The Absolute Guide to Online Roulette 2023

The history of Roulette is fascinating. The game is derived from Rome, where contestants would shoot arrows in a wheel that had holes in it. However, it is believed that the Chinese used this activity as a means of torturing.

In casinos, Roulette is one of the oldest, but it was not until the 17th century that the game started to take its shape. An illustrious mathematician called Blaise Pascal invented the game and its rules that remain the same even today. He even made the small wheel used to play the game, and that's how the game got its name Roulette, as in French, roulette means wheel.

Later on, to provide an added advantage to the house, Lois and Francois Blanc invented and designed the single zero roulette wheel.

The first game was known as European Roulette, and its introduction took the entire European continent by storm. King Charles became a big admirer because the game became the prime source of earnings for his kingdom. When it crossed borders and landed in the United States, the game took off.

The game became known as American Roulette, and it became the prime source of entertainment for the wealthy barons of the land. American casinos made an additional change to the game in America; an extra zero, i.e. "00", was added. The extra zeroes extended the degree of advantage afforded earlier to the house.

Many versions of the game, including French Roulette, European Roulette, 3D Roulette, American Roulette, and others, are played across the globe, all due to the availability of online gambling sites.

Casino games tend to give evidence of the history attached to them. The same is the case with Roulette, which reflects its American & French background.

American Wheel: The wheel contains all thirty-eight digits. In American Roulette, there is an addition of 00 to give an added advantage to the house.

Ball: The little white-coloured ball that is used to play the game. It rotates along with the wheel until finally settling down on a digit.

Column Bet: A bet was taken on the vertical line of twelve digits (1-12, 13-24, 25-36) with a payout ratio equal to 2:1. The bet is also called a "derniere", or a dozen bets for the last 12 digits. If the bet is placed on the first 12 digits, it is known as "premiere 12".

Corner Bet: A bet taken on the 04 neighbouring digits has a good payout of 8:1. In French, it is called "carr".

Croupier: French term for "dealer", also used in online casinos and American Casinos.

European Wheel: Wheel with 36 numbers, one zero less than the American version.

Even Bet: A bet taken on every even digit.

Even Money Bet: All bets that have payouts in the ratio of 1:1. These include odd/even, red/black, and high/low.

Five Number Bet: The bet is valid only in American Roulette and is taken on 1, 2, 3, 0, and 00.

High / Low Bet: Bit placed on either the high digits from 19 to 36 or on low digits 1 to 18.

Inside Bet: Bet is placed on the digits present on the inside part of the game table.

Line Bet: Bet placed on six continuous digits.

Odd Bet: Bet placed on all odd numbers apart from zero.

Outside Bet: A bet placed on outcome besides the numbers such as high or low or red or black.

Split Bet: A bet placed on two numbers.

Straight Up Bet: A bet placed on 1 number.

Street Bet: A bet placed on three serial numbers.

Objective: To guess which area (or spot) the ball will finally land.

Rival: The House.

System:

1. Bets are taken on a set of digits (corner, lines, and columns), single numbers, odd or even, red or black, high or low. Each player takes a wager on them.
2. The dealer spins the wheel; all players and observers then wait for the ball to land in the slot.
3. The dealer pays the winners.

House advantage: In the European version of the game, the figure stands at 2.7%. In the American version, however, due to the addition of two zeroes, the figure rises to 5.26%.

Payout Ratio:

Straight-up bet on one number - 36:1 (or 37:1/38:1 in the absence of house advantage).

Split bet on two numbers - 17:1.

Street bet on three numbers - 11:1.

Corner bet on four numbers - 8:1.

6-number bet - 5:1.

Column or outside 12 number bet - 2:1.

Even Money Bets - 1:1.

You cannot devise a winning formula for Roulette because there is no pattern to the game. It's all dependent on the roll of the wheel; every spin is independent, so you don't know what you will get next. This rule applies to all versions of the game. However, there are a few tactics that one can follow to enhance the probability of winning.

Martingale Strategy: People new to the game like to use this tactic. It is pretty simple. A player decides to wager only on even money bets (odds/evens, high/low, red/black) and in case of a loss, the amount of the bet is doubled. In Even Money Bets, there is a 50% chance of winning, so by when the bet is increased two times after each loss. It ensures that all the losses will be recovered when the player wins. The primary risk in this bet is that if the option does not roll for 4-5 continuous attempts, the bankroll limit might get exhausted, and players can lose all the money.

D'Alembert Strategy: This is a conservative approach to the game in which the player decreases the wager for each win and increases the stake for each loss. The goal here is to stop after netting off your losses. If you go on a losing streak, hold back, and if it's the other way round, then cash in your chips.

James Bond Strategy: The strategy is named after Bond, so it's safe to assume that it is sure to be flashy. It requires a minimum of C$200 and is only applicable for the European version of the game. The tactic is to make a wager on column bet; 10% of the amount is placed on zero, 25% on low digits and 70% on high digits; This gives you a 50% chance of winning if the ball hits 0 or a high number, hit low, and you're out.