How to play | Betting on Roulette

France has given the casino landscape so much, it’s hard to comprehend. Just think about it: Monte Carlo, Baccarat, some early versions of Blackjack and Roulette! That’s 3 of the 4 pillars of casino.

With slots being the biggest pillar of course and ironically the one missing. Of all these, roulette is the dearest to us. The rolling ball has been inconic for centuries and is seen in many, many movies.

Tips at winning Roulette

Online roulette comes in all kinds of variations. From roulette with a progressive jackpot to the roulette wheel with two balls or one of the classic virtual versions. So everyone has their favourite roulette variant. And you can always play online roulette exactly the way you want.

Playing roulette in an online casino is no different from playing in a land based casino. Unlike the movies and some viral videos, betting all your chips on a single number isn’t the way to win at this game.

Mobile Wins takes you through the ins and outs of the classic table game. We delve deeper into how you actually play a game and what you need to consider.

We’ll tell you all about the different types of online roulette, where it’s best to play online roulette and what bonuses await online roulette players.

After all, it starts with this knowledge, unless you are really, really lucky of course!

The way to win at Roulette is to try to minimise your losses, rather than trying to win big in one spin. You can do this by placing multiple bets with different win percentages.

Lots of elements, but quite simple

When you see a roulette table game for the first time, it can be quite overwhelming. There are boxes and colours everywhere, and on the wheel you will find a lot of numbers.

But don’t be put off, because roulette is actually a pretty simple game. Especially if you know the rules, which is also why it is so popular and you can find it in almost every casino.

What you need to know is that you bet money on one of the boxes on the table, predicting where the ball will end up, so to speak. We will go into that in more detail in a moment.

Once you have placed your bet and everyone around you is also ready, the ball will start rolling on the roulette wheel and where it ends up is completely random.

If the ball ends up on the number you bet on, you get your winnings paid out as well as the chips you bet on. You can then have this paid out in cash, or you can bet again.

This is basically how roulette works, so it can’t get much easier than that. But if it were so simplistic, people would quickly get bored of it, which is why more elements apply to the game.

Bet on number or colour

You are not tied to one number when betting. You can also spread your bet across several numbers, which means you have more chances. The moment you do so, however, the payout in case of a win will decrease.

For instance, if your bet on one number is correct, you will receive 35 times your stake. If you bet on two numbers, the payout will drop to 17 times if the ball falls on one of the two numbers. And this decreases as you place more bets.

However, you can also bet on red or black. The numbers on the roulette wheel alternate in terms of background colour. So if you want to spread your chances even wider, bet on one of these colours.

However, the payout will then be a lot lower, as the win probability is of course greatly increased. Other options you can bet on are odd numbers, even numbers, high numbers or low numbers.

Always follow the croupier

With the aforementioned betting options, there is already more variety in the game. And know that if the ball comes to a halt, the croupier will first remove all losing bets from the table and then pay out the winning players. Only then will the winning bet that is still on the table be returned, so always wait for the croupier.

With that pointed out, you have a clear idea of the simplicity in which roulette is played. With this knowledge, you know enough to take a gamble on the roulette table and if you want to get more out of the game, we definitely recommend taking a look at the strategies.

History of roulette

When we say roulette is an old-fashioned casino game, we mean it literally: in fact, roulette is several centuries old. The history of roulette actually starts with the Italian game Biribi, which was developed in the early 18th century.

In Biribi, players could place a bet on a table with 70 different numbers, after which a sort of croupier would bring up one number in a bag of numbers and the player with the correct number would win a nice cash prize.

In the late 18th century, people in France converted this game to a wheel with the numbers 1 to 36, 0 and 00 (i.e. today’s American roulette). They named this game after its main component, the roulette, or French word for small wheel.

A few decades later, two Frenchmen in Germany introduced the wheel with only one 0, to compete better.

After this, both variants spread around the world, with the wheel with the 0 and 00 becoming popular in America and the wheel with the single 0 mainly used in Europe.

With the rise of the internet and the entry of online casino, even more different variants emerged such as multiwheel roulette.

Roulette variants

Whereas in the regular casino you often only have one type of roulette (and often only one table), in an online casino you come across many more roulette variants.

American roulette

You can recognise an American roulette wheel by the two green boxes. The single 0 and the double 0. In addition, the fixed red and black numbers from 1 to 36 are also present with the normal payouts.

The fact that there are two green boxes does mean that the chances of winning are lower than in the European variant. So the roulette house edge is greater. Playing American roulette for free? Anything but!

Playing European roulette

Like American roulette, European roulette has 1 to 36 in red and black, but only one green slot. Because there are 37 slots in total instead of 38 like in American roulette, your advantage is statistically greater in the European variant.

For the number fetishists: the house edge (the advantage for the casino) is 1 in 37 (2.70%) vs. 2 in 38 (5.26%) for the American variant.

After all, the latter has two green boxes in which the ball can land. However, playing European roulette for free is a pipe dream.

French online roulette

In terms of the wheel, French roulette is the same as European roulette, as it has only one 0, but all the numbers are in a different order. A minute other difference is that in French roulette you sometimes have an extra rule called ‘La Partage’.

This rule means that on a 50/50 bet on, say, red/black or even/even, you get some of your money back if the ball ends up on the 0 – an even bigger advantage, in other words. Playing French roulette for free? There’s not much difference!

Live roulette

Live roulette is the name for roulette games in the online casino managed by a real live dealer in a studio. You follow the game via a live video connection.

This live dealer, also known as a croupier, handles the wheel and the ball while you, the player, place your bet via the online casino’s website.

Multiwheel roulette

If you like more excitement, at some casinos you can choose to play multiwheel roulette. Simply put, this means that you place one bet on a table but play with two to maybe even eight roulette wheels at the same time.

Do pay attention to your bet, as each amount you place is thus wagered as many times as the number of wheels you play.

Multiplayer online roulette

If you want to get as close as possible to the feel of an old-fashioned casino, you can opt for multiplayer roulette. In this online roulette variant, you play with several people at the same time at the same wheel, see what others are betting or winning, and you can often chat with them too.

Online roulette for beginners

Roulette is one of the casino games that you intuitively quickly grasp. You place your chips on one of the betting options and then hope the ball falls correctly in the wheel. The rules around betting are a bit more difficult though, as you have many different betting options.

You probably know the options to choose red or black, even or odd and a single number. In addition, many different combinations are possible.

For instance, you bet on a group of three, four or even 12 numbers. Here it is important to remember that a high win gives a lower chance of winning and vice versa.

Depending on what you bet on and how much money you place, there are several online roulette strategies you can follow to increase your chances of winning or limit your potential losses.

For example, you can take a small profit or limit your losses by changing the amount of your bet each time.

The most important tip is to be careful with your money and not bet more than you can afford.

Taking it to another level

There are certain strategies that have proven themselves that you can use to optimise your game. Be sure to look for the Martingale-, Fibonacci-, La bouchere- and D’Alambert strategy and pick your favourite.

Remember that certain strategies require a lot of math or funds, so be sure to pick a strategy that fits your playstyle. There is even a strategy named after James Bond!

Most importantly, playing mobile roulette in an online casino is something that you should enjoy. So don’t spoil that by calculating everything!