Roulette House Edge

Published on: January 26, 2016 

Online casinos are home to many great casino games and roulette is one that is featured. This game can be presented in different variations and when players choose to rated casino sites, they will often see two or more roulette options. The most popular versions that are offered online are European Roulette, French Roulette and American Roulette. These games have different house edges, so by learning about this, players can choose the game that will offer the best chances to collect payouts when playing the game for real money.

Of the three most popular games, American Roulette is the worst choice as it has double the house edge of the European and French versions. These two offer a house edge of 2.70% while American Roulette has a house edge of 5.26%. There is one bet that has a different edge when playing American Roulette and this is the Five Number Bet (0, 00, 1, 2 and 3). This bet has a huge house edge of 7.89%.

Seeing as American Roulette has an extra space on the wheel, the 00, the house edge is increased. Many players, especially those new to gambling will not be aware of these differences, but the house edge plays a very important role in the selection of roulette games. Obviously, it is a better choice to play the European or French version whenever possible.

Some players will question why online casinos would even offer American Roulette is the other games have better odds. The answer is because those players that are not familiar with the house edge will choose American Roulette and lose more, providing the casino with more profit. If players are unaware of the higher house edge with American Roulette, they have no reason not to choose the game.

The house edge with French and European Roulette is pretty low, which is a good thing for players. There are also other casino games that have low edges, providing players with a great chance to win. These include blackjack, which can have a house edge of around 0.5%. The next best game is Baccarat with a house edge of 1.06% and then Craps with an edge of 1.36%. European and French Roulette are next on the list followed by Sic Bo, with a house edge of 2.78%. As one can see, American Roulette does not rank on the list of the top five games with the lowest house edge.

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