The roulette wheel itself can be considered a piece of art. Maybe not art in the common sense but never the less the wheel has been gazed upon, dreamed about and outraged people for years and years. The beauty of the roulette game is mainly because of the wheel and the sound of the spinning wheel, the sight of the dancing ball and the excitement as the wheel slows down has made the roulette the popular game that it has been for quite a while and as it will remain to be for years and years to come.
Is Roulette Random?
It is a common misconception about the roulette wheel and the ball that it has a memory, as in the ball does not land on the same colour or even number twice or more in a row. The wheel simply does not know (or care) what the outcome of the last game was, so the chances of the exact same outcome is actually the same for each spin. It is all about probability – and not superstition. If you are playing online the wheel itself can not be broken or in bad shape, which could otherwise have had an influence on the outcome of the spin. Since the random generator secures a fair game, this is simply not possible in an online casino.
The wheel is designed as a large bowl. The smooth cup size naturally vary, but a diameter of three meters is not uncommon. The bowl is divided into either 37 or 38 numbered pockets; these pockets are just exactly built so that they can catch the bouncing ball once the speed of the wheel slows down. The numbers in the interval ranging from 1 to 36 with one or two zeros. The pockets are alternately red and black, apart from the pocket with the number 0 – this pocket is the only green. Each number and each numbers colour is placed on the wheel in order to have the optimum balance between red and black, even and odd and high and low.
Different Roulette Versions
One thing you should look out for when craving for a game of roulette is, that different roulette versions have different chances of winning. If you want the greatest chances of winning you should always opt for a spin at the European roulette instead of the Ameerican if given the choice. The difference between these two wheels is that the American wheel has both a zero and a double, while on a European wheel only has a single zero. The two zeros on the American roulette actually worsen your odds and increase the house edge, the advantage of the casino. This seemingly small difference of one or two zeros result in quite a large difference in the house edge. On the European roulette the house edge is approx. 2.70%, which is far lower than compared to the American roulette, where the advantage of the casino is as high as 5.26%. So choose wisely if you want to win at the roulette.