How to Play Live Roulette
Regardless of which Roulette game you play, the aim of the game is to predict which number on the wheel the ball will land upon. You play Live Roulette almost exactly the same way as you would play in a land casino. Using your mouse, you simply need to place your chips on segments of the betting area that correspond to the bets you want to place. Once the allocated time in which to place bets has expired, the dealer will release the ball into the wheel and after it has stopped, any winning bets are paid out.
There are many different types of bet that you can place in Live Roulette as you can bet on both individual numbers and groups of numbers. The bets can be divided into three categories on the betting area, Inside Bets, Outside Bets and Neighbour Bets. Inside bets are on individual numbered spaces or the lines between them. Outside bets are the bets placed on special spaces below and to the left of the betting area.
Inside Bets
Inside Bets are the riskier types of bet, and therefore offer the larger payouts. There are six different types of Inside Bets:
- Straight – A bet on a single number
- Street – A bet on a row of three numbers on the betting area
- Split – A bet on two adjacent numbers
- Corner – A bet on four numbers that form a square on the betting area
- Line – A bet on two streets covering six numbers
- Trio – A bet on three numbers including 0
Outside Bets
Outside Bets offer lower payouts, but there is a much better chance of winning one. There are a number of different Outside Bets:
- Column Bet – A bet on a column of 12 numbers on the betting area
- Dozen Bet – A bet on a set of 12 numbers, 1 – 12, 13 – 24 or 25 – 36.
- Red/Black – A bet on all the red or all the black numbers
- Even/Odd – A bet on all the even or all the odd numbers
Neighbour and Other Special Bets
There are a number of other special bets in Roulette. A Neighbour bet covers five numbers that are adjacent to one another on the wheel. You simply choose the number in the middle and then chips are also placed on the numbers either side of it.
If you open the Racetrack betting area you will see that there are shortcuts for placing a number of other bets such as Voisins du Zero, Tier and Orphelins. These are commonly used betting patterns that cover different sections of the wheel and are comprised of a mixture of different Inside Bets.
Live Roulette Payouts
The vast majority of Live Roulette games offer the same payouts. A Straight Up bet pays 35:1, a Split bet pays 17:1, a Trio bet pays 11:1, a Street bet pays 11:1, a Corner bet pays 8:1, a Line bet pays 5:1, a Dozen bet pays 2:1, a Column bet pays 2:1, a Red/Black bet pays 1:1, an Even/Odd bet pays 1:1, and a Low/High bet pays 1:1. You will find some versions of the game that offer enhanced payouts, and these can be many hundreds of time bigger.
Different Types of Live Roulette
As mentioned, we offer players many different Live Roulette games and each of them offers something a little bit different. The most standard form of the game is European Roulette, this is the game that you will find in most land casinos throughout Europe and it is the most popular form of the game. You will also find American Roulette, which is distinguished by having an additional number on the wheel, a 00. European Roulette has a total of 37 numbers and American Roulette has 38, so there are a few more betting options.
The third common form of the game is Live French Roulette. This is essentially the same as European Roulette but there are two important differences. The first is that the game uses French terminology for the different types of bets; however, there is no actual differences in the bets. The second difference is the La Partage rule, which states that half of all even money bets are returned if the ball lands on zero.
The fourth distinct type of Roulette you can play here at mr.play Casino is Auto Roulette. This game dispenses with the croupier and instead, a machine controls the wheel and ball. It means that the action never stops and it also results in a faster rate of play, so you can play more rounds of Roulette than ever before.
We also offer some fun variants of the game such as Live Lightning Roulette. In each round of the game some numbers on the wheel are struck by lightning and awarded special payout multipliers of up to 500x, meaning that the potential returns are huge.
Regardless of which version of Live Roulette you play, you will find both high and low stakes versions. Thanks to this, everyone can try the Live Roulette experience and discover for themselves how much fun it really is.
