Golden Clover at Paddy Power

When is Roulette not Roulette? The answer is when it is Paddy Power “Golden Clover”. This is an intriguing game based on roulette in that there is a rolling ball but instead of the numbers being arranged around the perimeter of a wheel they are in the shape of a shamrock. The betting placement is very similar to roulette but the main difference is the number of possible outcomes for the ball and the odds which are paid. In this game there are 40 numbers (1 through 36 plus two zeros plus two x’s) versus 37 in European Roulette (1 through36 plus zero). You can place your bets on single numbers, pairs, groups of 4 or 6, columns, 1 to 12, 13 to 24, 25 to 36 etc. just as in roulette but with an added twist that you can bet each of the four quadrants of the shamrock which is effectively 9 numbers. On the surface of it the odds are far better than roulette but as we are an advisory portal we must point out that all is not quite as it might at first seem. At first glance odds of 41:1 for a single number plus your winning stake back when there are only 40 numbers looks a much better bet than Roulette where the odds are 35:1 plus your stake back for a single number but here is the crunch. If you study the shamrock carefully you will notice that the ball actually passes the zero and the x’s twice versus only once for any other number. This effectively means that there are 44 possible outcomes for the ball to come to rest rather than 40 which makes the odds very marginally worse than European roulette. The difference is very small so this is not a reason not to try it for a change but you will see a lot more zeros and x’s coming up than you might at first expect. You can find it under the games section at Paddy Power.