Roulette - Anyone play?

SideWinder · 6 Apr 2014 at 20:56

Just watched my housemate win £800 starting with £3 on PaddyPower's live casino roulette page.

Anyone else a fan?

I haven't played it before but had a quick go and managed to get £50 from £10 but as with all gambling, it's good to set yourself a limit.

Erich Kriegler · 6 Apr 2014 at 20:57

No, house has too big an edge.

Storm3y · 6 Apr 2014 at 20:59

Never online but do enjoy playing in a casino.

jh30uk · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:02

Only Russian, never lost a game so far.

OhEsEcks · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:02

The only gambling I do is the lotto and euromillions. Didn't even play pitch n toss for pennies in school.

Maccy · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:09

Careful with the online ones, friend of mine knows how they're programmed and it's very much in the casino's favour.

Sirrel Squirrel · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:10

Used to play it a lot online when the casinos had the big deposit offers that didn't have any play through restrictions and won quite a lot of money. Don't play it online anymore though as those types of bonus offers are hard to find now. I do have the occasional go in real casinos though as it is pretty fun.

One · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:16

If you ever play long-term then you will lose money because the odds are not in your favour. Play once and if you win then leave it at that and never play again.

dowie · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:40

Maccy said:
Careful with the online ones, friend of mine knows how they're programmed and it's very much in the casino's favour.

LOL and that's different to live roulette how?

asim18 · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:46

Yeah I have a monthly roulette budget. Play and win very regularly. Usually end up doubling my wage and living off the winnings.

I only play in an actual casino though, no electronic crap. One of the reasons I play roulette is being able to feel that casino atmosphere.

There are ways to mitigate the casino's natural edge.

dowie · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:50

asim18 said:
One of the reasons I play roulette is being able to feel that casino atmosphere.

Why not play a game where you could use some skill too, like poker?

Kosmiche · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:52

I would only play a game that's got skill involved, roulette seems like a mugs game to me.

bazzabear · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:54

asim18 said:
There are ways to mitigate the casino's natural edge.

No there aren't! It's pure probability, pure chance, and the overall set-up of probabilities and payouts is such that the casino, with a big enough sample size, will always take more of your money than it gives.

cheesyboy · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:56

Sirrel Squirrel said:
Used to play it a lot online when the casinos had the big deposit offers that didn't have any play through restrictions and won quite a lot of money. Don't play it online anymore though as those types of bonus offers are hard to find now. I do have the occasional go in real casinos though as it is pretty fun.

Yeah, did the sign-up bonus thing for a while as a student - it's been over 10 years since, and the wagering requirements are a bit excessive now.

Couldn't use roulette for the wagering requirements, though, so I've never really played.

Skillmister · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:57

asim18 said:
There are ways to mitigate the casino's natural edge.

Kishywish · 6 Apr 2014 at 21:57

asim18 said:
There are ways to mitigate the casino's natural edge.

What ways are this?

asim18 · 6 Apr 2014 at 22:00

nvm. tmi.

dirtychinchilla · 6 Apr 2014 at 22:01

I'm pretty sure you can make a group of bets too, where there's basically no chance of you doing anything less than breaking even. Could be wrong, though!

bazzabear · 6 Apr 2014 at 22:07

dirtychinchilla said:
I'm pretty sure you can make a group of bets too, where there's basically no chance of you doing anything less than breaking even. Could be wrong, though!

You can. Except there's also no chance of you doing anything better than breaking even either.

Except.

If you don't also put a bet on zero, then you can lose the lot. And if you do, then you're no longer going to break even.

Asim is hopelessly wrong - unless his croupier is rigging the game in his favour.

One · 6 Apr 2014 at 22:08

asim18 said:
nvm. tmi.

So you're saying you pick a table with a young kid you can con into paying out when they aren't supposed to. Or you know the guy and he knows when he can get away with paying out when he shouldn't.