Online roulette at Arabic casinos

Try your lucky numbers on roulette at any of these online casinos. We have made sure to include a variety of casinos for a varied online roulette experience. To ensure a safe playing environment, we only list casinos that have been licensed by an official government to offer online roulette games.

What is Roulette?

Roulette is a French casino game that was invented sometime in the 17th century. At the time, the game looked a little different. It was not until the 20th century before the game rebranded into what we know today.

The game itself is quite simple. But today there are a lot of different variations and advanced game types. For the sake of simplicity, we use European roulette as an example before we go into other variants.

The goal of the game is to guess the correct result for a ball that spins in a wheel before stopping in a slot. If you guess right the right slot, you win – if you guess wrong, you lose.

This is how Roulette looks like

The table itself is divided into two sections. The layout may vary depending on the game provider, whether you are playing on a mobile phone or you are playing roulette on a slot machine.

But the basics are always the same. The two parts of the table consist of a wheel and a betting area. The betting area is for bets, while the wheel controls the game’s results. As a player, you only interact with the betting area, which is where you place your bets in the form of chips. The dealer takes care of the spinning of the wheel.

The Roulette Wheel

The wheel consists of 37 numbered slots from 1 to 36. The green compartment consists of a zero (0). It is these numbered slots that are then giving the game its result.

The order of the numbers on the wheel is designed in such a way as to achieve the greatest possible variation in results.

Red and black slots are spread out in such a way that none of the colours has an adjacent slot of the same colour.

Low and high numbers are scattered around the entire wheel so that the odds of getting a low/high result are the same.

Odd and even numbers are carefully distributed along the wheel so that there are never more than two odd/even slots next to each other.

When all bets are placed, the dealer spins the wheel. At that stage, the ball comes in as the dealer spins it in the opposite direction as the wheel spins. When the ball finally ends up in a slot, a result is determined. It is the numbered slot that ball landed in which are the winning number and the winning colour.

The different parts of the wheel

The wheel is sometimes divided into different parts based on system bets in French roulette. This is often seen in European roulette as well. We will go into this in detail further down in the article.

Inside bets

The game board on the table is divided into two different parts – inside bets and outside bets.

Inside bets, also called ‘internal bets’, are the numbered areas that represent the slots on the wheel. It is with inside bets that you can win some real money. But that also means that inside bets have the lowest probability of resulting in a win.

Pros and cons with inside bets

Inside bets explained

Outside bets

Outside bets, also called ‘external bets’ and ‘side bets’, are secondary bets that you can place chips on.

Unlike inside bets, outside bets offer a higher winning probability. However, this means that payouts for outside bets are lower.

Pros and cons with outside bets

Outside bets explained

Neighbour bets

With neighbour bets, you can bet on a number and its neighbours in a special betting wheel called the racetrack. It is called racetrack since it looks like an actual racetrack. But in actual fact, it is just the roulette wheel but just stretched out to show system bets.

You can select up to nine neighbours for a single number. This is an excellent strategy for guessing where on the wheel you think the ball ends up. All numbers on the board are in order. Therefore, it can be difficult to keep track of which numbers are next to each other on the wheel. With the help of a special playing field, you can get a visual image of the wheel on which you can place your bets.

To give you an idea of what it can look like when playing on neighbouring bets, we will give you an example.

Your chips are automatically placed on the playing field after you have selected number 26 in the playing field.

Other types of bets

There are also a few other types of system bets that are a little more unusual. These are more common in French roulette but also occur in European roulette.

If you play roulette at a landbased casino, they are often called “call bets” or “announced bets”. These two bets can be made and placed while the wheel and ball are spinning.

However, there is a slight difference between call bets and announced bets.

At an online casino, these bets are not available. When the wheel spins, no more bets are accepted. However, players can place system bets manually while bets are being accepted.

Finales en Plain

Finales en Plain lets you bet on any number ending with a specific digit. You can choose between 0 and 9 to place a Finales en Plein.

For example, if you are playing on a Finales en Plein 4, you are playing on all numbers ending with a four. The game automatically places chips on all single numbers of 4, 14, 24 and 34.

Finales en Cheval

Like Finales en Plein, with Finales en Cheval you can bet on numbers with a specific ending digit. The difference is that Finales en Cheval places a combination of single numbers and splits.

