By: Andy Fullard
Submitted: 2009-09-02 13:56:08 | Word Count: 496
Anyone who knows the basic rules of roulette can easily play live online roulette as it is just the virtual simulation of the real game. The betting styles remain the same; just the way they are played in live online roulette is different to its virtual counterpart. In online roulette, you will be asked to set your bets upon your chosen slots on the virtual roulette table. Once that is done, you get to click the button to ‘spin’ the roulette wheel. This is done by the croupier in a casino. Once the winning number is obtained depending on where the ball settles, your win or loss is automatically calculated by the roulette gaming program.
There are two basic betting styles in roulette, real live online roulette consists of what are called inside and outside bets: either you bet on one number itself or you spread out your chips on many chosen numbers. In the former style, your chances of winning are relatively lesser but if you win, it surely will be big as you can bet a large amount. In case of the latter style, you increase the probability of your winning but whatever you win is going to be a lesser amount as you’ve divided your total betting amount amongst the many slots. Which style you choose totally depends on the kind of choices you like to take: the risky ones or the safer ones!
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The types of bets one can make are enlisted below:
• Straight bets: Here you simply bet on one number and lay your chip on your chosen number. This has the highest payout of 1:35 and the highest risk factor!
• Split bets: In this you place your chip in between two adjacent numbers and you win if any of those numbers turn out on the spinning wheel. Here the payout is 1:17.
• Street bet: For this you place your chip on the outside line of a particular row. If any one of the three numbers turns out in the wheel you get paid on a payout of 1:11.
• Corner bet: This is when you place your chip on the grid or cross section where four boxes touch each other. So if any one of the four numbers turn out, you win. The payout here is 1:8.
• Line bet: This is when you bet on an entire row and win if any one of the six numbers turn out. Payout here is 1:5.
Apart from these bets mentioned above while playing live online roulette you can even make ‘outside bets’ by betting for odd or even, red or black and low (1 18) or high (19 36). You can even bet on any column and if the ball falls on any one of the twelve in your chosen column, you win on a payout of 1:2. The sheer choice of bets possible make live online roulette a fun game to play for anyone, with big and small bets plus everything in between this game can keep you entertained for hours.
