How to influence the Roulette House Edge

Probably the most basic point you are to realize when you go for gambling games, is that they are entertainment for you, and the casinos make money. Gambling games like roulette in particular are all aimed at providing the casino with more money than it is due to pay out. This difference between the money brought to the casino and money paid out as wins is called the roulette house edge.

Do not trust all the others that say you can have advantage in the game of roulette. That is impossible. Here we will show you the basic principles how to get the lowest possible house advantage and increase your winning odds.

It is also important to note that as the casino has an edge, it does not mean nobody can win in roulette. It just means that the overall house edge is much higher than the players'.

In order to calculate the house edge we are to take a closer look at the bets and rules of the game.

These are the basic rules on calculating the Roulette House Edge:

You are to subtract from the actual payoff the theoretical payout (if there was no house edge) and multiply the result by the mathematical winning probability. The result is to be multiplied by 100. Got the result? Let's look closer at the example to see how it works:

To make it more complicated we'll consider the American roulette.

The game wheel has 38 pockets. The roulette casino has to pay 1:35 while the winning probability is 1:37.

This makes the house edge:

5.263% ([37/1 - 35/1] x 1/38 x 100 = 5.263%).

In the European Roulette it will be like this.

We have 37 pockets on the wheel and the house pays 1:35 while this time the probability of winning is 1:36.

This makes the house edge:

2.703% ([36/1 - 35/1] x 1/37 x 100 = 2.703%).

All in all, to cut the long story short, the lowest house edge can be only in the European roulette. However, the choice is always up to you.