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Live roulette
A physical wheel, a camera and a betting window. The rules that set the edge, and the variants that move payouts around without changing it.
Live roulette streams a real wheel from a studio, with bets placed through an on-screen layout and a countdown before the ball is released. The mathematics is the same as in any roulette game: a single-zero wheel carries a house edge of 2.70% and a double-zero wheel 5.26%. Multiplier variants fund their enhanced payouts by reducing the standard payout on the bets that can be multiplied.
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| Game | RTP | Volatility | Grid / lines | Released | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning RouletteEvolution · Live roulette
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— | Not published | 2018 | ||
Mega RoulettePragmatic Play · Live roulette
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— | Not published | — | ||
Immersive RouletteEvolution · Live roulette
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— | Not published | — |
How the table is run
A live roulette round is produced by physical equipment: a dealer or an automated wheel releases the ball, optical or mechanical sensors read the winning pocket, and the software settles the bets placed during the betting window.
British technical standards for live dealer studios set expectations for how this is done, including video surveillance of dealer activity, casino-quality equipment, trained croupiers, and game logs that can be analysed for irregular patterns1. The randomness comes from the wheel, so the controls are physical and procedural rather than cryptographic.
The edge comes from the wheel
Nothing about streaming changes the arithmetic. A single-zero wheel carries a house edge of 2.70%; a double-zero wheel carries 5.26%2. The first question about any live table is therefore how many zeroes it has, and that is stated in the game's rules rather than in the table's name.
The edge is a property of the pocket count and the payout scale together. It applies on every spin, to every bet, and it does not accumulate or dissipate over a session.
What multiplier variants actually do
A family of live tables adds random multipliers to selected numbers. These are not free. Evolution's Lightning Roulette applies multipliers between 50x and 500x to lucky numbers, and pays non-multiplied straight-up bets at 29 to 1 rather than the standard 35 to 1; all other bets, such as splits, corners, red or black and dozens, pay the same as standard roulette3.
In other words, the money for the large multipliers is taken from the standard payout on the same bet type. A player who never hits a multiplied number is paid less than at a conventional table. This is a redistribution of the payout scale, not a bonus added to it, and it is why the rules panel of each variant needs reading on its own terms.
Statistics displays and betting systems
Live tables show hot numbers, recent results and other history. These are records of what has happened, not indications of what will happen. British standards prohibit adaptive games that change the probability of outcomes during play4, and a physical wheel has no memory in any case.
Staking systems change the size of bets, not the edge on them. On a single-zero wheel, every bet carries the same 2.70%2, whatever order the stakes are placed in.
How our database records it
We list a game here when its category is live casino and its mechanics include roulette, which covers studio tables, automatic wheels and multiplier variants. Where a provider publishes payout details or a wheel type, we record them; where it does not, the game's own rules panel remains the reference.
FAQ
About live roulette
Is live roulette fairer than digital roulette?
Neither is fairer; they are verified differently. A live table's result comes from physical equipment, and British standards for live dealer studios expect video surveillance of dealer activity, casino-quality equipment, trained croupiers and game logs that can be reviewed. A digital table uses a random number generator held to standards on randomness and unpredictability. The house edge depends on the rules, not the format.
Why does Lightning Roulette pay 29 to 1 instead of 35 to 1?
Because the reduced payout funds the multipliers. Evolution states that non-multiplied straight-up bets pay 29 to 1 while all other bets pay the same as standard roulette, with multipliers of 50x to 500x applied to lucky numbers. The enhanced payouts are financed by the shortfall on every straight-up win that is not multiplied.
Does the number of zeroes matter that much?
Yes, it is the single largest factor. A single-zero wheel carries a house edge of 2.70% and a double-zero wheel 5.26%, so the same bet costs roughly twice as much in theory on the second wheel. Table names do not always make the wheel type obvious, so the rules panel is the place to confirm it.
Do the hot and cold number displays help?
No. They summarise previous rounds, which have no bearing on the next one. Each spin is independent, and adaptive games that alter the probability of outcomes during play are not permitted under British technical standards. The displays are a feature of the interface rather than information about the wheel.
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