A brief history of roulette and online roulette

The formation of the rules and features of modern roulette starts in the 16th-17th century in France. Although information about games like roulette has been known since the times of ancient China and ancient Greece. One of the predecessors of the game is Hawk. This is almost an exact copy of roulette, but with 40 sectors and as many as three zeros. Hoka was extremely popular during the gambling boom in France in the 17th century.

It is not known exactly who invented the roulette. According to one version, the original rules of the game were formed by the brilliant mathematician Blaise Pascal. According to legend, he led a hermit's way of life for a long time and experimented with lottery tickets and a wheel, inventing roulette. Already in the middle of the 17th century, the current rules were formed in the game.

Officially, the game called roulette was first mentioned in 1765. This is recorded in the Paris documents and chronicles. In 1765 the chief of the Paris police, Gabriel de Sartin, allowed gambling establishments to use a certain game called roulette. They believed that this would distract fans of excitement from the cards.

Then the roulette game moved to the United States, was spread across Europe. Already in the 19th century, roulette became the most popular entertainment in the Monte Carlo casino. The Blanc brothers made an important contribution to the development of the game. They opened casinos in Lyon, Monaco, Bad Homburg. Interestingly, in the United States, resourceful owners of gambling establishments modified the game for higher earnings and added a double zero (00).

In the 20th century, roulette became an element of popular culture and a de facto synonym for the word risk in many dictionaries. At the end of the 20th century, online roulette appeared on the Internet. It was not difficult to convert it into a digital format due to simple rules and algorithms. Initially, the audience was wary of the game – the players did not trust the honesty of the process and believed that online roulette does not guarantee the accuracy of the results of this wheel. Times have changed, and now every year Canadian players bet more than 1 billion euros in online roulette.

Rules and bets in online roulette

The roulette itself in the casino is a wheel with 37 (one zero) or 38 sectors (two zeros). The remaining 36 cells are colored black and red and must be numbered. The colors of the sectors in roulette must alternate. When placing bets, a special table with their designation is used.

Roulette in an online casino exactly copies the rules of the classic game with a physical wheel. The sequence of actions is as follows:

• A player places one or more bets in a special table. To do this, the chips are moved to the cell with the desired bet;

• After confirming the bets, the wheel starts. A ball is thrown there;

• After the ball stops in one of the roulette sectors, the results are announced.

How does online roulette differ from offline roulette? In real roulette in land-based casinos, the pace of the game and all the main actions depend on the croupier. The croupier can also accept oral bets from players. He also throws the ball into the wheel-necessarily against the direction of its movement. Also, in land-based casinos, you can be at the table with different players. But all types of bets and calculations are the same.

Most people associate online roulette with two types of bets – red or black, even or uneven numbered. These are probably the simplest types of bets that give 1:1 payment. Another popular option is to bet on a specific number. It gives a payout of 35:1. But in fact, there are more than ten types of bets in the game. There is a schematic table of bets in roulette below.

In online roulette, there are two types of bets. Internal bets are located inside 36 cells in a 3x12 table. External - these are the bids that are outside the table. Internal betting is easier and more popular. These include:

• A direct bet on a number (Straight). The chips are moved to a specific number from 1 to 36 or to zero. The payout is 35 to 1 (the highest coefficient)

• Two numbers or Split (Split). The chips must be placed between two numbers. If this is an online roulette, then you need to select two adjacent cells vertically or horizontally. The payout is 17 to 1.

• Three numbers (Street). A bet that one of the three numbers in a vertical row will fall out. For example-1-2-3. The chip is moved to the upper or lower borders of the paytable. The possible benefit is 11 to 1.

• The Corner bet (Corner). It is also called a square, so the bet is made on four sectors at the same time. To place a bet, the chip is moved to the intersection of four numbers. The potential payout is 8 to 1.

• Gear Bet (Sixline, Line Bet). A bet on six numbers. To place it, you need to move the chips at the intersection of the upper or lower outer border with a vertical line between the rows of three numbers.

