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The Bellagio is one notable casino with great roulette rules for a player. This is one of the few casinos in Vegas which offers single zero roulette with an 'en prison' rule, and their version of the game has a 1.35% house edge. The MGM Grand, the Mirage, the Rio Suites and the Wynn also offer this version of roulette. Roulette is one of the most popular table games in Las Vegas. It is basically a game where you place bets on numbers, groups of numbers, the color red or black, high or low numbers or odd or even numbers. With the many different options to place bets, you need to know what bets will give you the best percentage against the house odds for each bet. Playing Roulette in Las Vegas Roulette is a spinning wheel that contains slots numbered 1 to 36, as well as two additional slots, 0 and 00. A white ball is spun around the wheel as the wheel rotates, and when the ball loses speed, it drops, falling into one of the numbered slots.

It appears all bets are off when it comes to casinos coming up with clever ways to increase profits. Venetian Las Vegas recently introduced Sands Roulette, a game almost identical to traditional roulette, but with an insidious twist, a triple zero.

Most roulette tables in the U.S. have a zero and double zero. Those games have a house advantage of 5.2%. Not the worst game in a casino, but fairly hefty when compared to games like blackjack and baccarat.

Occasionally, you can find a European roulette table, with just a zero, and the house edge
dips down to 2.7%. In Las Vegas, those tables tend to be reserved for high rollers.

Sands Roulette at Venetian, with 0-00-000, means there are more ways for a player to lose,
and the house advantage jumps up to 7.7%.

We’d love to show you a photo of the Sands Roulette table layout, but photography is
strictly forbidden at live tables in the Venetian. Therefore, we aren’t able to share the
photo below.

Sadly, this isn’t Photoshopped. It actually exists.

Yes, the bean counters are at it again.

While a 2.5% increase in the house edge may not seem like a lot at first glance, it
amounts to a huge windfall for the casino over the course of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, of spins.

The frustrating part about this particular revenue enhancement strategy is it’s
implemented in a way that seems underhanded. You won’t see a triple zero on the table, but
rather the triple zero is represented with an “S” and the Sands logo. The Venetian is owned by Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Sands Roulette intentionally takes advantage of less experienced players. One Venetian
staffer even said, aloud, “Tourists and conventioneers don’t really care.”

That opinion seemed to be confirmed by the fact the Sands Roulette table (there’s only one
in the casino at this point) was packed during our visit.

That same floor person admitted, “We try new table games for 90 days and evaluate the
results. If it tanks, it’ll go away.” Good to know, although much like 6-to-5 blackjack
(for many years, the game payed 3-to-2), sometimes such “innovations” never go away.

The Venetian staffer followed up with something rather ominous. He said, “If it increases
the drop, they’ll probably try adding another space.”

We’ll let that particular brand of WTF sink in for a moment.

Sorry, we can’t show you this photo, either. Our hands are tied!

That’s right. Not only is the Venetian exploring new ways to stick it to us, they’re open to upping the ante. Let’s do this until we see what the pain point is, they seem to be saying.

Deep breaths.

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Look, we don’t begrudge casinos the ability to increase profits. They’re doing it with paid parking and reduced liquor pour sizes and comp drink monitoring systems.

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But is it too much to ask to not muck with a timeless, iconic casino table game? Seriously, WWJBS? (What would James Bond say?)

As mentioned, there’s currently only one triple zero table at Venetian, and we’re not
aware of any others in Las Vegas. It would surprise no one if triple zero games started
popping up at competing casinos in the very near future.

The Sands Roulette table had a $10 minimum, while all the other roulette tables had a $15 limit. One could make the argument the triple zero is a “surcharge” for the “lower” table minimum. Or not.

Will the average Las Vegas visitor realize they’re being dinged when they play the triple
zero Sands Roulette? Will knowing about it keep them from playing? We suspect not. Recreational gamblers don’t obsess over things like odds. These are the same folks playing the Big Six wheel, with one of the biggest house edges in a casino (as much as 24%, the mind reels).

Taken alone, Sands Roulette’s triple zero at Venetian Las Vegas isn’t the end of the world. But it does feel like another symbol of how casinos seem to be jeopardizing long-term trust and loyalty for short-term gain. With each new fee or detrimental change to a game, casinos run the risk of damaging the public perception of Las Vegas as a value-driven destination.

Ultimately, we decide what games succeed or fail. So, choose wisely.

Updated (4/13/19): Since this story, a number of Las Vegas casinos have introduced triple zero roulette. Here’s a complete list of the Las Vegas casinos with triple zero roulette:

• Venetian and Palazzo
• Planet Hollywood
• Circus Circus
• Golden Nugget
• Park MGM
• New York-New York
• Harrah’s Las Vegas
• Luxor
• Wynn Las Vegas
• Linq
• Binion’s
• Four Queens
• Aria Las Vegas
• Caesars Palace
• Green Valley Ranch
• Palms

Most roulette games in Las Vegas have two zeros on them. Venetian and Palazzo now spread Triple Zero Roulette. There are few casinos that offer single zero roulette table. Each Las Vegas resort that spreads single zero roulette has it at a higher limit than single zero ones.

There are two types of single zero roulette in Las Vegas. One offers the La Partage rule, which returns half of the even-money wagers if the ball lands on zero, the rest do not. Tables with the La Partage rule are referred to as European Roulette. That is because this rule is common in European casinos.

Where to Play European Roulette in Las Vegas?

European Roulette is found at several high-end casinos owned by MGM Resorts. It is also spread in the high limit salon at Wynn and Encore. I want to make finding the European Roulette tables easy for you so I have made a list of where to find them within the casino and their minimum bet.

• The cheapest European Roulette table is found at MGM Grand. It often has a $25 minimum bet. It goes up to $50, and sometimes $100, during peak and weekend hours.
• Mandalay Bay has the game for $50 during off-peak hours and $100 on weekends.
• European Roulette has a $100 minimum at Aria, Bellagio, and Mirage.
• The tables at Aria, Bellagio and MGM Grand are split between the main casino floor and high limit salon.
• The Mirage table is found only in high limit.
• Wynn and Encore both offer European Roulette. The minimum bet at each is $100. The tables are found in the high limit salon.

Single Zero Roulette Tables in Las Vegas Without La Partage

There are four casinos in Las Vegas that have single zero roulette tables but do not offer European rules. The Cromwell offers this game on its casino floor with a $25 minimum bet. That addition was part of its marketing efforts to spread the best low limit games on the Las Vegas Strip. Caesars Palace has the game in its high limit salon with a $100 minimum bet. The same limits apply to the tables in high limit at Venetian and Palazzo.

Single Zero Video Roulette

There are some single-player video roulette machines that only have one zero on the wheel. Players should be careful with these machines. Most only pay 34 on a straight bet, as opposed to the typical 35. This adds nearly three percent to the house edge.

Ellis Island is one casino in Las Vegas offers standard payouts for its video roulette. The minimum bet is only $0.25. Players may also enjoy the players club benefits earned while playing this game as Ellis Island has a reputation for taking care of its players.

Las Vegas does not have any multiplayer video roulette games with only one zero on the wheel. All of these devices are double zero.

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