Pragmatic have a Live Dealer American Roulette Table

Pragmatic Play expanded their live roulette table range with the addition of American Roulette, in March 2025.

It’s a smart looking table, beautifully presented and easy to play as most Pragmatic live tables are. But if preserving or even growing your bank is important to you, best stick to Pragmatic’s single zero tables, of which they have plenty to choose from.

If you want to play it anyway, you can do so at any casino carrying Pragmatic’s live games.

At the hearty of Pragmatic Play’s American Roulette game is standard American Roulette wheel, complete with 2 green pockets numbered 0 and 00. More pockets and same payouts equates to a bigger house edge on this game than the single zero tables.

You can read more about return to player considerations, comparing American and European tables here. But the quick and dirty is, on an American Roulette table, you’re surrendering (long term) $5.26 to the house for every $100 staked. Playing European Roulette, it’s ‘only’ $2.70.

It gets even worse if you take the Five-Line (or Basket) bet on the American version. That’s the five number bet selection including 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 paying 6:1, with a house edge of 7.89%.

Origins of American Roulette’s Double Zero

European Roulette, featuring a single zero, arrived in the U.S. during the early 1800s. It wasn’t long before some cunning casino owner thought of sneaking an extra pocket onto the wheel, almost doubling the house edge. As if players wouldn’t notice! Well if they did, they didn’t seem to care because the double zero version of the game spread like wildfire.

This shift coincided with America’s gambling boom, as roulette spread to frontier towns, riverboats, and hubs like New Orleans. Operators in these loosely regulated environments prioritised maximising revenue, and the double zero became a defining feature of the American version.

Early wheels experimented with layouts, including the addition of a third ‘house pocket’ with an eagle symbol, reducing returns further. Thankfully the eagle pocket never took off and by the late 1800s the double zero design solidified as the standard.

The game’s persistence in U.S. casinos despite its inferior odds stems from historical context and cultural entrenchment. Unlike Europe, where gambling traditions emphasised refined, player-friendly rules, American operators faced little regulatory pressure to prioritise fairness. Players, often transient or less informed about probability, were drawn to the game’s thrill rather than its mathematical nuances.

Over time, the double zero became ingrained in American gambling culture, even as Las Vegas and other 20th-century casino hubs professionalised the industry.

Fortunately, any live casino that you play at that does offer an American Roulette table, also offers multiple single zero tables. Given the option, playing the American version makes no sense.