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A roulette game by Iconic21
Iconic21's double zero roulette with a live dealer: 38 pockets, a green 0 and 00, and the familiar layout from 35 to 1 on a single number down.
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- • Live dealer
- • Double zero wheel
Where to play live roulette
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Return on every bet
94.74%
House edge 5.26%, rules derived
Straight up pays
35:1
Standard payout; no paytable published
Red or black wins, per spin
47.37%
The green pockets beat every outside bet
Should you play it?
The extra 00 pocket nearly doubles the cost of every bet, to 5.26% on the standard payouts against 2.70% at a single zero table. Play it for the American wheel, not for value; Iconic21's Live Roulette is the cheaper table.
Play it if
- You want the American double zero wheel
- You want a live dealer
- You like the classic layout and its 35 to 1 straight up
Skip it if
- You want the lowest house edge; single zero costs 2.70%
- You want La Partage on even money bets
- You want multipliers or a bonus round
Variance profile
LowMediumHigh
Medium. A single number wins about once in 38 spins and pays 35 to 1; red or black wins a little under half the time. Every bet costs 5.26% over time on the standard payouts.
Where to play live roulette
None of the casinos we review that accept players in your region carry Iconic21 live tables. These top-rated casinos accept players in your region and run live dealer tables from other studios.
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Claim BonusHow American Roulette works
Two zeros on the wheel
American Roulette is Iconic21’s double zero table: the wheel carries 38 pockets, the numbers 1 to 36 in the American order plus a green 0 and 00, spun by a live dealer. The layout is the familiar one, with inside bets from a single number up and outside bets on red or black, odd or even and the dozens.
What the second zero costs
A single number pays 35 to 1. On the standard payouts for this wheel every bet carries a 5.26% house edge, because two green pockets out of 38 beat every outside bet, against one out of 37 at a single zero table, where the edge is 2.70%. Over 100 spins of $1 on red that is about $5.26 on average here, against $2.70 on a single zero wheel.
The math behind American Roulette
The wheel has 38 pockets: the numbers 1 to 36 and two green pockets, 0 and 00. The figures below are rules derived: they use the standard payouts for this wheel, from 35 to 1 on a single number to even money on red or black, and work out the house edge exactly from the payouts and the pockets.
Try it: place your bets
Tap a number for a straight up bet, a line between two numbers for a split, a corner for four numbers, or the edge next to the dozens for a street or six line. Add as many bets as you like.
The green pockets are not red, black, odd, even, high or low, so every outside bet loses when one lands. That is where the house edge comes from.
Your bets
No chips yet. Place a chip on the layout and the math appears here.
| Bet | Pays | Wins | Stake | Cost a spin | Remove |
|---|
- Total stake
- $0
- Chance a bet wins
- 0.00%
- Biggest win
- None
- Expected loss a spin
- $0.00 0.00% house edgeNot published
Outcome spread
Ahead 0.00% Break even 0.00% Behind 0.00%
Your chance, payout and cost per spin will show here. Over many spins these bets lose about a spin on average, of your stake, even though a single spin leaves you ahead of the time. These bets can never finish a spin ahead, only break even or lose, and over many spins they lose about a spin on average, of your stake. A winning straight up pays 35 to 1, which on its own gives back 94.74% of what you stake; the bonus games add more, but how much is not published, so the true cost of these bets is not known.
Odds and return for every bet
| Bet | Covers | Chance per spin | Pays | A fair price would be | RTP | House edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight up | 1 number | 2.63% | 35 to 1 | 37 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| Split | 2 numbers | 5.26% | 17 to 1 | 18 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| Street | 3 numbers | 7.89% | 11 to 1 | 11.67 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| Corner | 4 numbers | 10.53% | 8 to 1 | 8.5 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| Six line | 6 numbers | 15.79% | 5 to 1 | 5.33 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| Column | 12 numbers | 31.58% | 2 to 1 | 2.17 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| Dozen | 12 numbers | 31.58% | 2 to 1 | 2.17 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| Red or black | 18 numbers | 47.37% | 1 to 1 | 1.11 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| Odd or even | 18 numbers | 47.37% | 1 to 1 | 1.11 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
| 1 to 18 or 19 to 36 | 18 numbers | 47.37% | 1 to 1 | 1.11 to 1 | 94.74% | 5.26% |
"A fair price" is the payout that would make a bet break even over time: the pockets it loses on for each pocket it wins on. Every payout here is below it. These are worked out exactly from the payouts and the 38 pockets.
One zero or two
Single zero, 37 pockets
2.70% house edge
One green pocket out of 37. $1 on red for 100 spins costs about $2.70 on average.
This table
Double zero, 38 pockets
5.26% house edge
Two green pockets out of 38, almost double the cost: about $5.26 per 100 spins of $1 on red. The five number bet (0, 00, 1, 2, 3) costs even more, 7.89%.
Why the five number bet costs more
Every ordinary bet here returns 94.74%. The five number bet is the exception: it covers 5 pockets, so a fair price would be 6.6 to 1, but it pays 6 to 1 and costs 7.89%. It is the one bet on the table to avoid.
Studio source: Iconic21 American Roulette page, checked November 6, 2026. Check the payouts in your casino's game help: if they differ from the standard payouts above, these figures do not apply.
Is there an American Roulette strategy?
No. On the standard payouts every bet costs 5.26%, and nothing at the layout changes the 1 in 38 chance of any pocket.
The 00 is the price
The second green pocket is what makes this wheel cost more. No bet on the layout avoids it.
What you can control
Compare the wheels
The same bets cost 2.70% on Iconic21's single zero Live Roulette.
Size your session
At 5.26% a spin, $10 a round costs about 53 cents on average. Set a money and time limit before you start.
Play for fun, with money you can afford to lose. Set a time and money limit before you start and keep to it. If gambling stops being fun or you feel the urge to chase losses, take a break and get support: see our problem gambling help page.
Full game specifications
🎰 Roulette specifications
- Wheel
- Double zero (38 pockets)
- House edge, except five number bet
- 5.26% (rules derived, standard payouts)
- Special mechanic
- Double zero roulette with a live dealer: a green 0 and 00 plus the numbers 1 to 36 in the American wheel order.
- Format
- Live dealer, double zero wheel
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