Learn French Roulette Bets and Odds!

French Roulette Guide

If you made a decision to try French roulette, you should be aware of basic betting opportunities and standard payout rates for this game of chance.

It is necessary to mention that French roulette is played the same way as European variation as it also has a single zero pocket on the roulette wheel. But the main distinctive feature is additional roulette game rules. You should accurately learn them before proceed to playing.

En Prison Rule

Therefore French roulette has the same inside and outside bets as European roulette alternative but there are few distinctive features. For example, the rule "La Partage" provides gamblers with a serious statistical advantage. According to this rule gamers lose only half of their original bet in case they make even money bet on a single numeral and the ball eventually comes to rest on "0" slot. Or they can try their luck and use all-or-nothing chance for the nest roulette wheel spin. This rule is very similar with the rule of "En Prison" in European roulette.

This rule is valid with only even-money outside stakes: red, black, odd, even, low (numbers: 1-18) and high (numbers: 19-36).

Call Bets

Gamblers also can seize the opportunity and make so called call bets/called bets available in French roulette variation. Such types of bets can be placed in accordance with numbers on the roulette wheel, rather than on the roulette table. Learn the existing variety of call bets presented below:

• Finales a Cheval is a type of bet on two groups of numbers which have the same 2 figures in the end (for instance, 3-13-23-33 and 4-14-24- 34).
• Finales en Plein is a bet on all numerals which have the same figure in the end (for instance, 3-13-23-33).
• Voisins du Zero is a bet on 17 numerals which surround "0" on the roulette wheel (22, 18, 29, 7, 28, 12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2 & 25).
• Tiers du Cylindre is a type of French roulette bet on 12 numbers on the opposite side to "0" on the wheel (and they are: 27, 13, 36, 11, 30, 8, 23, 10, 5, 24, 16 & 33).
• Orphelins is a kind of bet on the remaining eight numerals on the roulette wheel (which are not included in previous 2 stakes (the remaining numbers are: 1, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 31 & 34).