Take A Spin At The UK’s Best Online Roulette Sites

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You might not have played roulette before but you’ll have seen it at some point. But where did it come from? It’s said the first kind of roulette (meaning little wheel in French, funnily enough) was created in France in the 18th century. Historians claim mathematician Blaise Pascal developed an early version of roulette a century before, in his quest for a perpetual motion machine. The mechanism itself is a combination of two things: an 18th-century gaming wheel and French game, biribi (which inspired the modern lottery and bingo games we enjoy today).

Nowadays, there are loads of roulette variants, from the classic European and American Roulettes to Zoom Roulette, and French Roulette. While the original game is steeped in upper-class traditions and features in some legendary films such as Casino Royale and Ocean’s Eleven, the modern online versions are available to everyone. The advantage of playing online roulette is there’s no need to get dressed up and conform to strict etiquette. You can play in the comfort of your own home, in your pyjamas if you want!

We’ve looked at roulette’s history and the style - what about the rules?

In a nutshell, you play roulette with the roulette wheel and a ball. The wheel has numbers 0-36. Players place bets on either a single number, multiple numbers, the colours red or black, odd or even numbers, or a range - high (19–36) or low (1–18). A croupier spins the wheel and spins the ball in the opposite direction on the circular "track" above the numbers. Eventually, the ball falls into one of the numbers grooves and the wheel stops.

That’s the classic European roulette version. With American roulette, you get a "double zero" wheel - a zero on either side. But the game has evolved a great deal in the last few years as game developers find new and wonderful ways to push the wheel that bit further. Graphics continue to improve and unique rules added to create new games of their own. There are no two types of roulette that are exactly identical.

A further look at online roulette will show you why they’re so popular on online casinos. Here are a few of our favourites:

• EUROPEAN ROULETTE - The game roulette players all know an love. The house edge is at the standard rate of 2.7%
• AMERICAN ROULETTE - Due to the “double zero”, the house edge becomes a beastly 5.26%. If you’re looking for optimal payouts, you might consider playing European roulette or something else. But thrill seekers - or lovers of Ocean’s 11 - might want to emulate those suave swindlers!
• FRENCH ROULETTE - The birthplace of roulette is almost the same as the European variant except for one difference. You can make an “insurance bet” of half your stake if the ball falls in a 0. Because of this, you can get the lowest house edge of all roulette games at 1.35% (when betting on evens-only). Très bien, merci as they say!
• MULTI-BALL ROULETTE - This version caters to the jugglers out there. Multi-ball roulette allows you to play with up to ten balls on the same wheel simultaneously. The permutations are huge and so are your chances of winning. But remember this is a high risk game: you could win up to multiple times from each wheel spin, but lose just as many times
• MULTI-WHEEL ROULETTE - This one’s for the DJs - roulette with multiple wheels? It makes for a faster game, that’s for sure
• SPINGO - The ultimate online casino mashup. Spingo combines bingo, lotto and roulette (all related to each other) and you can bet on different colours and numbered lotto balls

Reading about roulette is one thing - playing is another! Thanks to the introduction of live dealer games in 2003 and mobile roulette games emerging in 2012, the experience continues to change. But it’s all for the better as more games offer more ways to win and exciting gameplay. 3D roulette (which you can play at OddsKing Casino) might sound superfluous on paper - why not just go to a real casino? - but the graphics are consistently evolving. And there’s that thing of staying in bed in your PJ’s while you play (unless you like wearing tuxedos at home for no reason!)

There are roulette strategies too, involving mathematical reasoning that can help you gain an edge of your own.

While they don’t guarantee wins, they can help you reduce your losses and increase your chances of winning. There are two main systems:

The Martingale System - This is one of the oldest betting systems, starting in the 18th Century. Here’s an example:

You bet £10 on red.

You win and bet £10 on red again.

Then you lose, so you bet £20 on red. You lose again, so you bet £40 on red.

You lose again, so you bet £80 red.

You then win, and you’re now ahead £20.

In a nutshell, you bet £10 on a chosen colour (doesn’t have to be red), and continue to do so every time you win. If you lose, you double the amount until you win and go back to £10 per winning bet.

With enough of a bankroll, your chances can go from 47% to 86%. But there are some flaws. Most tables have a betting limit so doubling your bet can only go so far. There have also been stories of establishments banning players from playing this way so be careful.

The Labouchère System - Also known as the “cancellation system” or “split martingale”, it’s more complicated but it can still help you make a profit. A full breakdown of how it works can be found in our roulette guide but here’s a gist. Write a list of numbers down like 1-2-3. Assign each number an amount (£1, £2, £3) and bet an amount adding up to the first and last number. If you lose, add the next number to the end (4). If you win, cross off both numbers from the list (1 and 3). Like so:

Bet £4 (1+3), lose. Add 4 to the end, leaving 1-2-3-4

Bet £5 (1+4), lose. Add 5 to the end, leaving 1-2-3-4-5

Bet £6 (1+5), win. Remove 1 and 5, leaving 2-3-4

Bet £6 (2+4), lose. Add 6 to the end, leaving 2-3-4-6

Bet £8 (2+6), lose. Add 8 to the end, leaving 2-3-4-6-8

Bet £10 (2+8), win. Remove 2 and 8, leaving 3-4-6

Bet £9 (3+6), win. Remove 3 and 6, leaving 4

Bet £4, lose. Add 4 to the end, leaving 4-4

Bet £8 (4+4), win. Remove 4 and 4, ending the chain.

It’s not something you’d take to the casino due to its complexity, so online roulette games are the perfect testing ground.

Okay, we’ve bombarded you with the best roulette games and their rules. Now it’s your turn to play. And Casino Circle has all the best roulette games available at the tap of an app.