Roulette is historically the most popular casino game of all, and it’s popularity isn’t decreasing now when it’s available at online casinos as a live dealer game. As a matter of fact, roulette is more popular than ever. If you want to know how to play it but you were too afraid to ask, this article will solve all your worries. You’ll be spinning that ball in no time.
One of the key things here is to read the review of the top casinos so you play at a legit casino and not some scam that won’t pay the winnings. You can also check out our casinos with the top DashScore.
Key things you’ll need to play roulette online:
Quality casino with roulette games by top providers
Deposit so you can play for real money
Knowledge of roulette rules, odds and payouts
Know-how for placing bets on the console
Quality Roulette Casinos – What are they?
This comes in two tiers. The first is that the casino itself must be a legit operation that pays the winnings. This is not easy to detect, but we at DashTickets go at great lengths to review the casinos to answer one simple question – will this casino pay the NZ player their winnings?
The second part are the developers of online roulette games. You want the top games with top payouts, that are fair, that have table limits that suit you, and that use the top roulette wheels such as Cammegh that are constantly audited for fairness.
Some providers that stand out are Evolution, Pragmatic Play, Playtech and Authentic Gaming.
You should always be playing live dealer roulette only. Stay away from the animated RNG roulette games, where’s the fun in having your fate dictated by a random number generator and then watch an animation of the ball landing in that pocket? Stick to real humans who spin real roulette wheels and real roulette balls.
Roulette rules, odds and payouts
Roulette has three types of bets: inside, outside and called bets.
Inside bets – Numbers and number groups
When you place a bet on a specific number, which is called a straight-up bet, that’s classified as an inside bet. Other bets that target a specific number on the betting layout, such as a split, that places a chip between two numbers to cover them both, is also an inside bet.
Outside bets – Red/Black, Odd/Even…
When you bet on what type the winning number will be, that’s an outside bet. You can bet on it being Red or Black, Odd or Even, Low 1-18 or High 19-36, or it belonging to a certain dozen or to a certain column.
Called bets – Racetrack
If you see a racetrack on your betting console that says things like Orphanelles, Voisins du Zero, Tiers du Cylindre, then you got access to called bets. Meaning, you can place a bet on which portion of the wheel will the ball end up in.
How to place bets on the betting console
The process of placing bets on roulette for real money may be daunting at first, because of the speed of the game. You might be worried about making a mistake. Here is how the process goes.
After each game round – the ball landing in some pocket – the dealer will announce the winning number. This ends the game round.
After that, the betting time for the next spin will commence. Bets will be open for some 15-18 seconds or so.
During this time, you can place a bet. First pick the cash value of your bet (choose one of the chips), and then choose where to place it. You can combine more chips and place multiple bets.
If you’re happy with your bet, simply do nothing else. Otherwise you can always Clear and start over.
Never hurry with betting until you feel comfortable about it. There’s always the next round. Locate the Clear Bet button so you can always correct a mistake if you make one. Note the countdown timer so you know how much time you have left. Start with the most basic of bets, Red or Black, until you feel comfortable placing more bets.
If you want to be covering many numbers, pick a live dealer roulette game with a longer betting time and longer game rounds. Don’t go for auto roulette where the pace of the game is very fast.
Edward Howarth
Senior Casino Reviewer20 years experienceWith 20-plus years on the casino front line, Edward Howarth blends deep operational insight with academic rigour. After serving as VIP Manager for a multinational casino group, the University of Waikato Social Sciences alumnus turned his focus to player-behaviour research, online wagering and safer-gambling programmes. Edward also holds an ICA Anti-Money-Laundering Diploma (2021) and completed eCOGRA’s Responsible Gambling & Fair Gaming training in 2018.
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