Live roulette brings the casino roulette table to your screen as a live stream. A real dealer spins the wheel in a studio, the ball settles in a pocket, and winnings are paid as soon as the round ends, under the same rules as on a casino floor.
Live roulette comes in several variants, from speed tables to an automated wheel. Below we explain how a live round works, how the variants differ and where the house edge comes from.
Each round opens with a betting window in which you place chips on the on-screen layout. When time is up, the dealer spins the wheel and launches the ball. The result is read automatically and wins are credited to your balance. The bets are the same as in standard roulette: inside bets on single numbers or small groups, and outside bets such as red or black, odd or even and dozens.
The European house edge is 2.70% because the wheel has 37 pockets but a straight-up bet pays 35:1, which equals a 97.30% RTP. Our catalogue lists that same 97.30% for Lightning Roulette, XXXTreme Lightning Roulette, Immersive Roulette, Auto-Roulette and Speed Roulette. Every spin is independent, and betting systems such as the Martingale change only your stake sizes, never the house edge.
European roulette returns 97.30%, a 2.70% house edge. In French roulette the La Partage rule lifts even-money bets to 98.65%.
The American wheel adds a double zero, which raises the house edge to 5.26%. The European wheel has a single zero.
Not in the long run. Doubling after a loss does not change the house edge, and a losing streak can quickly push your stake to the table limit or past your budget.