American vs. French Roulette

If we look at the American version of Roulette and the French format, the major difference, which we can find between them, is with their wheel. Both of their wheels have numbers from 1to 36, and the '0'. However, the American wheel has another '00' box, which is not available in the French wheel. Many people may not consider this difference as a big one. However, it is the difference in the wheel, which increases the winning probability in the French roulettes.



The numbers on both the wheels are sensibly placed. The reason behind this is to make sure that the likelihood of getting a result from high numbers must be similar to the chances of falling within a low number.

If you still have not been able to fathom out the variation between an American and a European roulette wheel, then let me explain it to you. Both of their wheels have numbers from 1 to 36 and a slot of zero, but an American roulette wheel has an extra slot '00'. This very particular difference brings down the winning probability in American roulette. Some of us may not understand the pattern in which the numbers are placed. However, they are arranged in a way to make sure that there is always an equal chance of getting a result from the high numbers as well as from the low numbers. It is the green color that contains the numbers zero and double zero. They are placed exactly on the opposite side of the wheel. You will even find that the colors and the odd/even numbers will alternate, along with a random distribution of the numbers.