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%!

However, online players are now able to play roulette with no 0 at all, at Betfair’s Zero Lounge giving punter true odds. This has rocked the online gambling world, and to be honest if you play online there should be no reason to play anywhere else - unless you are a US player, as unfortunately you will not be allowed to play at Betfair.

Playing Roulette with zero house edge drastically changes the game, however it does not mean more basic systems like the martingale strategy will work - they will increase the return to 100%, however obviously this will be the return whatever betting system or sequence you decide to use. You can of course use my free roulette system which will return a profit at zero house edge roulette, as well as any other roulette game with a house edge.

About Betfair’s Zero Lounge - Zero House Edge Casino Games Betfair’s Zero Lounge was introduced in 2006, 6 years after it’s main launch in June 2000, as a means to attract more customers in the hope that they will not only play on the zero edge games, but also on the regular casino games, at poker, and also place bets in the betting exchange - the core of Betfair’s business.

Betfair’s Zero House Edge Roulette is exactly that - roulette with no zero, which means all bets on the table have a 100% expected return rate, for example any even money bets will, on average, win 50% of the time. As shown above, this is much more than normal single or double zero roulette tables. Zero House Edge Roulette is not the only game however, Betfair also offer Blackjack, Baccarat, and Jacks or Better Video Poker. The zero house edge blackjack has a number of rule changes from normal European Roulette - natural suited blackjacks pay 2 to1, a five-card 21 pays 2 to 1, Aces cannot be split although all other pairs can be, though only once. Doubling is allowed on 8,9,10 and 11, including soft 18,19,20 and 21, abd finally insurance can be taken any time the dealer is showing an Ace, regardless of the card the player is holding. These changes mean that most players will have to make adjustments to their basic strategy, in order to get the house advantage down to 0 - players who do not make adjustments will continue to give the house an edge.

Betfair’s Zero Lounge Baccarat has a commission on the banker bet of just 2.75% - far lower than any other online casinos, and their Jacks or Better Video Poker has a royal flush payout 22% higher than anywhere else, although this game of course also requires optimum strategy in order to cut the house edge down to zero. All Betfair Zero Lounge games have a return of 100% correct to at least 1 decimal place when played with optimal strategy, so get playing there now for zero house edge roulette and other favourite games.

Roulette House Edge Comparison

  • American Roulette (0 and 00) - 5.26%
  • European Roulette (single 0) - 2.70%
  • La Partage Roulette (single 0 and half stake back on even money bets) - 1.35% (on even money bets, inside table bets still 2.70%)

I was chatting to someone in a casino a while back, who was adamant that the house edge on American Roulette was 5.4%, as it must be twice as much as single zero roulette, there being twice as many zero’s. The reason this is not true is because American Roulette has one extra pocket to house the 00. Therefore the house edge in European roulette is 1/37, and American roulette is 2/38 - so now you know.

No 0 Roulette offering zero house edge at Betfair

No 0 Roulette offering zero house edge at Betfair

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One Response to “Zero House Edge Roulette - Roulette with no Zero”

  1. La Boule - Old French Version of Roulette on March 31st, 2009 5:26 am

    [...] however due to the huge house advantage this is not such a bad thing, especially when there is no 0 roulette available now.

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