Live Roulette | What is it and How to Play and Win
Roulette is a simple live casino game that both high rollers and beginners love to play due to how easy it is to play. High rollers can focus on hot numbers and stake a lot of money on a single pocket while casual players stick to betting on black or red to get a 50/50 chance to win. In fact, some bettors even managed to make a 100K profit after staking 100K in Red and winning.
Most Philippine casinos like BK8 Casino features European Roulette tables with some French Roulette rules. American tables are pretty rare, but they are present among Evolution Gaming’s game portfolio. Playing these games is essentially the same as the rules are the same while there are some differences in the odds and payouts.
How to Play Live Roulette
The basic rules of roulette are the same with the only differences mainly being in the odds. The additional green zero in American Roulette means that American Roulette and European Roulette will have different basket bets.
The main differences between American and European roulette, mainly the bets, are the following:
Roulette Odds Chart
| Roulette Bet | Payout | European Odds | American Odds |
| Straight Up | 35:1 | 2.70% | 2.60% |
| Split | 17:1 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| Street | 11:1 | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Trio | 11:1 | 8.1% | 7.9% |
| Corner | 8:1 | 10.8% | 10.5% |
| Basket (Four-Number with 0) | 6:1 | 10.8% | |
| Basket (Five-Number with 0 and 00) | 6:1 | 13.2% | |
| Line | 5:1 | 16.2% | 15.8% |
| Column | 2:1 | 32.4% | 31.6% |
| Dozen | 2:1 | 32.4% | 31.6% |
| Red or Black | 1:1 | 48.65% | 47.37% |
| Odd or Even | 1:1 | 48.65% | 47.37% |
| High or Low | 1:1 | 48.65% | 47.37% |
As seen above, there are two versions of Basket bet. European Roulette’s Basket covers only four numbers while American Roulette’s Basket covers five numbers. That’s basically it.
The different bets that players can make in live roulette tables are the following:
Inside Bets
Inside bets are bets on specific pockets or small groups of pockets. These bets are found inside the table.
Outside Bets
Outside bets are bets on a large selection of pockets without covering specific numbers. These bets are found outside of the table and doesn’t cover green zeroes. These bets have low payouts, except for Double Ball’s that have relatively high odds and payouts due to the different winning conditions.
Call Bets
Call bets are French Roulette bets that are also available in most European Roulette tables in Evolution Gaming and other gaming providers. These bets are located on the racetrack which mirror the position of the pockets in the roulette wheel.
The different Call bets available are the following:
Neighbors
The Neighbors bet is a 5-number bet made by betting on one number on a racetrack and covering the adjacent numbers. An example of this bet is betting on 5 and the neighbors which cover the following pockets:
23, 10, 5, 24, 16
There are other possible Neighbors bet combinations that players can make to cover other numbers.
Voisins du Zéro
The Voisins du Zéro bet is a bet that covers 0 and the numbers closest to it found within 22 and 25 on the racetrack. This bet is different from Neighbors because it involves nine chips on the following inside bets:
The Voisins du Zéro bet is a bet covering 0 and the numbers closest to it on the racetrack. The entire call bet consists of nine chips on the following:
Jeu Zero
The Jeu Zero bet is a bet that covers 0 and the numbers closest to it between 12 and 15 on the racetrack. The entire bet consists of three chips on Split bets and one chip on a Straight Up bet.
This bet is also called Zero Game.
Tiers du Cylindre
The Tiers du Cylindre bet also means thirds of the wheel which is a bet covering the numbers opposite the Voisins du Zéro. The bet consists of six chips of six Split bets.
Orphelins
The Orphelins bet is a bet covering the numbers that aren’t covered by the Tiers du Cylindre and Voisins du Zéro bets. This bet consists of four chips on four Split bets and one chip on a Straight Up bet.
Different BK8 Roulette Games
BK8 Casino is powered by multiple gaming providers but only Evolution Gaming and Pragmatic Play offer unique tables with certain exciting features. We’ll focus on Evolution Gaming live roulette tables here:
Speed Roulette
Speed Roulette is a variation of European Roulette that features shorter game rounds than the standard game. Here, a single round only lasts for 25 seconds. The shorter round makes it hard to place bets covering multiple bets and pockets.
A similar variation is Speed Auto Roulette where the dealer is completely absent and instead uses Auto Roulette’s RNG.
Instant Roulette
Instant Roulette is an automated multi-wheel game where 12 roulette wheels are set up to spin three wheels at a time. Once a wheel has finished spinning, another wheel will start spinning. The outcomes come nearly instantaneously and bettors can setup multiple bets.
Lightning Roulette
Lightning Roulette is an Evolution Gaming live roulette variation that introduces multipliers to Straight Up bets. One to five multipliers are assigned on different pockets with the values ranging from 50x to 500x the initial stake. The standard Straight Up bet’s payout is reduced to 29:1 mainly because of the multiplier.
Other similar variations from Pragmatic Play are the following:
Double Ball Roulette
Double Ball Roulette is a variation where two balls are used instead on one ball, drastically affecting the odds and payout of multiple Inside and Outside bets. The payouts for the Inside bets are the following:
| Inside Bet | Payout when only one ball lands on the pocket | Payout when both balls land on one pocket |
| Straight Up | 17:1 | 34:1 |
| Split | 8:1 | 16:1 |
| Street | 5:1 | 10:1 |
| Corner/Basket | 3:1 | 6:1 |
| Line | 2:1 | 4:1 |
The differences in the Outside bets are the following:
| Outside Bets | Payout |
| Column | 8:1 |
| Dozens | 8:1 |
| Odd or Even | 3:1 |
| Red or Black | 3:1 |
| 1-18 or 19-36 or Low or High | 3:1 |
| Red and Black | 1:1 |
As seen in the table above, an extra outside bet is added to introduce one even money bet. The Red and Black wins when the balls land in black and red pockets.
In addition to the different payouts of the Inside and Outside bets, this game also features Gold Bets wherein one essentially acts as a jackpot bet.
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Conclusion
Live roulette is a great game for beginners as it’s a straightforward game that can work well for bettors who also only settle for even money bets. Even seasoned bettors can make things more exciting using the Neighbors bet and a combination of different Inside bets. It’s even possible to win big using multipliers or Double Ball’s jackpot bet.
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