One of the oldest yet still one of the most popular games played in modern casinos, Roulette, with its huge spinning “wheel of fortune” can be seen as a Karmic chakra – ‘the luck favours you, the wheel turns your favour’. Unlike other casino games, roulette has no place for cards and deft fingers, but just a huge mechanical wheel, mounted on a table. The European wheel has 36 numbered pockets, while American styled wheels have 100 pockets. Once the bets have been placed with players picking a particular number, the wheel is spun and a small ball (made of ivory or metal) is made to spin in the opposite direction. The ball loses speed and comes to rest in one of the 35 pockets.  That particular numbered pocket is declared the winner. Roulette, along with slots, is very popular with gamblers, especially those who don’t trust card-based games.

Now even though there aren’t any definitive strategies to help you improve your odds while playing roulette in a brick and mortar casino, there are a few interesting gambling tips you should keep in mind while playing roulette in an online casino. One such gambling tip is playing the European version of Roulette. The European version (not having the ‘00’ on its wheel), takes another gambler out of the equation, thus lowering the house edge by almost 2.6 percent and thereby giving you more chances of winning the game. So as a beginner it’s always better to play at European style roulette tables to improve your odds.