When you play at an online roulette, you have two choices and before choosing, you can also read an interesting comparison of craps versus roulette.
You can play with a computerized croupier (French word for dealer), which is based on a RNG, random number generator, to create outcomes on the wheel, with precisely the identical odds that you could find in a real land based casino.
If this option does not satisfy you, you can always play at “Live Roulette”. Here you have a real dealer spinning the wheel, accepting the bets, throwing the ball. Everything is broadcast by a web-cam and you can also chat with the other players or with the dealer while playing. The only negative aspect of the live roulette game, is that clearly this is not quick and there can be some problems due to internet connection issues.
Are there any advantages in gambling on online live roulette over the standard Internet one?
Well , there are some theories on this matter. The main ones circle around the croupier’ signature and some weird wheel’s imperfections.
Many roulette players claim they did their fortune by recognizing the dealer signature and some kind of wheel imperfections which skews the spin outcome, and the consequence is that the result is not even close to be 100% random at all. In theory, if you can recognize the dealer signature and some kind of wheel imperfection, you can gain an edge on the casino, therefore your odds rise.
In a proper online roulette (meaning computer generated roulette), obviously there is not a real wheel or a physical dealer, therefore this is not possible.
However, do not be fooled by the name, because in live roulette, the web-cam and the player himself are the only things that are really online. There is only the croupier and the roulette wheel . The nice aspect is, that you can play wearing your pajama, sitting comfortably in your favorite armchair, without security guys checking you all the time or CCTV cameras watching every move you make and especially without spending money for the trip, for the room, for food and drinks.
But there is a downside: it is almost a mission impossible to recognize the dealer signature and the wheel imperfection, while watching the game on a web-cam! Though there is something real and possible: if you find a book regarding this matter and a big income, be sure that the big came from selling the book itself rather than from discovering how to trick the dealer/wheel! Do you use a Mac? Read how to play in our Roulette Mac User guide.