TOP RATED ONLINE ROULETTE GAMES 2024

The three main online roulette games are American, European, and French. American Roulette is the only one of the three to have a double-zero (00) on the wheel as well as the single zero found in the other two variants. French Roulette is different from European Roulette thanks to two unique rules, called En Prison and La Partage. 

The “house edge” is the percentage of total bets placed that a casino expects to take in regardless of how large a prize may be awarded to any individual player. 

In roulette the casino takes in all bets that do not match the number or symbol of the slot where the ball lands. On many spins the casino may win everything. On some spins only one player may win and the casino may have to pay a prize.  

The extra slots are called “Bank slots” and they are intended to skew the odds of payout to provide a small statistical advantage to the house. In American roulette the house edge is about 5.26% and in European roulette the house edge is about 2.72%. 

The edge is determined by computing the percentage difference between the probability of the ball landing on any slot on the wheel and the highest payoff on any bet. In American roulette there are 38 slots so the probability is 1-divided-by-38, but in European roulette there are only 37 slots so the probability is 1-divided-by-37. The highest payout in either game is 35-to-1. 

All versions of roulette have the same odds, e.g. both European and American roulette payout 35/1 on a single number or 1/1 on black/red and odd/even bets.  

The house edge varies between games, and that  however can affect players chances.

European Roulette (with a single zero) has a house edge of 2.7% but this jumps to 5.26% when playing American Roulette. 

There are laws and regulations put in place to ensure the games are run ethically and legally.  

As long as a player is on a licensed casino site then there is no way it can be fixed.

Most established online casino sites offer live versions of roulette.

Many of the casino sites will allow players to observe the live dealer games in progress to allow them to get a feel for the game prior to playing it.

The La Partage rule can come in to play when the ball lands on the 0. The dealer will split the bet, half goes to the house and half goes back to the player. 

The En Prison rule occurs when the ball lands on the 0 on French roulette. The player can then keep the bet on the table (in prison) for a second spin in the hope of regaining his bet back.