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Online European Roulette

There's not much of a difference between online Roulette and Roulette at a land-based casino, therefore my review on this topic is not going to be so much a review as a complete how-to-play guide and strategy guide. There are, however, a couple of differences which I will address before moving on.

  • At online casinos, the wheel stops faster. It also spins faster, therefore turning a slow and exciting game into a fast paced spend-more-money kind of game.
  • If you're trying to decide whether to play American Roulette or European Roulette, always go European. The American wheel has 38 slots and an extra "00" that the ball can land on while the European wheel only has 37 slots and a "0". The odds are lower but the payout is the same either way.

With that being said, I do enjoy playing online roulette. I'm not here to condemn it because I am an avid player. It's just very easy to get mixed up in betting systems with this game because they do sound believable. The truth is, this is only a game of chance.

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Online European Roulette Basics

Roulette was invented in France sometime in the 1700s. The name actually mean "wheel" in French. The game is played when the players bet on a number, range of numbers, red or black, or odd or even. Once the bets are placed, a "croupier", or dealer, gives a wheel a spin and tosses a ball on the wheel in the other direction. Eventually the balls stops bouncing on the wheel and lands in a slot.

There are 37 slots possible for the ball to land on in European Roulette. They are numbered and either red or black, with "0" being the only green slot on the table. They are sequenced as follows:

0 - 32 - 15 - 19 - 4 - 21 - 2 - 25 - 17 - 34 - 6 - 27 - 13 - 36 - 11 - 30 - 8 - 23 - 10 - 5 - 24 - 16 - 33 - 1 - 20 - 14 - 31 - 9 - 22 - 18 - 29 - 7 - 28 - 12 - 35 - 3 - 26

There are many different ways to bet when playing European Roulette. You can start by deciding whether to make an "inside bet" or and "outside bet".

An "inside bet" is when you bet on a number or number combo on the layout.

An "outside bet" is when you take a bet on the 2 to 1 or 1 to 1 bets that lay outside the number layout. These include red or black, odd or even, among others.

The odds are different for every kind of bet produced, so I have included a chart for the European Roulette odds.

Bet Information Payout
Red or Black Betting on red or black 1 to 1
Even or Odd Betting on an even or odd number 1 to 1
Low or High Betting on the low numbers (1 through 18) or high numbers (19 through 36) 1 to 1
Dozen Betting on a group of 12 numbers. Just put a chip in the box marked "1st 12," "2nd 12," or "3rd 12" 2 to 1
Column Three boxes marked are marked "2 to 1" on the table. Putting a chip on one will mark you for all 12 numbers above you aside from 0 and 00 2 to 1
Street Betting on three numbers. Place your chip outside the right line of the roulette table, next to the corresponding row of three numbers 11 to 1
Line Betting on two different street bets, or six different numbers. Set the chip on outer right line of the roulette table, where the two rows are divided 5 to 1
Five A bet placed on numbers 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3. Place your chip on the outside line. 6 to 1
Corner Betting on four numbers. Set the chip in the cross where the four numbers meet. 8 to 1
Street A bet on three numbers. Place the chip on the outer right line of the roulette table, next to the row of three numbers. 11 to 1
Split A bet on two numbers by setting the chip on the line dividing the two numbers. 17 to 1
Straight Up Betting on one number 35 to 1

Online European Roulette Betting Systems

There's plenty of mythical "betting systems" out there that can distract you from the fact that Roulette is a mere game of chance. A "wheel of fortune", if you will. People who invent betting systems, especially if they are trying to sell them, are usually con-artists and swindlers.

Probably the earliest betting system created was called the Martingale system, where you double a bet after every loss, so that a win will recover every loss and win a profit equal to the first bet. Pretty nifty, right? Well, the system is based on the idea that the player has infinite wealth, and can keep playing even when his losses are high. Usually this wipes out the average player, and offers no advantage over any other "betting system" out there.

The best thing to do is not get technical with roulette. Just play what you have and have fun with it. It's a great game meant for entertainment purposes only.