Inside bets in roulette are wagers placed on specific numbers or small groups of numbers within the number grid on the betting layout. They pay more than outside bets but win less often. Types of inside bets A straight-up bet is placed on a single number and pays 35:1. A split covers two adjacent numbers…
Outside bets in roulette cover large sections of the number grid and are placed in the labelled zones around the edge of the betting layout. They win more often than inside bets but pay at lower odds. Types of outside bets Red or black pays 1:1 and covers 18 numbers. Odd or even also pays…
Called bets (also known as announced bets) are special roulette wagers based on sections of the physical wheel rather than sections of the number layout. They’re placed by calling them to the croupier and are most common in French and European roulette. The main called bets Voisins du Zéro (neighbours of zero) covers the 17…
La Partage is a French roulette rule that applies when the ball lands on zero. Instead of losing your full even-money outside bet, you receive half your stake back. The other half goes to the casino. How it reduces the house edge On a standard European wheel, zero costs outside bet players their entire wager….
Roulette betting strategies are systems that dictate how you change your bet size from spin to spin. None of them change the house edge or alter the odds of any given spin. What they do is change the distribution of wins and losses across a session. The Martingale system The Martingale is the most widely…
Roulette is a casino game built around a spinning wheel with numbered slots. A small ball is released onto the spinning wheel, and wherever it lands determines the outcome. Players bet on where they think the ball will land before each spin. The basics of play A standard European roulette wheel has 37 slots numbered…
European roulette is the standard version of the game played across most of the world outside North America. It uses a single-zero wheel with 37 pockets (0 through 36), giving the casino a house edge of 2.7%. Why single zero matters The difference between European and American roulette is almost entirely down to the number…
American roulette uses a wheel with 38 pockets — numbers 1 through 36 plus both 0 and 00. The extra double-zero pocket raises the house edge to 5.26%, making it significantly worse for players than European roulette. The impact of the double zero On any outside bet (red/black, odd/even, etc.), both 0 and 00 are…
French roulette is a single-zero roulette variant with the same 37-pocket wheel as European roulette, but it includes additional rules — La Partage and En Prison — that reduce the house edge on even-money bets from 2.7% down to 1.35%. La Partage and En Prison La Partage means ‘sharing’ in French. When the ball lands…
S17 and H17 refer to the dealer’s rule on soft 17 — a hand with an ace counted as 11 totaling 17. S17 (stand on soft 17) means the dealer must stand. H17 (hit on soft 17) means the dealer hits and can improve their total. Why it matters for the house edge H17 adds…
Blackjack games vary significantly between casinos. Small rule changes can add or remove several tenths of a percent from the house edge. Knowing what to look for helps you find better games. Rules that favor the player S17 (dealer stands on soft 17) reduces the house edge by about 0.2%. Late surrender availability saves around…
Live blackjack is an online casino format where real cards are dealt by a human dealer on camera, streamed in real time to your device. You make decisions through an on-screen interface while watching the action unfold via live video feed. How live blackjack works A professional dealer operates from a purpose-built studio or a…