French Bets in Roulette
Playing roulette is one of the most glamorous as well as exciting activities you can do inside a casino. If you want to exude class and sophistication in your gambling experience, then try playing a few rounds of roulette.
Roulette doesn't require much effort to play because all you have to do is to choose the numbers or colors to bet on. But if you want to improve your odds of winning, you can try different types of bets that also adds excitement and intensity to your game. If you are in a European casino, you can take advantage of the French bets in roulette and impress the crowd with your suave and sophisticated knowledge of the game.
If you intend to make a French bet, know beforehand if the casino allows such types of roulette bets. Casinos usually don't advertise such rules about French bets, so ask the dealer first if these are available. The dealer will then place the French bets for you.
There are basically three kinds of French bets in roulette: the voisins du zero, the orphelins, and the neighbors bet. The voisins du zero bet, which is the French term for "neighbors of zero," involves placing a total of nine chips in different positions on the roulette wheel. One chip each are placed on 4, 7 split; 12, 15 split; 18, 21 split; 19, 22 split; and 32, 35 split. Two chips each are placed on zero and 25, 26, 28, 29 corner. Your odds of winning in this kind of French bet is 45.9% with a 2.703% house edge.
Another French bet is orphelins, or "orphans." This bet involves placing one chip each on 1; 6, 9 split; 14, 17 split; 17, 20 split; and 31, 34 split. Orphelins bets have odds of 24.7%. The house edge is 2.7%.
The neighbors bet involves placing bets on the immediate right and left of the winning number. There is also the xx and the neighbors bet, in which you choose a certain number and bet on the two numbers on either side of your selected number, for a total of five chips. Neighbors bets will give you more fun and excitement in playing roulette.
Take note that French bets are not always available in every casino you can find. Such roulette bets are usually allowed in European casinos so take full advantage of them if you happen to be inside a casino.
What if French bets are not offered in your casino? Don't worry about that as there are other types of roulette bets you can take advantage of. The French bets are not guaranteed winners; they just give you a better chance of winning. Someday you might take a trip to Europe and you might put your knowledge about French bets to good use.
So the next moment you visit a European casino and play roulette, try the French bets and see your winnings increase. Not only that, you add excitement and fun to your usual roulette game.