This article details the basics of the casino game roulette. It specifies the difference between American and European roulette and gives some strategy advice for playing in real life and no deposit online casinos.

It is very easy to learn how to play roulette, but very difficult to come across such a strategy that can be of great help to a player in winning a game. In the game of roulette nothing much can be done in order to manipulate the final result. As the game of roulette is both rigid and non-interactive, a player cannot do much so that the house edge can be lowered. Among the many strategies available for playing roulette, the strategies mentioned below are worthy enough to be followed.

The first and most important strategy is to select a European Roulette wheel instead of an American Roulette. The number of pockets in an American Roulette is 38, whereas a European Roulette has 37 pockets. Besides, an additional pair of 0 has been included by the American Roulette. These additional pair of 0 has led to the increase of the house edge to a large extent which has made it unpopular in places like North America. However, the presence of a single zero in the European roulette increases the opportunity to win the game.

The second strategy is to follow the "En Prison" rule which states that it might happen that an even- money wager is placed by a player, but the ball falls in the 0th pocket. In such a case neither will the bet be over, nor will it be returned to the player. This state is known as staying "in prison" and the board will keep the wager till the subsequent spin happens. This subsequent spin decides the destiny of the bet. If the player wins during this subsequent spin, then his money is paid back, but without any extra winnings. But if the person loses in the subsequent spin then the bet is swept away and the person looses his money. But again if the ball falls in the 0th pocket in the subsequent spin, then the board will keep the bet till its destiny is decided. This rule provides the player with a better opportunity to win.

The third strategy is to find "surrender" in casino. According to this rule when a ball falls in the 0 or 00th pocket, the player do not completely lose the bet but gets back ½ the amount of the bet. The last strategy that a player should follow is deciding the amount of money he wishes to spend and also to set a winning limit and should quit playing on reaching the limit. These simple strategies increase the probability of a player to win and minimize the chances of loss.