European Roulette Table

The average European roulette table has a wheel that contains only a single zero and does not have a double zero. So a European roulette table is often called a single zero roulette table. This table only has a total of thirty-seven numbers, which range from zero to thirty-six. By contrast, an American table has a wheel that contains thirty-eight numbers, ranging from zero to thirty-six with the addition of a double zero.

The name of the European roulette table often throws people off. People seem to think that the name of the table indicates the only place that it can be played. That is totally incorrect.

European roulette tables are found in American casinos and American tables are found in European casinos. The names only indicate the standards of the two areas. To prove my point, lets look at Las Vegas. There are a lot of casinos there that contain a number of European roulette tables. They can be found almost everywhere in the city. And in the very competitive gambling markets of the Deep South, you can’t go ten feet without running into a European roulette table.

Now that I have given you a little background on European roulette tables, lets look at the odds of winning. The odds of any given number coming up on the European table is thirty-six to one. By contrast, on an American table the odds are thirty-seven to one. In both cases, a single number bet has a payout of thirty-five to one. As you can clearly see this makes the house edge on an American table stand at 5.26% and the house advantage for a European roulette table is about 2.7%.

Lets contrast the odds of the European roulette table with other games of chance. Blackjack has a house edge of only 0.5% when it is played with a strong strategy. It stands at about 2% if you don’t have a strategy at all. Craps has a house advantage of 1.4%. Both of these games seem to be better in terms of your odds of winning, but that isn’t entirely correct. If a European roulette table is played with the proper strategy, then it can be very competitive. Especially when you factor in the special bets that are available on this table.

Whenever I go out to a casino to play roulette I always choose to play on a European roulette table. And for me, it is not just for personal preference. I have found that the better odds allow me to employ all my favorite strategies and win a greater percentage of the time. I also have started to frequent the online casinos that offer European roulette tables. But instead of using the usual roulette strategies that I have employed at the traditional casinos, I have decided to use automated software. In fact, I just purchased special software that should cut down on the house’s advantage and allow me to win more of the time. Wish me luck.

Which brings me to my last piece of advice. Using a good strategy can help players overcome the odds and beat the game of roulette. While there is nothing that will beat it one hundred percent of the time, with a little patience you can walk away from roulette a winner. And that is whether you are playing American table or on a European roulette table. So head out there and grab a table. Roulette is a game that is always beckoning us players and it is also a game that is always waiting for us.