Roulette Rules - Learn to Play Roulette

The 'En Prison' Rule

This rule applies to even-money bets only and by some casinos only. When the outcome is zero, some casinos will allow the player to either take back half their bet or leave the bet (en prison = in prison) for another spin. In the second case, if the following spin the outcome is again zero, then the entire bet is lost.

The 'La Partage' Rule

The La Partage Roulette rule is similar to the En Prison rule, except that the player will lose half the bet and will not have the option to leave the bet En Prison for another spin. This refers to the 'outside' even-money bets Red/Black, High/Low, Odd/Even and when the outcome is zero. Both the La Partage and the En Prison Roulette rules will slash the casino edge on the 'even-money bets' in half.