Added: July 2, 2012
You would have to say that there are distinct differences in style that exist between roulette and some of the other casino games you may encounter. It does move along as swiftly as pokies, where you can play many rounds in the space of a minute's time.
It's not a game where you are going to sit and compete against other players, as might be the case with Texas Hold'em. It is not a game where you are making strategy decisions according to what the house's position looks like, as it is with blackjack. It is not as involved as craps, which requires a lot of orientation to learn the various bets and outcomes that are available. It is not quite as simple an undertaking as bingo or keno.
Is roulette as popular as it should be?
Are you among those people who have been hesitant to play roulette because it appears to be something for high rollers only?
Well, thanks to the internet, that is not the case; that is, if it ever was.
Certainly the images that have been fed to us through the movies present roulette as something you might have to adorn a tuxedo to play. Within those parameters, this does not look like the kind of game that would be the favorite of a beer-drinking crowd.
However, if you have spent time in a land-based casino you know that there is no barrier to playing this game, beyond that which is required to step up and make a bet. And if there ever were any barriers, they are broken down in an online environment, where everything is more "democratic."
You don't need any high level of sophistication to be involved with roulette. You just need to know the rules. And they are simple, regardless of which version you want to play. You've got at least a couple of choices; the most popular are the American version, in which the wheel has numbers from one (1) through 36 and both a zero and double-zero, and the European version, where there is just a single zero.
You can play for very low stakes if you like, and since you're on the internet, you are going at your own pace. The bets are relatively easy to learn; you can wager on the individual numbers and rows of numbers, placing the bets on three, five or six numbers at a time as well. Thanks to online casinos, roulette has experienced a nice resurgence, and it is one of those games you should consider playing, even if your primary interest lies with something else.
