No Zero Roulette

The Betfair Casino is the only online casino which has a no zero roulette table. Branded as the zero lounge, this offers the best roulette odds of any table. Forget about En Prison and Le Partage rules. They only reduce the house edge. Betfair have reduced the edge to zero.

No other casino will do this as the house edge is how the casinos make money. A bet on red will pay out evens but the odds of a red coming out are slightly less than evens. Over a few spins this really doesn’t matter. In the long run though, when the law of large numbers kicks in, the house edge will mean you are destined to lose.

When there is no zero on the roulette table things are different. A bet on red will have an exact 50% chance of coming out. In the long run you will break even.

So how does betfair make money from the no zero roulette table? Theoretically, it should break even in the long run. In practice there is something called a risk of ruin that comes in to play. Its impossible for a punter to bankrupt befair from playing roulette. The converse is not true though. Players have a bank roll and when this is depleted Betfair win.

Think of it another way. If I was going to play you at coin tossing. For example, if heads, I give you a pound, tails you give me a pound. With a totally fair coin neither of us is going to be up in the long run. Now assume, I start with a £1000 and you only have £10 in your pocket. If you go on a losing streak, you will go bankrupt and I will be able to keep your £10.

The same principle applies to the no-zero roulette table. The average punter is going to go bust and betfair will collect. However, if you start with a large bankroll and place only small bets, you should theoretically play forever. There is no negative expectation to deplete your bankroll.

If you are going to be playing online roulette, the best place to play is at tables with no zero. In the long run, with a bit of luck you could even make a profit from it.