Roulette is French for “Little Wheel”, and its origin in France is partially due to mathematician Blaise Pascal’s attempts to find a perpetual motion machine. From France it spread to the rest of the continent, and then when settlers arrived in America they brought the game with them to the New World.
For each of the main locations a variation of the game arose, meaning the most commonly enjoyed Roulette versions that you’ll find today are French, European and Roulette. All 3 of these casino games are available at Lucky Nugget, as part of the best experience in online gambling New Zealand players get to experience!
Whatever variation of the casino game you are playing, whether online or on land, the basics are the same. Much like pokies or online Blackjack, the rules remain the same, across the board.
The eponymous Little Wheel is spun, and while it is turning, a ball is dropped onto it. You need to bet on where you think the ball will end up when the wheel comes to rest. It really is that simple, and there is no skill or strategy required to win!
There are segments numbered from 1 to 36 and alternately coloured in black and red around the wheel, as well as a green panel numbered 0. The order of the numbers is different for each game variation, and in American Roulette, there is an extra green segment numbered 00. This extra 00 segment pushes the house edge up from the European and French game’s 2.70% to almost double at 5.26%, making American online Roulette far more challenging, but more exhilarating too.
You place your bets by putting the amount of chips that you want on the correct area of the Roulette table. Outside Bets are common to European, French and American games, and are so-named because they are found on the outside track of the betting table.
Outside Bets all have a very good chance of winning; some have almost 50/50 odds. Red/Black and Odd/Even Bets, which involve putting money down on whether the ball will land in a red or black, or odd- or even-numbered panel respectively, are good examples of these.
The ranges of Inside Bets that are possible in every version of Roulette are slightly different, but they are all much more specific than their Outside counterparts are. Small groups or ranges of numbers are usually bet on, and you can even try to predict the precise panel that the ball will land in.
The odds for Inside Bets are much higher, but they are matched by considerably larger payouts – it all depends how lucky you are feeling on the day! We do recommend that you start with Outside rather than Inside wagers at our online casino, so that you are playing with good odds as you get familiar with the way the game works.
In addition to starting with Outside Bets, we suggest avoiding the American version of Roulette to begin with, since the extra green panel makes the odds quite a lot steeper. The French game has the La Partage rule, which pays you back half your wager if you lose on an even-money bet, while the European version is simpler because it has fewer wagers available. Think carefully about which advantage is most important for you.
As you keep having fun with the online gambling New Zealand has to offer, you’ll come across plenty of interesting betting strategies for the Little Wheel, including the Martingale, Fibonacci and D’Alembert methods. Although this casino game is a lot like pokies in that it is based on chance, you can use strategies, much like you would when playing Blackjack online.
The Martingale is the most commonly utilised online Roulette betting system, and although it requires a decent bankroll, it has proven to pay off. This strategy is based on negative progression, and this means that you’ll increase your bets after a loss, and decrease them after a win. By doubling a bet after every loss, the next win recovers all previous online Roulette losses and makes a profit that equals the original wager. The trick with this online Roulette system is not to use it on all wagers, but to only utilise it with Outside bets.
It may sound complex, but this system is actually very easy to implement, and once you’ve mastered it, you can try your hand at other options, or even play a positive progression strategy that simply works in reverse. Of course, you could forego betting systems and strategy all together, and simply rely on Lady Luck!
When playing Roulette at Lucky Nugget New Zealand the entire process is a pleasure! You can play online, on the go, or you can opt for live casino games too. In Live Dealer Roulette games you’ll play against a real dealer via live video stream. This makes the game play feel like you’re in a luxurious land based casino, except that you can join in the fun anywhere, anytime! You’ll be able to watch as the dealer drops the ball onto the spinning wheel, and chat to other players as you wait to see if you placed the winning bet. It’s as good as playing in a land-based casino, only far more convenient as the tables come to you, and are open 24/7. However you want to spin the Little Wheel, we have it all, right here.
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