Best Roulette: FutureBet

European Roulette

European Roulette Review

The Game: A wheel with blocks numbered 0 to 36 is spun in one direction. A ball is spun around the wheel and as the ball slows, it drops into one of the pockets of the wheel. You bet on which pocket the ball will drop into.

Odds & Strategy: This is FutureBet's 'European' single-zero roulette (with only one zero) which sets the basic house edge* to 2.7%. That's already far better than the American roulette version which has an incredible basic house edge of 5.26%.
Additionally FutureBet makes use of a great rule that puts the player in an even more favorable position: the 'la partage' rule (also called the 'en prison rule' or 'Atlantic City rule' or 'Hamburg variation of the European half back rule'): you lose only half your bet if the zero comes up when betting on the 'outside' bets (the 'outside' bets are the bets that pay even money: high/low; red/black; odd/even). By losing only half your bet, the house edge on these ('outside') bets is cut down to 1.35%. Remember, however, that an 'inside' bet still has the single-zero house edge of 2.70% against it.
Consider that inside bets (number bets etc.) offer far better payouts than outside bets though, so bet the middle 12 once in a while.

Betting limits are $1-$500, which is a bit low.

Summary: That's a very good roulette table (1.35% house edge only) with very low betting limits.

American Roulette

American Roulette Review

The Game: American roulette is played the same way French roulette is played.

Odds & Strategy: This is FutureBet's 'American' double-zero roulette (with two zeros) which sets the basic house edge to 5.26%. The 'la partage' rule does apply though cutting the casino's edge into a half of 2.63% on 'outside' bets. Remember, however, that an 'inside' bet still has the double-zero house edge of 5.26% against it.

The betting limits here are $1-$400 this time. If you want to bet up to $6,000 per spin you should go to globalplayer.com. It's taken into positive account though that FutureBet offers both the European and the American version of roulette with both of them including the 'La Partage' rule.

Summary: That's a very good American roulette version. Compared to their European roulette version it is only half as good though, so you should stick to their European roulette.