Online Roulette Guide

Roulette Guide at Platinum Play Online Casino

Roulette is a game that, like so many other gambling pastimes, has a history that seems to defy specific historical facts. The origins of the game are vague. Some people attribute its origins to French mathematician Blaise Pascal, while others date it even further back to Medieval China. Irrespective of the origins, the game remains a favourite of casino enthusiasts in both land-based and online casinos.

How to Play Online Roulette

Know the game, know the odds and know the payouts for online roulette, and you’ll be sure to make quite a killing on this popular gamble at Platinum Play Online Casino.

Odds and payouts in online roulette

Roulette in all its forms presents an interesting foil to the gambling scene: all odds are fixed, because each spin of the wheel resets the game. There is no relationship between one spin and another, and consecutive rounds do not compound.

As with almost any type of gambling game, there are mathematical aspects that may be exploited by anyone wishing to advance their understanding of the game’s mechanics. Online roulette is no different. The fact that the odds are fixed makes it about as exploitable, within a limited range – only inasmuch as you can accurately predict where the ball will land on the wheel – as any casino game. Knowing some odds will allow you to better strategize your bets and maximize your winning potential for the bigger payouts. It will also minimize the house edge, if only because knowing when to trim that edge at the most opportune times – when to bet more or not, depending on the odds. This might be the difference between losing everything and staying in the run of the game.

These are the payouts, depending on betting for correct odds in roulette:

Straight-up bet: 35-to-1 payout
Split bet: 17-to-1 payout
Street bet: 11-to-1 payout
Square bet: 8-to-1 payout
Line bet: 5-to-1 payout
Columns bet: 2-to-1 payout
Dozen bet: 2-to-1 payout
Even-money bet: 1-to-1 payout

In the European version of online roulette, for example, the house has an edge of 2.70%, whereas in the American version, due to an additional zero on the wheel, this edge is pushed to nearly 5%. A significant increase which could count against you if you don’t know at least some of the odds involved in online roulette.

It all boils down to fate – as always – but online roulette certainly presents some very interesting chances that allow for prejudiced betting. Know your odds, know when to bet more and less and get ready for an exciting glimpse of adrenaline-pumping casino pleasure.

Online Roulette Bet Types

European roulette is fairly simple regarding the betting field: you have inside bets and outside bets, both of them having maximum bet limits.

Inside bets

Placing a bet on any Roulette number in the 0-36 range falls within the inside betting scope. The five betting types that fall in this level are:

Line bets: Betting on six numbers (the six-number line bet) – falls across two adjacent rows. Chip placement falls above the Dozen bets line.
Square bet: A four-number block bet (the four-number bet). Chip placement is in the centre of the four Straight-up numbers.
Split bet: The two-number bet, with the bet falling on two adjoining numbers. The chip is placed on the line between the two numbers.
Street bet: Three numbers in a row (a three-number bet). The chip falls on the outside line where the row starts.
Straight-up bet: The definitive single-number bet. The chip is placed in the centre of the square/number being betted on.

Outside bets

These are also known as First 12 or Red bets. Any bets placed on the outside of the table’s layout fall under the outside bets classification.

Column bet: a bet placed on any one of the three vertical columns, where the chip is placed at the bottom of the column being betted on.
Dozen bet: a twelve-number bet, where a block of 3x4 numbers – 1st (Low), 2nd (Middle) or 3rd (High) 12 – is bet on.
Even-money bet: the eighteen-number bet; chips are placed on the ‘1 to 18’, ‘Even’, ‘Red’, ‘Black’, ‘Odd’ or ‘19 to 36’

Getting your Roulette Game On

A quick breakdown of the software features and the online roulette interface.

To select the amount of chips you wish to bet, use the Increase (+) or Decrease (-) buttons.
Once you’re satisfied with the amount of chips you’ll bet, hit the ‘Spin’ button in the lower right corner of the screen.
After the ball has stopped in a pocket on the wheel, a dauber is put on the winning number(s) on the roulette table. This number – or numbers – will show in the winning number display.
Your win amount – in the vent that you’ve won – will be displayed in your win box.
If you’ve lost, the game will restart, and you can bet and play again. Simple, straightforward and fun.

