How to Play Online Roulette

Roulette is a staple of all online casinos and a firm fan favourite. The rules of the game may not have changed much over the past 300 years but the way that we enjoy it most certainly has. The emergence and rapid growth of online casinos over the past decade or so has seen players leave the physical casino for the virtual online world. The benefits of online play are numerous including the ability to play anywhere, at any time with the touch of a button, perks like great offers and rewards, and the ability to set goals and limits to track your play. The major stumbling block for online gaming has always been the difference in experience between playing online and the experience of the casino floor. However, with the latest technologies, live casinos broadcasting games in HD in real time, your living room has never been closer to Vegas Strip and there’s never been a better time to play roulette online!

Online Roulette

There are two ways to play roulette online, virtual roulette and live casino roulette. All of the major online gaming companies will offer both virtual and live roulette. In virtual roulette, a Random Number Generator (RNG) will determine the result of each spin. Each outcome, therefore, has fixed odds. Each result is unique and bears no influence on subsequent results. As a result, there is no way to predict the outcome of a spin. In live casino roulette, the croupier will spin the roulette wheel and release the ball onto the outside track of the wheel. When the ball loses momentum and comes to a stop in a pocket the outcome is determined. Like virtual roulette, the odds on each outcome are fixed and each spin is an independent event.

When playing roulette either online or in a real-world casino it’s always important to treat each spin as a distinct, unique entity. There are no lucky or unlucky streaks in roulette!

Most online casinos will offer a number of different variants of roulette. The two main versions of roulette are American and French/European roulette. The only difference between French /European roulette and American roulette is the number of pockets on the wheel. The American roulette wheel has 38 pockets on the while the French wheel has one less at 37. The extra pocket is a second green zero pocket on the American wheel. The Betfair live casino has one of the widest selections of roulette tables online with 17 to choose from. Everything from Speed and Multiplayer to Prestige and Diamond roulette is available to play.

Betting

One of the most appealing aspects of roulette is the number of different bets that a player can make. Players have 5 main betting options – betting on either a single or multiple individual numbers, whether the number will be odd or even number, the colours red or black, or if the number will be low (1-18) or high (19-36). The odds of each bet are determined by the number of possible winning numbers versus the number of possible losing numbers. So, for example, if you bet on 4 numbers on American roulette wheel there are 4 possible winning numbers and 32 losers. This gives odds of 8/1.

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