Apart from the zero positions, the table layout is the same. American Roulette can have a single zero or a double zero, but the manner it is played is the same for both, and play is faster than French Roulette.In some African countries they call it 'Roulette with French numeration on American table'. However, in many countries (including the UK) the single-zero European roulette is called American Roulette to distinguish it from the French roulette table layout and for the manner the game is played. The American roulette with one zero (or the European version) is referred to as English Roulette to distinguish it from the double-zero American Roulette and to emphasize that it has one zero only (as used in the UK). In French casinos 'American Roulette' means a roulette game with double zeros (0, 00 - on the table layout and on the wheel), the same as used in the USA. Play is much faster than the French roulette. In the American and European roulette individual coloured chips are used for each player and after the outcome the losing chips are collected from the table by hand and the winnings are paid by hand. Also, a stick is used by the dealer and stickman to announce the winning number, to collect the chips from the table and to pay the winners, which makes the game slower than the American version. The French roulette too has one zero only, but the table layout is slightly different and wider (see picture of table layout below), and there are no individual coloured chips for the players, cash chips are used. The other major difference is the sequence of the numbers on the roulette wheel. The American and the European roulette table layouts are practically the same, the main difference is that the European table has one zero position (0) and the American table has two zero positions (0, 00). Today almost all French Roulette tables around the world have been replaced by a European version of the American Roulette. The original roulette game was also known as 'French Roulette' and it literally took over the European gambling scene in the early 18th century. The word 'roulette' is french for 'small wheel'.

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