| Provider | NetEnt |
|---|---|
| RTP | 97.30% - Compare RTPs |
| Max Win | 35x |
French Roulette is a classic table game from NetEnt that applies the La Partage rule, bringing the house edge on even-money bets down to 1.35%. If you are looking for a roulette variant that gives you a slightly better return than standard European Roulette, this is it.
La Partage and En Prison
The defining feature of French Roulette is La Partage. When the ball lands on zero and you have an even-money bet in play - red/black, odd/even, high/low - you get half your stake returned automatically. That single rule cuts the house edge on those bets from 2.7% (European Roulette) to 1.35%, making French Roulette one of the lowest house-edge casino games available online.
En Prison is a related rule. Instead of taking half your stake back, you can leave the whole bet "imprisoned" on the table for the next spin. If it wins, you get your original stake returned (no profit). It is an alternative to La Partage rather than an addition - you take one or the other, not both. Most players prefer the simplicity of La Partage, which is the default in NetEnt's version.
Bet Types
Inside bets cover individual numbers or small groups of adjacent numbers on the felt layout. A straight-up bet on a single number pays 35:1. Splits (two adjacent numbers) pay 17:1. Street bets (a row of three) pay 11:1. Corner bets (a group of four) pay 8:1 and a line bet across six numbers pays 5:1.
Outside bets are the even-money and column/dozen wagers where La Partage applies. Red/black, odd/even and high/low all pay 1:1 and carry the 1.35% house edge with La Partage active. Dozens and columns pay 2:1 but La Partage does not apply to those - their house edge stays at 2.7%.
Call Bets (Racetrack)
NetEnt's French Roulette includes a racetrack panel that opens up call bets - wagers placed on sections of the wheel as they physically appear rather than as they appear on the felt layout. The main call bets are:
- Voisins du Zero - covers 17 numbers closest to zero on the wheel, using nine chips across five different bet types
- Tiers du Cylindre - covers 12 numbers on the opposite side of the wheel to zero, using six chips on six splits
- Orphelins - covers the eight numbers not included in Voisins or Tiers, using five chips
- Zero Spiel - a smaller version of Voisins, covering only the seven numbers closest to zero with four chips
- Neighbours - lets you bet on any number and its two (or more) immediate neighbours on the wheel
Call bets do not change the underlying odds - they are a convenient way to cover a section of the wheel with a single click rather than placing multiple inside bets manually.
Strategy
Roulette is a game of pure chance. No betting system changes the mathematical house edge. Martingale, Fibonacci, D'Alembert and similar systems manage how you size bets between spins, but they do not alter the expected return over a large number of spins.
What does matter is game selection. French Roulette with La Partage on even-money bets genuinely returns more to the player over time compared to American Roulette (house edge 5.26%) or European Roulette (2.7%). If you are going to play roulette, French Roulette is the version to choose.
Sticking to even-money outside bets keeps you in the 1.35% house-edge territory. Inside bets and call bets carry the standard 2.7% edge (no La Partage applies). That is worth knowing if you want to stretch your session.
Mobile Play
French Roulette from NetEnt runs in-browser on mobile and tablet with no download needed. The racetrack panel for call bets is accessible on smaller screens, though the interface is more comfortable on a larger display when placing multiple bet types at once.
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French Roulette RTP and Variance
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