For example, if you are betting on a Finales a Cheval 5/6, five chips are placed, and they are distributed as follows:

• Straight-up on 15 and 16
• Split on 5 and  6
• Split on 25 and  26
• Split on 35 and  36

If the numbers 15 and 16 had been next to each other on the playing field, a split would also have been placed there. But since they are not, individual bets are placed.

Complete bets

Complete bets, also known as full bets and maximum bets, are for betting on all possible betting types on a single number. This is a great way to play big and can result in a big payout. The downside is that it is an expensive way to play online roulette and can eat through your balance very quickly.

What does a complete bet look like? We will go through an example to give you a better idea.

Let’s say that you want to place a complete bet on number 17 with a maximum single bet of 100 dollar. In this case 40 chips are required to complete a full bet. We will use US dollars in this case. They are distributed as follows:

• Straight up on 17 (100 dollar)
• Split on 17 and 14 (200 dollar)
• Split on 17 and 16 (200 dollar)
• Split on 17 and 18 (200 dollar)
• Split on 17 and 20 (200 dollar)
• Street bet on 17, 16 and 18 (300 dollar)
• Corner bet on 17, 16, 13 and 14 (400 dollar)
• Corner bet on 17, 18, 14 and 15 (400 dollar)
• Corner bet on 17, 16, 19 and 20 (400 dollar)
• Corner bet on 17, 18, 20 and 21 (400 dollar)
• Line bet on 17, 16, 18, 13, 14 and 15 (600 dollar)
• Line bet on 17, 16, 18, 19, 20 and 21 (600 dollar)

That is a total bet of 4000 dollar! As you can see, it is an awfully expensive bet which is why not a lot of players bet on it.

Tiers du Cylindre

Tiers du Cylindre is a system bet that covers a total of twelve slots. The slots in a Tiers du Cylindre comprise of one third of the wheel in the opposite direction of the zero. The bet is placed on the numbers 27, 33 and all numbers in between. This system bet requires six chips, and they are distributed as follows:

Les Orphelins

Les Orphelins is a system bet that covers a total of eight slots. Slots in a Les Orphelins include five numbers on one side of the wheel and three numbers on the opposite side

The French word Orphelins is translated orphan in English. The reason why the bet is called orphan is because these numbers are not covered by the system bets in Tiers du Cylindre and Voisins du Zero. It may seem like a tasteless name, but the name has been around for decades. A bet on Les Orphelins covers the numbers 1, 20, 14, 31 and 9 on one side of the wheel and 6, 34 and 17 on the other side of the wheel. This system bet requires five chips, and they are distributed as follows:

Voisins du Zero

Voisins du Zero, also known as Les Voisin du Zero, is a system bet that covers 17 numbers. The slots in a Voisins du Zero include the numbers 22, 25 and all numbers in between. This system bet requires nine chips, and is distributed as follows:

007 or James Bond

This system bet is more of a fun bet than a strategic bet. James Bond a classic icon associated with the game of live roulette. It is unclear when and where this system bet began. But it is most likely a homage to the James Bond character. The bet requires 21 chips and is distributed as follows:

Snake

The system bet snake, also called Red Snake, got its name from the fact that it resembles a snake on the playing field. Like 007, a snake bet is more of a fun bet than a strategic bet. All numbers on which the chips are placed are red and shaped like a snake.

It is unclear where the bet originated from, but many believe that Chinese culture comes into play. The reason for this is that the colour red symbolizes wealth. But also because the serpent is one of the twelve beasts of Chinese astrology. The snake bet requires 12 chips and is distributed as follows:

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How to get started with Online Roulette

So, we have explained all the different types of bets you can make in roulette. If you have never played roulette, all this information can be a little overwhelming. But fortunately, roulette is a game you quickly get used to.

Hopefully, by now you have a good idea of what types of bets you can make and what you can bet on. So, it is time to go through how to get started with the actual game of online roulette!

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Features and buttons

Statistics

In principle, all tables offer statistics that give you insight into how things have gone in previous rounds. In Live Roulette you can see historical statistics from previous games. But in regular roulette you only see statistics of your own rounds.

Below you will see a few examples of what statistics can look like in Live Roulette.

Favourite bets

Do you have a favourite combination of numbers that you play often? It can be a lucky number, date, number, age, yes anything really. Then you can save it as a favourite bet!

