Playing Roulette

With the virtual casino at the click of a button away, you can now enjoy your favorite games from almost anywhere you are. The technology and advanced gaming software has brought the casino home and all you need is to know the game rules, find an online casino site and after downloading the software, simply start playing. It can be an online Las Vegas or the Atlantic City around the globe!

Roulette is available almost on all online casinos and some even offer practice facilities for novices, though the game is much easier to play as compared to other card or dice games. You can choose either the European or the American roulette but it is often advised to play the European one as it provides better chances for winning a game.

The Actual Game

Once your online casino site shows up on your computer screen, click on the roulette link and that will take you directly to the roulette table or the roulette wheel. The wheel is designed with pockets indicating numbers from 1 to 36 and a 0 or 00 depending on if it is the European or the American version of the game. These numbers rest in alternating colors of red and black. You will also see an area for the side bets providing options for betting on any number or set of numbers, odd or even, and color options you want.

Ready to begin you start by deciding on the amount that you want to bet and drag it right to the number or group of numbers where you want to place the bet. Once the bet is placed, you click to get the wheel spinning and see what number or color comes up. If it is your lucky day, you can most certainly see your number or color come up on the screen, announcing that you have won the game!

The Payoff can be great

The most important tip for winning is to place your bet in the best possible place after considering and understanding the roulette odds. Payoff is according to the odds of your number showing up from amongst the rest. Betting on one number, and it can be anywhere from 1 to 36, means that the odds of this one number showing up from a list of 36 will be 35 to 1. This means that you will be paid off 35 times the amount of your original bet if you do win that is! The higher the level of risk the higher will be the payoff. A bet won on one of the colors or the odd and even gets paid off at even money. The 0 and 00 are obviously without a color, number or odd/even type and this is where the edge for the casino lies. While the player, in case of a win, gets a payoff against the odds of the number count of 36, in reality the 0 and the 00 are also there which carry no value. Online roulette is that easy and simple.