• Trio with Zero (Trio). Triple bet with zero participation. The chips are placed on the left at the intersection of sectors 0, 1 and 2.

Playing roulette is even more interesting with external bets. They are indicated on the table outside the base table for 36 numbers. Bets are available:

• Red or Black. Just put a chip in the cell with this color. The minimum payout is 1 to 1.

• Even or Odd. A bet on the parity of the dropped number. The winnings are paid 1 to 1.

• 1 to 18 or 19 to 36, more-less (High or Low). You put the ball on the stop in the named ranges. The payouts are carried out with a coefficient of 1 to 1.

• Dozens – 1-12, 13-24, 25-36. All 36 numbers are divided into three dozen, and you can bet on hitting the ball in one of them. The payout at this rate is 2 to 1.

• A column or a horizontal column. The bet on a horizontal dozen with a payout of 2 to 1. It is usually indicated in the table to the left.

There are also special bets regarding zero: Voisins du Zero, Orphelins, Jeu Zero Tiers. Not every online roulette contains them in the betting table. These are batch bets with the placement of chips on the specified numbers. Such bets are also called oral. Another kind of oral betting is finals. Bets on the last digits (example 1, 11, 21, 31) or a pair of digits (9/10, 19/20, 29/30). Other examples of complex bets are Random 7, Chip Bomb, Red Snake, Complex, Red Splits, Black Splits, 007.

Online roulette allows the player to improvise. It has no restrictions on the number of bets. It can combine numbers, rows, splits, color. The payout ratio may even be less than 1.03, while the maximum payout is 35 to 1.

Play roulette for free in an online casino

You can play roulette for free without risk and for real money. The free game mode is primarily interesting for beginners. In the demo mode, players get acquainted with the order of actions in the game, types of bets and other small nuances. When the roulette game is played on a virtual balance, you do not risk your money. Registration is not required.

Experienced players can also play roulette for free. In the demo mode, they can try to place complex bets or come up with their own bets. Also, free roulette is an opportunity to try out various strategies: Martingale, Labouchere, D'Alembert, Passwords, Fibonacci. The level of return in free roulette will be the same as in a real money game. By the way, you can play roulette online for free in several ways:

• Play roulette in an online casino;

• On the websites of providers or portals dedicated to gambling;

• Through social networks or applications (social casinos).

At the same time, you do not need to have an account in the casino. Is it possible to play roulette for free and win money? Theoretically, this is possible. If the casino offers a bonus for roulette for free without a deposit. But in practice, bonuses are rare.

The main types of roulette in the casino

The roulette game can be classified according to different criteria. The three most popular types of roulette in online casinos are:

• European. 37 sectors and one zero. The house edge in the game is 2.7%;

• American. 38 cells with zero (0) and double zero (00). House Edge – 5.4%.

• French. 37 cells. When zero is drawn, the bets on even-odd, red-black are half returned according to the En Prison rule. House Edge – 1,35%.

Unusual versions of roulette include:

• Mini-roulette with 12 sectors with a return level of 91.9%;

• Roulette Boule (La Boule). Roulette with an unusual bowl: 18 sectors (twice from 1 to 9), which are repeated four times in the bowl. The role of zero is performed by the five;

• Online roulette for several balls or several bowls;

• Other versions of roulette. Roulette without numbers, pinball roulette, bauer. There are so-called bonus roulettes with jackpots (up to 10,000 to 1) and special bets.

According to the format, the game can be classified into an emulator, live roulette with a live dealer, video roulette with broadcasts from a real casino, auto roulette.

How to start playing roulette for real money

To play online roulette for money in an online casino, you need to register and top up your deposit. The further algorithm of actions is simple:

• Go to the lobby of a Canadian casino with roulette;

• In the casino, choose a standard online roulette or live roulette;

• Start placing bets on the game table.

Only players who have reached the legal age can play online roulette for money. The bets in the game range from 0.10 EUR and up to 1000 EUR. And in VIP roulette, you can play for large amounts. You can play roulette online in single mode and multiplayer with other players. Payments are received instantly.