The very popular single zero roulette is just
another term for the European roulette wheel. It is called single
zero roulette to differentiate it from the American version which
has a double zero slot. This means that the single zero roulette wheel
has only 37 numbers or starts from 0 and ends in 36.
Basically, the advantage of playing on the single zero roulette wheel is
that you have better chances of winning a bet ( or series of bets) since
the odds favoring the house is diminished.
Calling it the European version does not mean it is exclusive for
casinos in Europe. You can find the single zero roulette wheels in many
casinos in the United States, although not as many as the double zero
roulette wheels. And the same goes for the other way around. You will
encounter some double zero roulette tables in Europe as well.
Getting down to the brass tacks of betting, here is an example of a bet
placed on the single zero roulette and the same bet amount placed on the
double zero roulette table.
To illustrate a single zero roulette wheel the numbers that you will see
are :
0 - 32 - 15 - 19 - 4 - 21 - 2 - 25 - 17 - 34 - 6 - 27 - 13 - 36 - 11 -
30 - 8 - 23 - 10 - 5 - 24 - 16 - 33 - 1 - 20 - 14 - 31 - 9 - 22 - 18 -
29 - 7- 28 - 12 - 35 - 3 - 26
Let’s assume you have $100 that you can bet on. The odds in the single
zero roulette table is 36 to 1. Although this may not sound like a good
ratio, when you compare it to the card games like blackjack, you have
more chances of bringing home winnings.
The cost per hour on a blackjack game compared to a single zero roulette
game is obvious. Since roulette is a rather slow paced social casino
game, you are not betting as if in a race. There is not much of a rush
compared to the blackjack game.
On the average, you will play approximately 50 games an hour in
blackjack whereas in a single roulette game, you will be playing about
30 games only per hour. Compute that on a per loss/win ratio, and you
still win more in roulette in one hour than you do in blackjack.
There is a twist in the single zero roulette game called “en prison.”
This means you can put your bet in prison. If you lose, your bet still
remains in prison, and you have a chance to win it back if you get the
next bet. But you cannot win more than what is in prison.
The advantage of this en prison tool is that it lowers the edge of the
house and lets you get a second chance, so to speak.
The single zero roulette table still gets a crowd in every time a player
is winning. There is a lot of excitement and tension in a roulette table
than in the cards table. People enjoy simply watching bets made and bets
won.
You cannot disregard the single zero roulette game because people
say you will have less chances of winning against the house compared to
other casino games. Try using the en prison tool and work out a roulette
system that will bring in the bucks for you. At the very least, try it.
After all, a game of chance is a game of chance - whichever you version
use.