Online Roulette | The Ultimate Guide to Playing Roulette Online

Online Roulette is available in French and American versions, and derivations of those two main types. Later, the details about the different types of wheels will be given. For now, understand that along with a Roulette rule, there is a table. The table has a layout with 0, double 0, and 1 to 36 depending on the variation of the game. French Roulette only has a single zero. The numbers are red and black. They are set up in a grid pattern that helps you choose wagers.

Prior to the marble being dropped in the wheel, players can choose their wager. The dealer will call for final bets and state that no more wagers can be made. Once the statement is said, the marble is dropped, and the wheel begins its spin. The number the marble lands on is the winner. Online Roulette can differ slightly based on whether a player is playing a live dealer game or virtual game. A virtual game lets the player choose the wager and select spin, the wheel will spin, the marble will settle, and the player is given any winnings earned and another game can begin as soon as a wager is made, and spin is pushed.

Online Roulette offers more than the two wheels, French and American, available in land-based casinos. The types of games include Mini, Immersive, New AR, Monopoly, Ra, Premium Pro, Premium French, Jackpot, Multi-wheel, video, key bet, Pinball, Double Ball, Premium European, and 3D Roulette. However, these games are still based on the principle of the original French (European) wheel and American Wheel.

The American wheel will have a single and double zero. The difference exists for the house edge and the wagers one can make on the zero or double zero. In European Roulette there is no wager on the 0 or 00 with a 17 to 1 payout. However, it is possible that the rules will allow a player to wager on the 0 for European Roulette with a winning of 36 to 1 because it is a single number. The downside is that the chances of actually hitting zero are very low given the 37 pockets on the wheel. The American Wheel has 38 pockets given the extra double zero space. The other game variations are based on the two main wheels.

The table layout is extremely important when it comes to placing your wagers. Again, it will differ slightly from American to European because of the double zero. For an American table layout, players will see the 0 and 00 at the top, just about the numbers 1, 2, and 3. The grid is a three-number spread by 12. The first column has 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, and 34 as the numbers. There are three columns of 12 numbers, so you can wager the first 12, second 12, or third 12, when you do a column bet. You also have 1 to 18 and 19 to 36 as a wager choice, even, odd, black or red. There are black and red numbers, which alternate. The table starts with a red 1, then a black 2. The zero and double zero are green. The European table is the same, except the zero is larger.

When playing Roulette in a land-based casino, players are given different color chips. It helps keep the disputes down for ensuring that the players on the table are able to differentiate their bets from each other. Roulette tables do have a minimum and maximum wager. You also cannot combine inside and outside bets as a way to meet the table minimum. In other words, you have to wager $ 5 on an inside bet if that is the table minimum, and then can add another $ 5 on an outside bet, but you cannot create a $ 3 and $ 2 wager on the table. For online Roulette, there are still minimum wagers to be placed, as well as maximums. However, since you may play a virtual game versus a live dealer option, the chips are whatever the software company develops for the private game you are playing.

Roulette has a variety of bets, which is imperative to understand. You have inside and outside wagers.

Inside Bets

Inside bets are wagers you make on the numbers, versus outside bets which are bets placed in other sectors on the table. Here are the inside bets.

Split Bet – you bet on two numbers that are next to each other on the table, such as 1 and 2 or 1 and 4.

The Straight Up Bet – a bet that is on only one number and has the highest payout, but lowest odds.

The Street Bet (Three Number Bet or Side Bet or Trio) – you are wagering on three consecutive numbers. You can place the chip on the outside corner of the row, such as the row with 1, 2, and 3, or 4, 5, and 6.

The Corner (The Square or The Four Number Bet) – the chip is placed on a corner that covers four numbers for example 1, 2, 4 and 5 has a corner that would touch all these numbers.

The Basket – This is a wager on the 0, 1, 2, and 3 in European Roulette, and 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3 in American Roulette. You place the chip on the corners that share the numbers.

The Line Bet (Six Number Bet or Six Line Bet) – The chip is placed on the corner of two lines or rows, so you could wager on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 by placing the chip between the 1 and 4 on the line.

Outside Bets

When you look at the table there is a place for even/odd, red/black; first, second, or third dozen, and at the bottom you see a 2 to 1 that is for the column. These are where you place the chips versus on numbers.

The Column Bet – You can wager on the first, second, or third column of 12 numbers.

The Dozens Bet – the dozen bets are on only 12 of the numbers based on the groupings of 12, which are typically the dozen wagers.

The Odd (Even) Bet – you can wager on all even numbers or all odd numbers, never both because it is a 1 to 1 payout, meaning if you wager $ 100 on the odd and win, you would lose the $ 100 you wager on the even.

High or Low Bet – You can wager on whether the number will be high or low, again as an even wager, where you are either right or not.

Red or Black Bet – this time you wager on the color of the number versus the number, and again it is about a number being only red or only black, as it cannot be both.

It is in your best interest to look up the payout and probability of said payout to help you calculate the odds. For example, a single number has 35 to 1 in a payout, but the probability of choosing the correct number is only 2.63 %. If you go with a dozen bet, you gain 2 to 1 for the payout, but the probability increases to 31.58% on an American wheel because you are choosing between three sets of 12 numbers, giving you a higher odd of choosing the column that will have the right number.

Depending on the casino, you can have a different house edge. The industry standard is 2.70 % for European Roulette and all other single zero variations and 5.26 % for American Roulette and all double zero variants.

The main difference between playing online and in land-based casinos is the etiquette you have to follow at the table. When you play virtual Roulette, you are the only player. With a live dealer or multi-player table game, you will have to observe the same land-based casino etiquette at home, but you also get to be in the comfort of your home versus out in a casino. You also get to choose when to spin the wheel at home, and it is based on a random number generator versus a dealer dropping a marble.