Live Roulette by Playtech Review - Strategy & How to Play

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Live Roulette suits players who want plain European roulette with a dealer and nothing added. Every bet returns 97.30%, a 2.70% house edge, so the real choices are which table you sit at and how many spins you play.

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You want standard single zero roulette with a live dealer
You like a choice of language and market tables
You want no side bets or multipliers

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You want a multiplier or bonus feature
You bet even money and want the half back on zero of a La Partage table
You would rather play on an automatic wheel without a dealer

Varianzprofil

NiedrigMittelHoch

Niedrig. Ordinary roulette swings, set by the bet you choose: frequent 1 to 1 wins on red or black, rare 35 to 1 wins on a single number. No feature adds extra swing.

How Live Roulette works

1 37 pockets

Place your bets

Put chips on numbers 0 to 36 or on outside bets such as red, black, dozens and columns before the betting time runs out.

2 Live-Händler

The dealer spins

The dealer spins the ball, which must circle the wheel at least three times for the spin to count. If every player in the round presses Start Spin Now, betting ends early and the spin starts at once.

3 35:1

Settle the spin

A straight up win pays 35 to 1 and red or black pays 1 to 1. When zero lands, every even money bet and every 2 to 1 bet loses.

The standard Playtech table

Live Roulette is Playtech’s ordinary European game: a live dealer, a single zero wheel with 37 pockets, and the usual payouts from 35 to 1 on a single number down to 1 to 1 on red or black. There is no side bet, multiplier or bonus round. Playtech’s lobby also lists classic tables for other languages and markets: Arabic Roulette, Bucharest Roulette, Hindi Roulette, Roulette Italiana, Roleta Brasileira, Roleta Canarinho, Ruleta Clasica, Deutsches Roulette and UK Roulette. Each table’s help screen shows its own rules and limits.

Start Spin Now

Once your bets are down you can press Start Spin Now. If every player in the round presses it, betting closes and the dealer spins straight away; if anyone does not, the round runs to the end of the normal betting time. The button only shortens the wait. It does not change any payout or the odds of any number.

Odds and payouts

Each number has a 1 in 37 chance per spin. A split pays 17 to 1, a street 11 to 1, a corner 8 to 1 and a six number line 5 to 1, while dozens and columns pay 2 to 1. Playtech’s rules give the game a 97.3% return, so every bet carries the same 2.70% house edge. Zero is a straight loss for outside bets here: there is no La Partage on this table.

The math behind Live Roulette

The wheel has 37 pockets: the numbers 1 to 36 and a single zero. The game's rules list every bet and its payout, and what each bet pays back over time. Every figure below comes from those numbers.

Try it: place your bets

Tap a number for a straight up bet, a line between two numbers for a split, a corner for four numbers, or the edge next to the dozens for a street or six line. Add as many bets as you like.

The green pocket is not red, black, odd, even, high or low, so every outside bet loses when it lands. That is where the house edge comes from.

Your bets

No chips yet. Place a chip on the layout and the math appears here.

Total stake: $0
Chance a bet wins: 0.00%
Biggest win: Keine
Expected loss a spin: $0.00 0.00% Hausvorteil

Outcome spread

Ahead 0.00% Break even 0.00% Hinter 0.00%

Your chance, payout and cost per spin will show here.

Odds and return for every bet

Wette	Umschläge	Chance per spin	Bezahlt	A fair price would be	RTP	Hausvorteil
Ganz offen gesagt	1 Zahl	2.70%	35 zu 1	36 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
Teilen	2 Zahlen	5.41%	17 zu 1	17.5 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
Straße	3 Zahlen	8.11%	11 zu 1	11.33 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
Ecke	4 Zahlen	10.81%	8 zu 1	8.25 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
Zeile	6 Zahlen	16.22%	5 zu 1	5.17 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
Column	12 Zahlen	32.43%	2 zu 1	2.08 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
Dozen	12 Zahlen	32.43%	2 zu 1	2.08 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
Red or black	18 Zahlen	48.65%	1 zu 1	1.06 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
Odd or even	18 Zahlen	48.65%	1 zu 1	1.06 to 1	97.30%	2.70%
1 to 18 or 19 to 36	18 Zahlen	48.65%	1 zu 1	1.06 to 1	97.30%	2.70%

"A fair price" is the payout that would make a bet break even over time: the pockets it loses on for each pocket it wins on. Every payout here is below it.

