The French Roulette Layout

French roulette is one of the loveliest and most complex games one can play in a casino. The basic principle is the same as in all roulette variants, but the wheel looks different and the game is played differently. There always need to be three dealers at the table. They also use a so-called rake if the table is too large. This is like a shaft designed to push the chips to the winning player. You should take a close look at the layout of the French roulette table to keep up with all the symbols used in this form of roulette.

Figures

Similarly to European roulette, French roulette is played with 37 numbers and therefore includes no double zero. There is a large box with a single zero at the top of the wheel. The 0 looks the same as in American roulette nad make the roulette house edge bigger. The numbers are lined up three by three from number 1 all the way to number 36.

Outside bets

This is where the two versions of roulette start to differ. You can bet on the exact same things as in American roulette, but of course the boxes are not in the same place as in French roulette. You might remember that in the American roulette version, all outside bets were on the same side of the numbers. In this variant, there are outside bets on both sides plus a few in any diagonal direction. There are boxes in the columns where you can bet on the column you believe the ball will land on. Diagonally there are the boxes for the dozens. These boxes are placed on both sides so that players can bet whatever their position. The boxes for dozens are very large in American roulette games and very small in French roulette. The only things written in the boxes are P, M and D and a small 12: P stands for Premiere, which is French for first. Therefore, P 12 is the first 12 (1-12). D stands for Derniere, which is French for last. Therefore, D 12 means the last 12 (25-36). M stands for middle, so M 12 refers to the numbers in between (13-24).

At the top of the wheel on both sides of the figures there are the Manque and Passe bets. Manque is the box in which you place your bets on the first 18 numbers (1-18) and Passe is the box in which you place your bets on the last 18 (19-36). There are two boxes called Pair and Impair in these boxes. This means even and odd numbers. You can probably figure it out yourself which is which. Then there are the red and black boxes. This may say nothing, but these colors can also be profitable.

Summary

A French roulette table is very exciting to watch. First of all, those who usually play at the French roulette table are extremely skilled as they usually throw the chips into the correct box. It is also fascinating to see how they push out chips with the rake. A French roulette table does not include any neighbors or comics like the ones found on the American roulette table. You have to tell the dealer if you want to play comics or neighbors and they will place the bet for you.