Roulette is one of the world’s most popular casino games and it’s not that surprising as the game is full of action. Those who say otherwise have never seen a roulette ball bounce and dance across the roulette wheel.
Did you know that the name roulette comes from France and means “small wheel”? It is, of course, a reference to the roulette wheel, but our wheel is anything but small and neither are the winnings. Whether you choose to play Online Roulette or Live Roulette, you could potentially get your money back 36 times if you can guess exactly where the roulette ball will land on the next spin.
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Unlike roulette games at the physical casinos, you also avoid having to pay the tip to the croupier if you win online. This is undeniably an advantage for the players.
European Roulette has 37 numbers – can you hit the right number?
Roulette games are basically pretty simple and that may be why it’s so much fun. You have a roulette wheel, a roulette ball and a croupier. The latter is he or she who throws the ball and pays out any winnings. The game starts when the croupier throws the ball into the wheel, which by the way is always turned in the opposite direction of the way the ball is thrown down. Before that, the players have placed their bets on which numbers they think the ball will land in, and then the rest is, as you know, up to chance.
If you hit your number straight on, then you get your money 36 times back corresponding to your own bet + 35 times your bet.
Of course, there are many different types of bets or bets that you can make at a roulette table, but before we get to that, let’s just talk about the difference between European and American Roulette. In European Roulette, you will find the numbers 0 to 36, while in American Roulette you have the same numbers, but also the number 00 – called double 0. This extra number is an advantage for the house, so your theoretical odds are better on European Roulette than on American roulette.
It’s not all red and black – there are many different bets on Roulette
Roulette has fascinated players for generations, and although there are several who have tried to make systems for how to win at roulette, it is impossible. There are no safe scams in Roulette! Ultimately, Roulette is a game that should be enjoyed for the sake of entertainment, and of course, you will have any losses in the long run – however, this does not prevent you from taking some strategic considerations. Roulette games, however, are solely entertainment and never anything more than that.
The most popular types of bets on roulette are to bet on a number straight on. It can e.g. be it your favourite number, your date of birth, date of the day or something completely third. There are also many who play on either Red or Black. Here, your theoretical odds are better, as 18 out of 37 numbers are either black or red. You thus have the opportunity to theoretically win every other time. Incidentally, the same is true if you play on Even or Odd, High or Low numbers.
Finally, we want to highlight Split bets, because it is also a very popular roulette bet. Here, you bet on two numbers next to each other, and it potentially pays 18 times the money back if one of your two numbers comes out. Corner bets are a bit the same, but here you do not have two numbers, but instead, four numbers that you can possibly hit. On the other hand, you also potentially only get the money back 8 times on a hit.
Otherwise, there is probably not much more left to say than really happy wheels and good Roulette games!
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European Roulette
European Roulette has 37 numbered pockets with the green pocket marked “0”. European roulette is similar to land-based casino tables and is the most popular online roulette variant.
American Roulette
American Roulette wheel as seen in Las Vegas features two green or 0 pockets thus hosts 38 pockets in total. Globally American roulette is the second most popular online roulette variant.
French Roulette
French Roulette tables have a different outside bets layout than American and European tables but is generally follows the same format as the European Roulette tables.