What is the Difference Between French Roulette and American Roulette?

Q:“The casino in which I used to gamble offers French Roulette and American Roulette. French Roulette appeared to be pretty intimidating, because it was operated by 3 dealers at once. I therefore would like to know the difference between French Roulette, and the version I am familiar with, American Roulette. Greetings from Germany!”

A: French Roulette and American Roulette are basically the same game but with a few variations. French Roulette will have 3 dealers managing the game while players are able to bet from both sides of the table; whereas, American Roulette will usually have between 1 to 2 dealers managing the game while players are only able to bet from one side of the table. Both layouts have 36 numbers and pretty much all of the bets are the same, except they’re located in different areas. American Roulette exchanges monetary value cheques for worthless colored cheques which make it easier for everyone to determine which bet belong to what player. In contrast, French Roulette uses the same monetary value cheques as the rest of the casino, but it is the player’s responsibility to keep track of how much they bet and where. French Roulette only has the one, single-digit zero while the American version has 2 zeros, both the single-digit and double-digit zero. French Roulette has La Partage principle which is only applied to even money bets. That means, that if a zero hits, then instead of losing the entire bet, the player will only lose half of their bet. Both the single zero and La Partage principle diminish the house edge making the odds better for the player.