BetSoft’s American Roulette is the studio’s RNG take on the classic 38-pocket double-zero wheel — Nevada Gaming Commission ruleset, 94.74% RTP, single-player against the bank. Every standard bet shares the 5.26% house edge, with one quiet exception: the Top Line 0-00-1-2-3 climbs to 7.89%.
Released by Betsoft’s casino table catalogue on March 27, 2013 as one of the studio’s earliest table titles, this RNG roulette runs Low documented volatility and follows standard American Double Zero rules. We map the wheel, the paytable, and the one bet to skip.
How BetSoft American Roulette Works
The wheel carries 38 numbered pockets — 1 through 36 alternating in red and black, plus 0 and 00 in green. An ivory ball circles the rotating wheel and settles randomly on a single number when the spin resolves. Players predict the outcome by placing chips on the betting layout before the ball drops.
Each spin pits us individually against the bank. No shared multiplayer table layout, no other player chips on the felt — the RNG single-player format strips the social layer back to pure player-versus-house mathematics.
The game follows the standard rules of the Nevada Gaming Commission — same rules a casino floor table runs under. No En Prison, no La Partage, no surrender rules that European or French variants sometimes apply to reduce house edge on even-money bets.
Inside Bets and Payout Math
Inside bets sit on the numbered grid and pay high multipliers at low probabilities. The full inside ladder runs from a single number through six-number combinations:
| Bet type | Numbers covered | Payout | House edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight up | 1 | 35 to 1 | 5.26% |
| Split | 2 | 17 to 1 | 5.26% |
| Street | 3 | 11 to 1 | 5.26% |
| Corner | 4 | 8 to 1 | 5.26% |
| Six Line | 6 | 5 to 1 | 5.26% |
Every standard inside bet carries the same 5.26% house edge — the choice between Straight up and Six Line is a variance preference, not an edge improvement. Inside bets stretch the bankroll thin in exchange for the chance at headline 35:1 payouts.
Outside Bets at 5.26%
Outside bets sit on the outer rail of the layout and pay even money or 2:1 at higher probabilities. Red/Black, Odd/Even, and High 19-36/Low 1-18 all pay 1:1 and cover 18 numbers each.
Column and Dozen bets pay 2:1 and cover 12 numbers — three vertical columns or three numeric thirds (1-12, 13-24, 25-36). All outside bets carry the same 5.26% house edge as the inside ladder.
The zero pockets are the silent edge generator. Both 0 and 00 are green and lose every outside even-money bet, so a red bet wins on red, loses on black, AND loses on either zero — that asymmetry is where the house’s 5.26% lives.
The Top Line Trap: 7.89% House Edge
One bet in the layout deviates from the 5.26% standard. The Top Line (also called Five Number) covers 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3 in a single chip stack and pays 6 to 1 on a win.
The math: 5 winning numbers out of 38 at a 6:1 payout sums to a 7.89% house edge — significantly worse than every other bet on the table. The payout would need to be 6.2:1 (truncated to 6:1 by casino rounding) to match the standard edge.
Top Line exists only on American Roulette because European Roulette has no 00 pocket. We treat the Top Line as the bet to skip — every chip placed there carries 50% more edge than the equivalent stake on Straight up or Six Line.
RTP, House Edge and Where to Play
BetSoft tunes American Roulette to a 94.74% RTP with Low documented volatility — the standard return for any American double-zero wheel under Nevada rules.
The European Roulette variant cuts house edge to 2.70% by removing the 00 pocket — readers focused on house edge should compare via our roulette comparison hub. Within BetSoft’s wider table-game lineup, this title sits alongside Baccarat, Blackjack, and Red Dog within the broader table game library.
The title runs cleanly on BetSoft-powered casinos through the studio’s omnichannel build on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
Demo Mode and Mobile
Most BetSoft casinos publish American Roulette with a free demo mode loaded with practice credits. We recommend demo time to test the chip-placement UI and confirm bet limits before staking real money, especially when learning the Top Line trap.
The mobile build keeps the full layout accessible at portrait orientation, with the chip stack and bet selector tucked into the lower controls. Single-player ergonomics translate cleanly to thumb-tap input.
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Final Verdict
BetSoft American Roulette is a clean RNG implementation of the Nevada-rules double-zero wheel — same 5.26% house edge as the casino floor with the Top Line trap quietly carrying 7.89%. We recommend it to players who want the American game in single-player format, and we recommend skipping the Top Line every time.
