Roulette verification
The wheel and paytable tell you more than the game name.
“European,” “French” and “American” are useful labels, but Baccaret verifies the pockets, payouts and zero treatment directly.
| Feature | What to verify | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Wheel | 37 pockets (0–36) or 38 pockets (0, 00, 1–36) | Standard edge is 2.70% vs 5.26% on ordinary bets. |
| Even-money zero rule | Full loss, La Partage, En Prison | Can reduce single-zero even-money edge to 1.35%. |
| Straight payout | 35:1 standard | Short pays can sharply increase the edge. |
| Split payout | 17:1 standard | Electronic variants sometimes display “for one” rather than “to one.” |
| Five-number bet | 0-00-1-2-3 on double-zero layouts | At standard 6:1 it carries a higher edge than ordinary double-zero bets. |
Short-pay warning
On a standard double-zero wheel, a straight-up bet paying only 34:1 instead of 35:1 raises the house edge from about 5.26% to about 7.89%. The payout line is therefore part of the rules, not cosmetic text.
“To one” versus “for one”
A payout quoted as 36-for-1 includes return of the original stake and is economically the same as 35-to-1. A verification record should normalize the notation before comparing games.