Double-zero roulette RTP
Double-zero roulette returns 94.7368% of total amount staked over the long run, giving a house edge of 2/38 (5.2632%).
- Return to player94.7368%Of total amount staked, over the long run
- House edge2/38 (5.2632%)Of every coin staked
- Break-even multiplier19.00xAt full contribution
How this figure is established
Fixed by the rules of the game. A wheel with 38 pockets and a 35-to-1 straight-up payout returns 36/38. The five-number bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 is the one exception and returns 35/38, or 92.1053%.
The derivation
A double-zero wheel has 38 equally likely pockets: 0, 00 and 1 to 36. A straight-up bet wins with probability 1/38 and pays 35 to 1, returning 36 units. Expected return per unit staked = (1/38) x 36 = 36/38 = 0.947368, so RTP = 94.7368% and the house edge is 2/38 = 5.2632%. The exception is the five-number bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3: it wins with probability 5/38 and pays 6 to 1, returning 7 units, so its expected return is (5/38) x 7 = 35/38 = 0.921053, or 92.1053%. Adding a single pocket to the wheel nearly doubles the house edge, which is the whole of the difference between the two wheels.
What this record cannot tell you
- The five-number bet does not share this figure. It is the worst bet on the wheel.
- Adding one pocket to a 37-pocket wheel nearly doubles the house edge, from 2.70% to 5.26%. The two wheels look almost identical and are not.
- Long-run return says nothing about a session.
A long-run return says nothing about a session. Over a few dozen plays the outcome is dominated by variance, not by the edge. Why RTP does not describe your session.
Source
| Owner | Kind | Retrieved | Supports |
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| The Low Lay (derivation) | derived | 2026-08-15 |
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