Roulette Myths to Know and Ignore

One of the casino games that do not require special talents from the side of players is roulette. Besides, the game is very simple and also exciting. One remarkable feature of roulette game is that many players can participate in it. It is a table game which comprise a wheel and some sequence of numbers.

There are two types of roulette wheel and this will determine where the number will end. In a version of the roulette wheel the numbers starts from zero through 36 while in the other version it ends at 37. The version of roulette wheel that starts from 0 and ends at 36 is the European version of the roulette. The second version that begins from 0 through 37 is the American version of the roulette wheel. American roulette has an additional 0.

Myths about roulette

There are some unfounded stories about roulette which many players have already believed. These myths are as result of the fact that roulette is very common among the gamblers across the globe. Gamblers are losing out their opportunity of making more money from the game due to these myths. These myths are to be overlooked. Some of them are explained below.

• There is the popular myth that roulette wheels have no difference. Quite a good number of players across the globe have the idea that there are no two types of roulette wheel. For them the European roulette and the American roulette have the same odds, rules and house advantage. This is not true.

The truth remains that the house advantage of the European roulette is lower than that of American roulette. This is why it is better to play European roulette than to play American roulette. There are 37 pockets in European roulette and not 38. This reduces the house advantage to 2.7%.On the hand the house advantage of the American roulette is 5.25% per bet.

• There is another myth that roulette wheel is not spun randomly. Many players believe that a spin of the roulette wheel is affected by the preceding spins. There is the belief that among players that if the ball stops at black ten times, the probability that it will rest at red in the next spin is higher. This is not true also. The fact remains that the odds of the stopping at any number is 50:50. This is true even if the ball stops at red for 30 consecutive times.

Bogus roulette software is on sale today. People claim that such software will give success gamblers in the game. But this is not true because roulette is a game of luck.