http://www.breezyporticos.com Reels Tue, 06 May 2008 15:33:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en http://www.breezyporticos.com/playing-a-european-roulette http://www.breezyporticos.com/playing-a-european-roulette#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 15:33:44 +0000 admin http://www.breezyporticos.com/playing-a-european-roulette If you happen to find a single-zero European wheel, you greatly improve your odds: The house edge is half that of roulette with the American wheel - only 2.63 percent. You may see a European wheel at one of the posh Vegas casinos, such as Bellagio, Mirage, or Caesars Palace. If you can’t find one on the floor, it’s probably tucked away in the high-limit area along with the baccarat tables, so you may need to ask. You can also find the single-zero wheel at some other upscale casinos around the country.
Because casinos set aside the European wheel for high rollers, you’re likely to find a higher table minimum, say $25. But because the house edge is half that of a double-zero wheel, the European wheel is the better roulette game to play for tagger bettors.
Your chaices of winning get even better if the casino offers an advantageous rule called en prison. Sometimes available on the European wheel, the en prison rule lowers the house edge even further to a reasonable 1.35 percent. The rule applies to even-money bets. For example, say you have a $10 bet riding on black. If the ball lands on zero, your even-money bet doesn’t win or lose but remains locked up for one more spin. If the ball lands on black on the next spir, the house returns your original bet of $10, but you don’t win anything. If the ball lands on red, you lose. And if the ball repeats the zero number again, your bet stays imprisoned for another round.

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