European Roulette VS American Roulette

American Roulette and European Roulette are two popular roulette games. There are many differences the player will notice with the rules and with the wheel when playing these two games. The information within this article will explain the main differences of the wheel and the rules.

The main difference that the player will notice is the zero’s on the roulette wheel. With the European version there is one zero (0) and the American version has double zero’s (00). This results in the European version changing the house edge to favor the player.

Another big difference in these two versions is the pockets located within the wheel. There are 37 pockets on the European wheel and 38 pockets on the American wheel.

Now for the rule differentials, the European game has the option of the en prison rule and the American game does not have this rule. This rule gives the player the possibility to surrender half of the wager or keep it for the next game for the chance that the zero will come out.

With the en prison rule this makes the advantage of the house drop a lot, about 1.35%. The house advantage with the American version is about 5.26%, so there is quite a difference.

Let’s take a look at the differences with the chips. With American Roulette the chips are different colors and in the European version all the chips are the same color. Well, this option is good for land based casinos, but also could be found at online casino roulettes.

There is also a big difference with the roulette wheels. The wheel is in the middle of the table for the European version and it is at the end of the table for the American.

The only thing that is not different with these two games is the payouts and the wagers.