One zero or two

Diese Tabelle

Single zero, 37 pockets

2.70% Hausvorteil

One green pocket out of 37. $1 on red for 100 spins costs about $2.70 on average.

Double zero, 38 pockets

5.26% Hausvorteil

Two green pockets out of 38, almost double the cost: about $5.26 per 100 spins of $1 on red. The five number bet (0, 00, 1, 2, 3) costs even more, 7.89%.

Same game, different presentation

Live Roulette is Playtech's standard single zero table with a live dealer. Start Spin Now can shorten the wait between rounds, but nothing on the table changes a payout. Every bet returns 97.30%, so no bet is cheaper than another: a 35 to 1 straight up and an even money red are priced the same, they just win at very different rates.

The rules at your casino may show different figures; its in game help is the version that applies to you.

Is there a Live Roulette strategy?

No. Every bet on Live Roulette returns 97.30%, so no choice of bet lowers the 2.70% edge. What you can change is how many spins you play and how quickly they come.

Lucky Dip picks at random

Lucky Dip places straight up bets on 5, 7 or 8 random numbers for you. Random numbers carry the same 1 in 37 chance and the same 2.70% edge as numbers you pick yourself.

Start Spin Now speeds the table up

When every player presses it, the dealer spins without waiting for the betting time to run out. Shorter rounds mean more spins an hour, and each spin costs the same 2.70% of what you stake.

What you can control

Leave Start Spin Now alone to slow down

If you do not press it, the round keeps its full betting time, which keeps the number of spins an hour down.

Choose a table for its language and limits

The tables differ in language and betting limits, not in price. The help screen of each table lists its own limits.

Play for fun, with money you can afford to lose. Set a time and money limit before you start and keep to it. If gambling stops being fun or you feel the urge to chase losses, take a break and get support: see our problem gambling help page.

Vollständige Spielspezifikationen

🎰 Roulette specifications

Rad: Einzelnull (37 Fächer)
House edge, all standard bets: 2.70%
Straight up pays: 35:1
Special mechanic: Standard European roulette with a live dealer. If every player in the round presses Start Spin Now, betting closes early and the dealer spins at once.
Format: Live-Händler

Live-Roulette FAQ

What is the RTP of Playtech Live Roulette?

Playtech’s rules give 97.3%. On a single zero wheel with standard payouts that is the return on every bet, a 2.70% house edge.

What does Start Spin Now do?

It lets the table skip the rest of the betting time. When every player in the round has pressed it, betting ends and the dealer spins at once.

Does Playtech have live roulette tables in other languages?

Yes. Playtech’s lobby lists Arabic Roulette, Bucharest Roulette, Hindi Roulette, Roulette Italiana, Roleta Brasileira, Roleta Canarinho, Ruleta Clasica, Deutsches Roulette and UK Roulette. Check each table’s help screen for its own rules and limits.

What happens to my bet when zero lands?

Even money bets such as red or black lose, and so do dozens and columns. Only bets that cover zero win.

What are the odds in Playtech Live Roulette?

Each number has a 1 in 37 chance per spin, and red or black covers 18 of the 37 pockets. Every bet returns 97.30%, a 2.70% house edge.

Is there a Live Roulette strategy that works?

No. Every bet returns 97.30%, so no pattern of bets beats the edge. Start Spin Now and Lucky Dip change your pace and your picks, never the price of a bet.