The most common thing you could possibly think of when you think of a casino, whether online or a land casino is roulette. A casino is virtually incomplete without one. The word roulette is basically derived from the French language and means “small wheel”.

Online roulette- what is it?

The dealer or ‘croupier’ as he is called spins the wheel and the ball in opposite directions. A roulette wheel usually consists of a wheel, which contains 37 (European roulette) or 38(American roulette) ‘pockets’, which are usually alternatively colored red and black and numbered from 1 to 36. The pocket that contains the number 0 is usually colored green. Worldwide, roulette is called “the king of the casino”. Most online roulette wheels are similar to those of land casinos, and the same rules apply. A game of roulette is played with “chips”. The difference being you can play a game of roulette in the comfort of your home or while traveling.

Placing an online roulette bet.

There are about 11 different kinds of roulette bets you can place, which again, are categorically divided into inside bets and outside bets. The outside bets are usually the 2 to 1 wagers and the monetary wagers. And these bets are placed outside the roulette numerical grid. These bets require that the table minimum bet should equal your wager. So if you are placing five bets and the minimum roulette table wager is $15, then you would have to bet five times the roulette table minimum, which would be $75. Whereas, the roulette inside bets require that each of your individual bets should equal the minimum wager. On roulette table there is only one spot where you can place your bets.

Types of roulette bets

The various kinds of roulette inside bets are split, corner, street, straight and six line. Outside roulette bets are group bets, even money bets and column bets.

Roulette call bets.

There are various number series in roulette which have various names attached to them, the majority of the names being French.

Bets that are placed in this series are called call bets though not all casinos offer them.

Tiers- this is the series of numbers that are between 33 and 27 on a roulette wheel. These numbers include 27,13,3611,30,8,23,10,5,24,16 and 33

Voisins du zero-These are the numbers between 25 and 27 on a roulette wheel, which are 22,29,18,7,28,12,35,26,3,0,32,15,19,4,21,2 and 25

Orphelins –These are the numbers between the tiers and voisins du zero series on the roulette wheel. They are 17,34,6 and 1, 14, 20,31 and 9.

Where to find free online casino roulette

Most casino sites offer free play for roulette. There are also various sites from which you can download roulette.  There are also roulette tournaments where you can win yourself some hard cash.