American Roulette (Giocaonline)

American Roulette (Giocaonline) is a straightforward double-zero roulette table with no surprises in its rules and no tricks in its maths. If you want to play American Roulette (Giocaonline) free in demo mode, the game is available without download, and you can spin as many times as you like before deciding whether the 5.26% house edge is a price you are willing to pay for the extra pocket. The short answer for most players: a single-zero European wheel gives you better value on every bet, and you should know that before you sit down.

American Roulette (Giocaonline) in one minute

This is a Giocaonline product built on the classic American wheel layout: 38 pockets numbered 1 through 36, plus a single zero and a double zero. The wheel type is confirmed by the game’s RTP of 97.74%, which aligns precisely with the standard 5.26% house edge on a 38-pocket American wheel across all standard bets except the five-number basket bet. The basket bet, covering 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3, carries a higher house edge of 7.89% and is the one wager on this table you should always avoid. Giocaonline is a smaller provider with just three roulette titles in the catalogue, so this is a focused, no-frills implementation rather than a feature-rich variant with side bets or multiplier overlays. The game is available as a free demo, which means you can test the interface, check the minimum and maximum bet limits on screen, and get a feel for the pace of play without risking a cent. What you cannot do — and what no demo can ever do — is use those spins to predict future outcomes. Every spin on this RNG table is independent.

The maths of a single spin

On every standard bet at American Roulette (Giocaonline), the expected return is 97.74% of your stake. That means for every £100 wagered over a statistically large number of spins, the game is designed to return £97.74 on average, keeping £2.26 as the house edge per £100. The maths is identical on every standard bet — red or black, odd or even, a column, a dozen, or a straight-up number. The variance changes, but the expected value does not. A straight-up bet on a single number pays 35:1 against true odds of 37:1 on this 38-pocket wheel. That single-pocket gap — 37 versus 35 — is the entire source of the house edge. It works the same way on every other bet: the payouts are always slightly less generous than the true probability demands. A split bet pays 17:1 against true odds of 18:1. A corner pays 8:1 against 9:1. The pattern is consistent and inescapable. No betting system — Martingale, Fibonacci, D’Alembert, or any progression you find online — changes these numbers. Spins are independent events. The wheel has no memory of what came before, and tracking previous results on an RNG table has zero predictive value.

Where the 97.74% comes from

The RTP figure of 97.74% is not a mystery or a marketing claim — it is pure arithmetic. An American wheel has 38 pockets. On a red-or-black bet, there are 18 winning pockets and 20 losing pockets (the two green zeros). The probability of winning is 18/38, which is approximately 47.37%. The payout is 1:1. The expected value per unit wagered is therefore (18/38 × 1) minus (20/38 × 1), which equals −2/38, or approximately −5.26%. Subtract that from 100% and you get 97.74%. This is the same house edge on every standard bet at this table, whether you are wagering on a single number, a colour, or a column. The only exception is the five-number basket bet (0, 00, 1, 2, 3), which has a house edge of 7.89% because it covers five numbers but pays only 6:1 instead of the 6.6:1 that true odds would require. If you want the best possible odds on a roulette table, the answer is always to look for a European single-zero wheel with La Partage rules, which cuts the house edge to about 1.35% on even-money bets. On this American table, you are paying roughly four times that price on every spin.

Even-money bets and the zero problem

On a European single-zero wheel, some tables offer La Partage or En Prison rules on even-money bets. La Partage returns half your stake when zero lands; En Prison lets your bet “sit” for the next spin. Both rules cut the house edge on even-money bets to approximately 1.35%, making them the best-value wagers in standard roulette. American Roulette (Giocaonline) does not list La Partage or En Prison in its available rules. The variant hints in the game’s title point to a standard American wheel, and the 97.74% RTP confirms the full 5.26% edge with no concession on zero. This means that when the ball lands on 0 or 00 during an even-money bet — red/black, odd/even, high/low — you lose the entire stake. There is no half-return and no second chance. Over a long session, the two green pockets are responsible for the entire house advantage. On a European wheel, a single zero means the house edge is 2.70%. On this American wheel, the second zero doubles that cost. If even-money bets are your preference, this is worth knowing: the American format is the most expensive standard way to play roulette online.

How American Roulette (Giocaonline) compares to other online roulette

The corpus average RTP across all roulette games in the database is 96.97%. At 97.74%, American Roulette (Giocaonline) sits 0.77 percentage points above that average, which may seem surprising for an American-wheel game. The reason is simple: most of the database average is pulled down by multiplier and Lightning-style variants that reduce base straight-up payouts to fund their multiplier features. A standard American wheel with no multiplier gimmicks and full 35:1 payouts can still land above the corpus average. That said, compared to the best alternatives, this table is expensive. If you want to lower the house edge, consider Instant French Roulette, which runs at a 97.3% RTP with La Partage rules on even-money bets, cutting the edge to roughly 1.35% on those wagers. French Roulette (Giocaonline) from the same provider offers a similar 97.3% RTP with French rules. For a different flavour entirely, European Roulette (Red Tiger) gives you a single-zero wheel at 97.3% RTP with a clean interface. None of these alternatives will make roulette profitable — the maths does not allow that — but they all give you more spins for your bankroll than the double-zero format. The choice between American and European or French roulette is the single biggest decision you make before the ball is spun.

Playing responsibly

Roulette is a game of pure chance with a built-in house edge that guarantees the casino profits over time. Set a budget before you play and treat every session as entertainment with a cost. Never chase losses, never increase your stake to “recover” — the Martingale and every variant of it are mathematically guaranteed to fail at table limits. If gambling stops being fun, stop playing. In the UK, help is available from GamCare and BeGambleAware. You must be 18 or older to play for real money.

Verdict

American Roulette (Giocaonline) is a clean, honest implementation of the double-zero format with a confirmed 97.74% RTP and a 5.26% house edge on every standard bet. It does what it says on the tin — no more, no less. The problem is not the execution; it is the format itself. The second zero costs you roughly double what a European or French wheel charges on every spin. If you specifically want American roulette, this is a competent version from a smaller provider, and the free demo lets you test it without risk. But if your goal is to stretch your bankroll and play the best-value roulette available, the honest answer is to look at the French and European alternatives linked above. The maths does not care which table you prefer.

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