French roulette is considered to be a progenitor of American and European game variants. This very roulette was invented in France in 1655.
Today French roulette rules are practically the same as European roulette’s. The wheel of the French roulette is divided into 37 sectors (numbers from 0 to 36), that are distributed randomly. All the sectors alternate between red and black colors with one exception – zero which occupies green cell on the wheel.
Zeros’ Number
The main difference between American and French roulette lies in the wheel sectors number. The first one has 38 cells (1-36, zero and double zero), the second has only one zero pocket which gradually diminishes the house edge – 2.7%. Besides, “La Partage” rule, according to which the player loses half of the Even money bet when zero comes out, can reduce the casino advantage even more – to 1.35%.
French Roulette Speaks French
Another distinguishing feature that makes French roulette stand out from the crowd of other roulette types is that all the usual terms have French equivalents which are used in the game process.
French roulette bet in
English |
French roulette bet in
French |
Payouts |
| Straight bet |
En plein |
35:1 |
| Split bet |
A cheval |
17:1 |
| Street bet |
Transversale plein |
11:1 |
| Corner bet |
En carre |
8:1 |
| Line bet |
Transversale simple |
5:1 |
| Black/red bet |
Noir/rouge |
1:1 |
| Odd/even bet |
Impair/pair |
1:1 |
| High/low bet |
Passe/manqué |
1:1 |
| Dozen bet |
Douzaine |
2:1 |
| Column bet |
Colonne |
2:1 |
Call Bets
French roulette players can also make additional bets, which are widely known as “Call bets”.
| Call bet (English) |
Call bet (French) |
Description |
| Neighbours bet |
Voisin du nombre |
The chips are placed on the number and on 4
numbers surrounding the number pocket. E.g. 11 – 30 – 8 – 23 – 10. |
| Zero neighbours bet |
Voisins du zero |
The chips are placed on zero and surrounding it
numbers – 7 on the right and 9 on the left (all the numbers from 22 to
25 on the wheel). |
| A third section of the wheel bet |
Tiers du cylindre |
The chips are placed on 12 numbers from 27 to 33. |
| Full orphans bet |
Orphelin plein |
The chips are placed on the numbers 1, 20, 14, 31,
and 9. |
| Orphans split bet |
Orphelin cheval |
The chips are placed on the numbers 17, 34, and 6. |
As a rule all the call bets are isolated on the table layout and have their own field no matter whether you play online or in real casino.
