What game is considered to be the symbol of gambling? Certainly it is roulette, which is traditionally associated with casinos thanks to various depictions in movies and descriptions in books. However, if several years ago this game was available only to rich people, then today everyone can play online casino roulette with no restrictions.

Roulette stands out at the background of all other games thanks to its transparency. Moreover, it is a game of pure chance, so no one is able to predict the result using strategies and some other instruments. This fact makes the game even more appealing and more exciting. And to play roulette, it is not necessary to know the rules perfactly well or to have certain abilities as in blackjack for example. It allows even beginners playing this game without any challenges. Moreover, roulette is always surrounded by mysteries and secrets, and it is always interesting to look for a justification of this or that mystical case.

In fact the mystery surrounded roulette since the moment of its invention. It is believed that this game appeared in France (roulette is a french word, which is translated as a “small wheel”) and it was a product of a work of Pascal. He was a scientist, as you know, and was working at the creation of an eternal engine. Instead of it he presented roulette to the world in 1655. However, many people believ in another story, which sounds more attractive. There is a legend that two brothers Francois and Louis Blanc, who opened the first online casino in Monte Carlo, sold a soul to the devil to learn the secret of roulette. It is proved be the fact, that the total amount of the numbers at a wheel is 666, what is a devil number.

The first roulette appeared in Paris casinos and then it quickly spread to another countries. It was brought to the USA in 1800s and was at first popular aming gold miners. However, in the USA roulette was slightly modified and one more pocket with 00 was added to it. So today you may enjoy playing American and French versions of this game.

So you see that roulette has been existing for a long time really, but the principle of the game hasn’t changed. In online casinos you see an imitation of the wheel with pockets and a ball. The outcome depends on RNG, which generates the number absolutely accidentally. At the beginning of a game you place a bet. Be careful as there are different limits in online casinos and you should be aware of them. So you have a table in front of you which is divided into several sections. These sections are betting options, and you are to choose one of them, which is more suitable for you. There are more risky bets and less risky, so every player will be staisfied.

What are modern betting options?

• Straight Up is bet on a single number, which pays off 35:1.
• Split Bet is a bet on two adjoining numbers, which pays off 17:1.
• Street is a three-number bet, which pays off 11:1.
• Corner is a bet on four number in a square layout. It gives you the odds 8:1.
• Four number is bet on 0, 1, 2 and 3, which pays off 8:1.
• Line is a bet on two adjoining streets which pays off 5:1.
• Dozen is bet on the first (1-12), the second (13-24) or third group (25-36) with the odds 2:1.
• Column bet is a bet on twelve numbers on any of three vertical lines. Pays off 2:1.
• Red/Black, Odd/Even, High/Less are one of the most common bets with low risks which pays off 1:1.

These are all possible bets for online casino roulette and you are welcome to choose one of them or several bets at once and wait for the outcome.