Special features in online roulette

To get the most out of your roulette experience, Expert mode may be activated for a more advanced taste of the game. Expert mode allows the placement of Neighbour Bets, Customizable Bet Layouts and AutoPlay. Neighbour bets may be placed on numbers adjacent to any straight-up bets placed on the table. They only show up as their numbers appear on the wheel. These bets also have the same credit value as the bets they ‘neighbour’. Customizable bet layouts is a personalized standard that can be tailor-made to suit a specific scenario in the game. Eight layouts may be stored. These layouts are useful for streamlining the nitty-gritty part of playing online roulette, allowing for a more strategic outlook on the game.

AutoPlay allows the software to play for you across a specified amount of rounds. This functions works very well with customized bet layouts, and they work well in conjunction for a more efficient experience. For more information regarding the roulette game features, consult the gaming software help guides.

Tips and Tricks for Online Roulette

Some helpful tips when playing online roulette

Remember that European roulette has a lower house edge than the American version. European roulette has a single-zero wheel as opposed to a double, so the house edge is an approximate 2% less in European roulette than in American roulette.
Bet on either red odd and black even, not a multiple combination of either. This will focus your odds against the house, as there are 10 red odd numbers and 8 red evens; and there are 10 black even numbers but only 8 black odd ones.
Consider the best betting range of any online casino games to be below the 3% house edge mark. American roulette has a 5.26% house edge, while European roulette has a 2.63% house edge. Therefore, unless you have a fancy for greater odds, rather try your hand at European roulette instead.
Be consistent in how much you bet, and where you place your bets. Aiming wildly, across the table, is a sure way of emptying your bankroll in minutes. Bet on varying numbers. Don’t try to bet on every single number possible. Consistency equals efficiency in online roulette games.
The five number bet of 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 is possibly the worst American roulette betting stratagem ever. In effect, it takes the 5.26% house edge up to 7.89%. So if you like American roulette for its higher stakes, there’s still no need to blow your luck out of the water completely. Avoid that combination bet.
The only way to trim the house edge in American roulette is to enable the ‘surrender’ option. This reduces the edge to 2.63%. In European roulette, the edge is already 2.63%, so enabling the ‘en prison’ rule, (similar to the American ‘surrender’ rule), will reduce the house edge in European roulette to 1.35%.
As with all online betting games, don’t overspend and don’t spend more than what you have in a bid to pursue a possible winning streak. Rather budget your bankroll and enjoy yourself.
Try to place most of your bets on inside bets. Outside bets are often the ones that lead you to lose more money, faster.

Online Roulette Strategies

There are a few online roulette strategies that you might find helpful. Under no circumstances should you assume that any strategy will guarantee wins, because there is no way to accurately predict the system, or “rig” it to give you an unending winning streak. But online roulette strategy does present a few interesting variations to test the game itself.

The Martingale system

This is arguably the oldest roulette strategy in the world, and it carries over pretty well to the online gambling scene. It is straightforward, and just a bit reckless: start with a very low bet. If you win, keep your betting limit as is, but if you lose, bet again at double your low bet (start with 1; lose 1, start again with 2, etc.). Keep doing this until you win, and you will probably erase your losses. The key to this strategy is to set a limit on the sequence beforehand. 8 is a fairly good number, so in the event that you lose for eight consecutive rounds, simply restart your Martingale sequence and see if it works for you a second time around.

The Anti-Martingale system

The online roulette counter-strategy to the Martingale, the Anti-Martingale, is actually a variation. Players place an even-money bet using one credit. Instead of upping the bet after a loss, rather double the wager on a win (if the round is lost, simply maintain the initial betting limit until a win is achieved). High-risk wagers may be implemented in this strategy: instead of reducing or maintaining the betting limit on a win, double it. Otherwise, whenever you win, restart your Martingale sequence in this Anti-Martingale reversed manner.

The Andruci System

This strategy may be summed up as a shortcut, believe it or not. It follows a mathematical principle of reduction that is very easy to discern. Also, it is the most blatant if imprecise way of defining an actual lucky number and betting on it for online roulette revelry. Find out which of the numbers in the online casino software have secured players with the most wins, and which numbers are less prolific. Bet accordingly on the winning numbers, but keep updating the successful numbers list or this strategy will only work for a short time.

Remember that no strategy will ever guarantee that you’ll win. Although they can aid you considerably, the object of online roulette is and always will be to have fun.

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