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Live roulette is an online casino format where a real roulette wheel is spun by a human dealer in a studio, streamed live to your screen. You place bets through an on-screen interface and watch the ball land in real time. How live roulette differs from RNG roulette Standard online roulette uses a random number…
En Prison is a French roulette rule that activates when the ball lands on zero. Instead of losing your even-money outside bet outright, it gets locked ‘in prison’ on the table for the next spin. If it wins on the next spin, you get your stake back in full. How it compares to La Partage…
Every roulette bet has a fixed payout that reflects how many numbers it covers. The house takes its edge because the payouts are set as if the wheel has 36 numbers, but European wheels have 37 (or 38 on American wheels). Complete payout table Straight up (1 number) pays 35:1. Split (2 numbers) pays 17:1….
Multi-wheel roulette is a format where you place one set of bets and they apply simultaneously across multiple roulette wheels — typically 2 to 8 — spinning at the same time. Your bets win or lose independently on each wheel. How it plays You place chips on the betting layout as normal. The bet amount…
Inside bets in roulette are wagers placed on specific numbers or small groups of numbers within the number grid on the betting layout. They pay more than outside bets but win less often. Types of inside bets A straight-up bet is placed on a single number and pays 35:1. A split covers two adjacent numbers…
Outside bets in roulette cover large sections of the number grid and are placed in the labelled zones around the edge of the betting layout. They win more often than inside bets but pay at lower odds. Types of outside bets Red or black pays 1:1 and covers 18 numbers. Odd or even also pays…
Called bets (also known as announced bets) are special roulette wagers based on sections of the physical wheel rather than sections of the number layout. They’re placed by calling them to the croupier and are most common in French and European roulette. The main called bets Voisins du Zéro (neighbours of zero) covers the 17…
La Partage is a French roulette rule that applies when the ball lands on zero. Instead of losing your full even-money outside bet, you receive half your stake back. The other half goes to the casino. How it reduces the house edge On a standard European wheel, zero costs outside bet players their entire wager….
Roulette betting strategies are systems that dictate how you change your bet size from spin to spin. None of them change the house edge or alter the odds of any given spin. What they do is change the distribution of wins and losses across a session. The Martingale system The Martingale is the most widely…
Roulette is a casino game built around a spinning wheel with numbered slots. A small ball is released onto the spinning wheel, and wherever it lands determines the outcome. Players bet on where they think the ball will land before each spin. The basics of play A standard European roulette wheel has 37 slots numbered…
European roulette is the standard version of the game played across most of the world outside North America. It uses a single-zero wheel with 37 pockets (0 through 36), giving the casino a house edge of 2.7%. Why single zero matters The difference between European and American roulette is almost entirely down to the number…
American roulette uses a wheel with 38 pockets — numbers 1 through 36 plus both 0 and 00. The extra double-zero pocket raises the house edge to 5.26%, making it significantly worse for players than European roulette. The impact of the double zero On any outside bet (red/black, odd/even, etc.), both 0 and 00 are…