Saturday, September 13, 2008

Types of Online Roulette

Online Roulette RulesRoulette ranks among the most popular casino games. Therefore, online roulette is also equally popular. Besides, online roulette is among the first online games. Online Roulette helps you play the game from the comforts of your home. You do not have to travel long distances to land based casinos of Las Vegas and other online casino cities. Therefore, online roulette offers the convenience of enjoying your favorite game at your leisure from any part of the world.

Types of Online Roulette

Like land-based casinos, online roulette is also of two main types -

1. American Roulette
2. European Roulette (same as French Roulette)

American Roulette: The American Roulette has 38 numbered pockets starting as 0, 00, and 1 to 36. All players receive different colored chips for their virtual casino games. This helps in easy identification of different types of bets. American croupiers collect the chips off the table with their bare hands. The house advantage of American Roulette is 5.26%. This type of Roulette is not very popular due to the huge house advantage.

European Roulette: The European Roulette has 37 numbered pockets as zero, and 1 to 36. All players receive same colored chips for their UK casino games. It is therefore necessary for you to keep an eye on your chips. Otherwise, intermingling with other’s chips could cause confusion and altercations of bets. European croupiers collect chips from the table with a long stick, also popular as rake.