Atlantic City: It is best to play with a single-zero wheel as the casino advantage is 2.70% versus the 5.26% advantage of a double-zero wheel. However, in Atlantic City the casino can only take one-half of a wager on even-money bets when zero or double-zero is the winning number, lowering the house edge of 2.63%. The rule is not in effect on single-zero wheels, and all bets on that game have a 2.70% edge. Bally’s (www.ballysac.com), Borgata (www.theborgata.com), Caesars (www.caesarsac.com), Harrah’s (www.harrahs.com), Hilton (www.hiltonac.com), Sands (www.acsands.com), Tropicana (www.tropicana.net), Trump Marina(www.trumpmarina.com), and Trump Taj Mahal (www.trumptaj.com) all have single zero wheels, but these games are only open on weekends and have a $25 bet minimum except for the Plaza, which has $50, and the Taj Mahal, which has a $100 minimum.
Las Vegas: The following 14 casinos offer single-zero roulette: Aladdin (www.aladdincasino.com), Bellagio (www.bellagioresort.com), Caesars Palace (www.caesars.com), Golden Nugget (www.goldennugget.com), Las Vegas Hilton (www.lvhilton.com), Luxor (www.luxor.com), Mandalay Bay (www.mandalaybay.com), MGM Grand (www.mgmgrand.com), Mirage (www.themirage.com), Monte Carlo(www.monetcarlo.com), Nevada Palace (www.nvpalace.com), Paris (www.parislasvegas.com), Stratosphere (www.straospherehotel.com) , and Venetian (www.venetian.com). Only the Stratosphere offers $5 and $10 bets. The rest are $25 minimum, except for the Bellagio and Mandalay Bay, where the minimum is $100. The Golden Nugget’s single-zero wheel is by request only, and the Monte Carlo’s is only available Friday and Saturday evenings.
Reno/Lake Tahoe: The best roulette game in the area is at the Club Cal-Neva (www.clubcalneva.com) in downtown Reno, which offers a single-zero roulette wheel, but only on the weekends. There are three roulette wheels in the casino, but only one is the single-zero. The minimum bet is $2.
Tunica: The only single-zero wheel can be found at the Grand Casino (www.grandtunica.com). The house edge is cut from 5.26% down to 2.60%. There is only one table in the casino that offers the single-zero while the other 3 have the double-zero. |
