French Roulette

The Game
The French Roulette game at Pharaoh's Casino is based on internationally - accepted odds and game standards. The most obvious difference between French and American roulette is the game table layout and, of course, the odds! While an American roulette table displays both a single zero and a double zero, the French table displays only the single zero. The colors of the numbers on the French roulette table are white, while all numbers except the zero and double zero on an American table are either red or black. The locations of the numbers on the roulette wheels in the French and American games also differ.

The player odds in French roulette are much, much better than the odds in American roulette! Not only does the French game have just one zero, but players loose only 50% of their even-money wagers if the wheel stops on zero! This is known as the "La Partage" rule.

The multi-player French Roulette game at Pharaoh's Casino has these features:

Up to 4 players can join the same game and chat with each other.
You can select a private table to play alone, or select the players you'd like to join.
You can select a table with the desired bet limits: $1-500, $10-5000 or $25-2,000.
You can select the maximum betting time (30, 45, or 90 seconds) when you open a new table.
Call bets!
You can observe a game without joining.
How It Works
Select a vacant seat at a public or reserved table by clicking on one of the illuminated JOIN buttons. You can take any vacant seat at a public table, but to join a reserved table, you must first ask permission of that table's sponsor. If you click JOIN at a reserved table a "Request To Join" dialog box will open. Enter your request-to-join message in the box and press SEND. The sponsor of the reserved table will receive your message and accept or decline your request to join.

Move along all multi-player tables that are currently active by clicking the "next" and "previous" arrows above the tables.

You can open a new public or reserved table by clicking on the START NEW GAME button under either the "Public" or "Reserved" tab. If you open a reserved table, you will become the table's sponsor and all request-to-join messages from hopeful players will be directed to you.

To observe the action at a specific table before you decide to join and play yourself, click on the table itself.

"Game Settings" allows you to alter the settings at a private table or at a new public or reserved table that you open. You can alter your table's betting limits, the time limit each player has on placing wagers and your own seat position at the table. (In "Game Settings", you can also choose to turn off/turn on the casino music and sound effects as well as customize your screen setting for all casino games.)

How To Play
Use your left mouse button to click on the value of the chip that you wish to wager. Then place the chip on the roulette table by clicking on the desired betting area. You can regret a wagered chip before the game begins by clicking on the wagered chip with your right mouse button. When you have placed your bets, press the DONE button. If you are alone at the table or all other players are done placing their bets, the DONE button will activate the roulette wheel.

Betting
There are a variety of different bets in French Roulette. Each bet covers a different set of numbers and has a different distribution, as shown in the "Winnings Diagram" section.
Inside Bets:
Straight Up
A chip can be wagered on any individual number, including zero (0). The chip is placed directly on the individual number.

Split Bet
A chip can be wagered on any two adjacent numbers, by placing the chip on the line dividing the two numbers. Note that a chip can also be placed on the line dividing zero (0) and 1, 2 and 3.

Street Bet
Street bets cover three numbers. Place the chip on the outer right boundary line of the roulette table next to the corresponding row of three numbers. Pharaoh's Casino now offers two new street bets: 0, 1, 2 and 0, 2, 3.

Corner Bet
Street bets cover three numbers. Place the chip on the outer right boundary line of the roulette table next to the corresponding row of three numbers. CASINO NAME now offers two new street bets: 0, 1, 2 and 0, 2, 3.

Line Bet
A line bet covers two street bets (i.e. the six different numbers in two rows of three numbers. For example: 4,5,6 + 7,8,9). Place the chip on the closest boundary line of the roulette table where it is intersected by the line dividing the two rows.

Announce Bets
Announces are call bets in French Roulette. There are several types. Voisins, orphelins, and tiers divide the wheel into four areas. Finals are numbers ending with the same digit, and split finals are pairs of numbers ending with the same digits. Below you see an example of the graphics the game uses to call your announce bets:

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