | +$170 |
| Street | 3 numbers | 11:1 | 3 in 37 | 8.1% | +$110 |
| Corner | 4 numbers | 8:1 | 4 in 37 | 10.8% | +$80 |
| Six line | 6 numbers | 5:1 | 6 in 37 | 16.2% | +$50 |
| Dozen | 12 numbers | 2:1 | 12 in 37 | 32.4% | +$20 |
| Column | 12 numbers | 2:1 | 12 in 37 | 32.4% | +$20 |
| Red / Black | 18 numbers | 1:1 | 18 in 37 | 48.6% | +$10 |
| Odd / Even | 18 numbers | 1:1 | 18 in 37 | 48.6% | +$10 |
| 1-18 / 19-36 | 18 numbers | 1:1 | 18 in 37 | 48.6% | +$10 |
| Zero | The house's pocket | 35:1 straight | 1 in 37 | 2.7% | outside bets lose |
The pattern: payout + 1 = 36 ÷ numbers covered, on a wheel with 37 pockets. That missing pocket is the whole house edge — identical 2.70% on every line of this table. The one exception you can create yourself: with la partage switched on, zero hands back half of any red/black, odd/even or high/low stake, and those six bets drop to 1.35%.
◆ The Wheels
European vs American vs French roulette
Three names, two wheels, one decision that matters. The wheel you're playing here is the European single-zero wheel — and with la partage switched on, it plays by French rules, the friendliest zero treatment in the game. The American wheel adds a second green pocket (00) and doubles the house take on every bet.
The three tables, side by side
| European (this wheel) | French | American | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pockets | 37 (0–36) | 37 (0–36) | 38 (0, 00, 1–36) |
| Green zeros | One | One | Two — 0 and 00 |
| Straight up pays | 35:1 | 35:1 | 35:1 |
| House edge | 2.70% | 2.70% | 5.26% |
| Even-money bets | 2.70% — 1.35% with la partage on | 1.35% (la partage / en prison) | 5.26% |
| Worst bet | None — every bet costs the same | None — every bet costs the same | Five-number 0-00-1-2-3 at 7.89% |
| Zero rule | Zero takes all — or half back with la partage | Half back, or stake "imprisoned" for the next spin | Zeros take everything |
Same payouts on all three tables — the only thing that changes is how many green pockets are working against you and what happens when the ball finds one. That's why the first rule of roulette is simply: play the single-zero wheel.
A note on French roulette specifically: it's this same 37-pocket wheel with kinder zero rules and French dress. La partage ("the split") refunds half of every even-money stake when zero hits — that's the rule this table offers at the rail. Its sibling en prison holds the stake on the felt instead: survive the next spin and it comes back whole. Both work out to the same 1.35% edge on even-money bets. French tables also label the felt in French — manque and passe for low and high — and take call bets like voisins du zéro announced to the croupier, but the math underneath is identical to what you're playing here.
◆ Croupier's Notes
Eight habits of players who last
- Play single zero, always. Same game, same payouts — an American 00 wheel just doubles what the house takes.
- Take la partage when offered. Half back on zero cuts even-money bets to 1.35% — flip it on at this table's rail.
- Outside bets buy time. Red/black hits 48.6% of the time. If you want a long session, live there.
- Inside bets buy stories. A straight number hits once in 37 spins — but it pays for the other 36.
- No system beats the wheel. Martingale, Fibonacci, D'Alembert — every progression loses to the same 2.70% eventually.
- The wheel has no memory. Five reds in a row makes black exactly as likely as it ever was. There are no due numbers.
- Watch the coach, not your gut. The odds bar above the table shows your exact win chance and average cost per spin for whatever you've placed.
- Set a stop-loss before the first spin. Bankroll discipline is the only edge a roulette player can actually have.
◆ The Story
A physicist's accident, a casino's fortune
Roulette — French for "little wheel" — began as a failure: Blaise Pascal's 17th-century attempt at a perpetual motion machine left behind a beautifully balanced wheel with no use. Paris gave it one. By 1796 the modern game was running in the Palais-Royal's gambling houses, double zero and all. The decisive twist came in 1843, when François and Louis Blanc dropped the second zero to undercut rival casinos — halving the house edge and creating the European wheel played here. The Blancs took their single-zero game to Monte Carlo and built the world's most famous casino on it. The game's mathematical purity — every spin independent, every bet's cost calculable to the cent — has made it the probability teacher's favorite example ever since.
◆ Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is this roulette game free?
Yes — free play, no real money. Your bankroll and stats save in your browser.
Is this European or American roulette?
European — a single zero and 37 pockets. The house edge is 2.7%, half of American roulette's 5.26%. Turn on la partage and even-money bets drop to 1.35%.
What is la partage?
A French-table rule this game offers as a toggle: when the ball lands on zero, even-money bets (red/black, odd/even, 1-18/19-36) get half their stake back instead of losing it all. That cuts the house edge on those bets from 2.70% to 1.35%. Flip it on at the table rail or in the settings panel — the odds coach updates its numbers to match.
What's the difference between European and French roulette?
Same wheel — 37 pockets, one zero. French roulette adds player-friendly zero rules on even-money bets (la partage or en prison) and labels the felt in French. With la partage switched on here, you're playing French rules on a European layout.
Can I bet on multiple things at once?
Yes. Stack any combination of inside (straight, split, street, corner, six line) and outside (red/black, odd/even, dozens, columns) bets across the layout — the spots between numbers take split and corner chips, just like a real table.
What does a straight-up number pay?
35:1. Every payout on a single-zero table is set so a winning bet returns exactly 36 times the stake divided by the numbers it covers — which is why every bet carries the same 2.7% house edge.
Does the Martingale system actually work?
No. Doubling after each loss requires unlimited bankroll and no table limits — neither exists. A long losing streak will wipe you out before a win recovers it.
Are the spins truly random?
Yes. Each spin uses an independent random outcome. Past results have zero influence on the next — there are no "due" numbers.
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