Online Roulette: Variants

Since roulette is one of the very old and very popular casino game for land-based and online casinos, it is not surprising that there are many developed roulette variants today. Some of the most common variants for online roulette is discussed below:

1. European Roulette This is by far the most played online roulette version. The wheel in this version has 37 pockets with numbers 0 and 1 to 18. If the marble lands on a zero, then all your wagers are lost, except for wagers placed on zeros. The payout percentage of this game is 97.43%.
   
2.  American Roulette This is also a very famous online roulette version, but not commonly played. The wheel in this version has 38 pockets with numbers 0, 00 and 1 to 18. If the marble lands on a zero or on the double zero, then all your wagers are lost, except for the wagers placed on zeros and double zeros. With these stipulations, the house advantage then becomes 5.26%. This is a lot bigger that in the previous version where the house advantage is only 2.57%. This is why most seasoned roulette players tend to avoid playing this roulette version as much as possible.
   
3. French Roulette This roulette version is similar to the European roulette in terms of structure. It can be even be said the two roulette versions are identical with each other. However, there is a rule in French roulette, 'La Partage', that exemplifies the different between the two versions. In La Partage, if the marble falls on a zero then your half wager money will be returned to you. This makes a house advantage of 1.35%. With this low house advantage, it is no wonder that very few casinos offer this game as one of their own. This is why they are not that easy to find. But if you are a seasoned player in roulette, then you would always want to play the different versions of the game. You could find some french roulette games in some casinos like Spin Palace and William Hill Casino.
   
4. Mini Roulette This roulette version, from its name, is a smaller version of the standard roulette game. It has 13 numbers with pockets numbered at 0 and 1 to 12. Your wager is going to be lost when the result is one number in 13. This results to a house edge og 7.69%. Because of the very high house advantage, casinos typically offer several bonuses in this roulette version to attract clients. But it is completely advisable to avoid this roulette version.
   
5. Microgaming's Roulette Royal This roulette version is one of the best there is out there and is one of the reasons why roulette is still played by many, many people. In this roulette version, there is a progressive jackpot that is known to go as high as $660,000. It requires a $1 side bet. To be activated, you need to spin the wheel 5 times and each time, you should always get the exact number. Because of this, the house edge is expectedly very high. But since the jackpot prize is that staggering, it is definitely worth it to try playing this roulette version.

Progressive Online Pokie Diehards

When gambling sites used to be in places like the Caribbean or Monaco, sometime in 1999 or thereabouts, internet gambling made its ways to the doors of Australia. The response to the gambling games was such that gambling aficionados have tagged Australia as the biggest gambling authority in the world. Statistics have it that about 200,000 gaming machines can be found in Australia and one pokie machine for every 110 Australian, landing to the top 10 international gambling meccas.

So we really need not wonder why online pokies are very popular in Australia. The entertainment value and financial rewards online pokies offer are just too hard to resist. Even more attractive are the payouts for progressive online pokies. These are the same online pokies game with a jackpot amount that continues to go up every time the game is played in an online casino from any country or place. Everyone will target progressive online pokie game because the jackpot payout gets big fast thanks to the many players hooked to the game around the world. Records have it that the record-breaking jackpot of about 6.3 million euros was won in Mega Moolah, an online pokie game developed by Microgaming.

Just the thought of that huge amount of money is enough to make most online pokie diehards shift to progressive online pokie game. Here are some useful reminders for those who have decided to take part in that gargantuan task of raking in that million dollar or euro or whatever currency jackpot from the progressive online pokie.

• Check out the rule of the progressive online pokie you would like to join against the payout table. This will at least give you an idea of what you will need (in terms of combinations, etc.) to win.
• Check out the maximum bet eligibility requirements of the online pokie you would like to get your hands on. You can make mental calculation as to the ratio or proportion of your wager against the possible payout. Usually in this game, betting the maximum amount allowed gives a better chance at making some winning spins.
• There are progressive online pokie that gives payouts if certain combinations appear on other paylines which is not the jackpot payline. Look out for online casino houses that offer such. Not winning the jackpot but still bringing home some falry good payouts is better than zero. 
• Play at the right time and right game by checking out online pokie game’s web page to see the amount of their jackpot. Wait until the jackpot amount reaches a certain level which you feel is the right level for you to play. If lucky, you just might hit the jackpot.

As in any other online game rules, even if the progressive online pokies become so exciting, restrain yourself from going overboard with your playing budget. Have fun but play safe.