La Boule - Old French Version of Roulette
March 31, 2009
La Boule is an old French version of roulette, still available in many casinos in France, but rarely found outside the country. The game is played in a concanve ‘bowl’ which has a number of pockets in three different colours, and 9 numbers offering different outcomes. A fairly large rubber ball (at least compared to a normal roulette ball) is spun around the bowl, before dropping into one of the pockets. Read more
Zero House Edge Roulette - Roulette with no Zero
March 17, 2009
Up until recently the concept of a playing roulette with no zero would have been unthinkable, the general options available were American Roulette which has of course 0 and 00, European Roulette (also called single zero roulette), or occasionally French Roulette, which has a single zero but also the ‘La Partage’ rule which means that any ‘even-money’ bets return half the stake if 0 is the winning number. These games can quickly part you with your money - the house advantage on the worst version - American Roulette - is over 5%! Read more
Casino Tropez Adds New Roulette Games
March 10, 2009
Casino Tropez has just announced some new games that have been added to their already large offering, including 2 new roulette games. French Roulette is the first, and any self-respecting roulette player will of course know that this offers the ‘La Partage’ rule, whereby any ‘even-money’ bets are paid back half their stake if the zero is the ‘winning’ number. Read more
Using Your iPhone in Vegas? Be Careful!
March 10, 2009
Nevada Gaming Officials has issued a warning to casinos to be on the look out for people using their iPhones whilst at the tables, after Californian officials found players using the devices at Indian Casinos. The reason for this is the release of an app which can be used to count cards whilst playing blackjack - a strategy which has for a long time caused concern for casinos. Read more
