Roulette is still one of the best online casino games

With the ever increasing range of casino games available at our online casinos, it is easy to forget the more traditional casino games we used to play. In fact there are probably a good number of online casino games players who have never played casino games such as roulette, or even blackjack. Those of us who played casino games at a real casino before online casinos became so readily accessible were of course limited for choice, so roulette was one of the only casino games we were able to play and was therefore very popular. Even now though roulette remains one of the most exciting casino games to play, and is one of the few casino games which offers us a choice of how much risk we want to take and what sort of odds we want to play for. It has to be said that roulette is also one of the best casino games in terms of our chances of winning, with the house edge among the lowest of all the casino games. We have heard it said that some people have avoided playing roulette because of the vast array of betting options available, but it really is not as complicated as it may appear. Even money bets can be placed on Red/Black or Odd/Even numbers. Bets can also be placed on columns, double rows and single rows, groups of four number, pairs of numbers and of course single numbers. The winning odds are directly related to the statistical chances of the chosen bet occurring when the wheel is spun, so a column of twelve numbers pays 3/1, a pair of numbers will pay 17/1 and a single number 35/1. Most people who play roulette will place a series of bets on each spin, effectively hedging their bets with a good mix of chances, but it is not essential and beginners may find it easier to play simple bets until they get more comfortable with the game.