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Roulette wheels
American Wheel
This is the American roulette wheel.
The most important difference between the European and American wheels, is that the American wheel has both a single zero and a double zero, whereas European wheel has only a single zero.
Another difference is that the numbers on American roulette wheel are placed in pairs opposite of each other - whereas the numbers on the European wheel are placed in a random order.
The American table might be more practical; as the red/black and odd/even bets are placed right next to each other, and the first18/last18 betting spots are placed right next to the single numbers. On the other hand, European single zero table is more beautiful in symmetry.
Another distinctive advantage of the European rolette over American roulette is that European single zero roulette offers the player better odds than the American wheel – due to the fact that it only has a single zero, whereas the American wheel has a zero and a double zero.
In the long run the additional double zero affects the odds significantly.
The house edge on a single number bet on the American wheel with 38 different numbers is 2/38 - or 5.26%
The house edge on the European wheel with only a single zero has better odds. The house edge on a single number bet is only 1/37 - or 2.70%
There is no further explanation needed for the the player to make the most favourable choice between these two roulettes.
European Wheel
The European wheel - also known as the Single Zero roulette or sometimes French Roulette is very similar to the American wheel, as was already explained.
The fact that European wheel only has a single zero - whereas American wheel has a single zero and a double zero, makes the biggest difference between these two.
Estetically, the European table is more beautiful in symmetry - whereas the American table is more practical during play, as the red/black and odd/even are placed right next to each other, and the first18/last18 betting spots are placed right next to the single numbers.
The European single zero – offers the player better odds than the American wheel with it’s single and double zero.
This has a greater effect on the odds as you might think:
The house edge on a single number bet on the European wheel with it’s single zero, is only 1/37 - or 2.70%.With this kind of shift in the odds, you should always be looking for the single zero European game.
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