Since roulette is one of the very old and very popular casino game for land-based and online casinos, it is not surprising that there are many developed roulette variants today. Some of the most common variants for online roulette is discussed below:
- European Roulette This is by far the most played online roulette version. The wheel in this version has 37 pockets with numbers 0 and 1 to 18. If the marble lands on a zero, then all your wagers are lost, except for wagers placed on zeros. The payout percentage of this game is 97.43%.
- American Roulette This is also a very famous online roulette version, but not commonly played. The wheel in this version has 38 pockets with numbers 0, 00 and 1 to 18. If the marble lands on a zero or on the double zero, then all your wagers are lost, except for the wagers placed on zeros and double zeros. With these stipulations, the house advantage then becomes 5.26%. This is a lot bigger that in the previous version where the house advantage is only 2.57%. This is why most seasoned roulette players tend to avoid playing this roulette version as much as possible.
- French Roulette This roulette version is similar to the European roulette in terms of structure. It can be even be said the two roulette versions are identical with each other. However, there is a rule in French roulette, 'La Partage', that exemplifies the different between the two versions. In La Partage, if the marble falls on a zero then your half wager money will be returned to you. This makes a house advantage of 1.35%. With this low house advantage, it is no wonder that very few casinos offer this game as one of their own. This is why they are not that easy to find. But if you are a seasoned player in roulette, then you would always want to play the different versions of the game. You could find some french roulette games in some casinos like Spin Palace and William Hill Casino.
- Mini Roulette This roulette version, from its name, is a smaller version of the standard roulette game. It has 13 numbers with pockets numbered at 0 and 1 to 12. Your wager is going to be lost when the result is one number in 13. This results to a house edge og 7.69%. Because of the very high house advantage, casinos typically offer several bonuses in this roulette version to attract clients. But it is completely advisable to avoid this roulette version.
- Microgaming's Roulette Royal This roulette version is one of the best there is out there and is one of the reasons why roulette is still played by many, many people. In this roulette version, there is a progressive jackpot that is known to go as high as $660,000. It requires a $1 side bet. To be activated, you need to spin the wheel 5 times and each time, you should always get the exact number. Because of this, the house edge is expectedly very high. But since the jackpot prize is that staggering, it is definitely worth it to try playing this roulette version.