All you have to do is to place a bet and then save it in the favourite box that you get by clicking on “Favourite”. Sometimes the favourite box is displayed in the form of a star symbol. The display of the favourite box varies from game to game but is usually clearly visible.

Another secret that the box with favourite bets holds is other types of bets. You usually need to click to get to the next page in the favourite box.

There you will find bets such as Finales en Plein, Finales a Cheval and complete bets.

Special rules

Many types of roulette, including European, American, and French, offer special rules. These rules are not available on all live roulette tables, but usually on advanced tables from some gaming providers.

La Partage and En Prison are two popular rules found in French roulette. But they have also started to appear in European roulette to give players extra features. It is entirely up to the gaming provider to choose which rules they want to apply to the table. Even if they base the game on American, French, or European roulette.

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Live Roulette

Live Casino has really exploded in recent years, thanks in large part to the Swedish gaming company Evolution Gaming. Roulette was actually part of the first games to be introduced in live format.

Live Roulette almost blurs the boundaries between online gaming and physical casino gaming. The technology has come so far that you get a very real game feeling.

In principle, all Swedish casinos offer live roulette in their live casinos. The positive thing is that it is as easy to play at these live tables as it is to play at digital casino roulette tables.

A big advantage is that the hosts, also called dealers, are helpful if any questions arise. In addition, it is possible to chat with the other players at the table.

This is how you play live roulette

The first time you enter a live roulette game, you get to choose an alias. This alias then becomes your nickname that is visible to other players around the table.

Most tables have a chat function. Of course, there are rules for what you can write and how you express yourself. If you break the rules, you can be blocked from the chat function.

A big difference between roulette and live roulette is that the wagering time is limited. This is usually 20 seconds. It is during this time that you can place your bets. If you miss this, you will have to wait until the next round.

When you have finished playing, you can leave the table. Another difference from regular roulette is that live roulette offers a social aspect where you can interact with other players. A bit like a real casino!

VIP Roulette

Generally speaking, Arabic players tend to bet at higher stakes compared to players from other parts of the world. This commonality can be seen in countries such as United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, and other Arab countries.

That is why many Arabic casinos focus on offering the best high-stakes experience possible. No matter if you play Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, or Dice, you will be able to bet high.

VIP Roulette allows the biggest players to meet around the live casino tables to play with high stakes. VIP Roulette is exclusive for players that have reached VIP status at an Arabic casino. This means you will not be able to access the table unless you are VIP.

All players at the VIP Roulette table are anonymous with the exception of the displayed alias. So, if you want to keep your identity hidden when playing VIP roulette, choose a generic display name.

What can you expect from VIP roulette?

Where to find VIP roulette

There are a growing number of Arabic casinos that offer VIP roulette to their players. We have gathered the best casinos that offer VIP roulette below.

Keep in mind that bet limits range from 20 dollars per bet to 20 000 dollars per bet. If you do not see any VIP roulette tables after logging in, you do not have a VIP status. You can see what status you have in the loyalty and VIP program of the casino.

These casinos all have VIP roulette available for their players.

Popular versions of roulette

Just like regular slot machines, new versions of roulette are constantly being released. This is because the demand for innovative features is constant. In addition, gaming providers can release nicer, faster, and better games over time. But the variants that have been around for over a hundred years are French, European, and American roulette. It is these three that have been used as the base game for the hundreds of different versions of roulette that you can play today.

French Roulette

French Roulette was accidentally invented in the mid-17th century by the Frenchman Blaise Pascal. But at the time, it was not meant to be a casino game. Pascal was a mathematician who was busy inventing different types of machines.

It wasn’t until the middle of the 19th century before the wheel saw a major makeover. Then the zero on the wheel was introduced and thus the advantage of the house increased. How did this change our chances of winning?

From the fact that there was a 50% chance that you would guess correctly on red/black, high/low, and even/odd, there was now a 48,6% chance. The introduction of an extra numbered slot also made it more difficult to guess the correct number. From the fact that there was a 2,78% chance of guessing the correct number, it became 2,70% instead. A marginal difference that of course affects the chances of winning in the long run.

American Roulette

When the French game began to appear in the United States, the Americans got a flash of genius. Roulette was already a hit with gamblers, but casino owners wanted to see better revenue. That is when American roulette was invented.

To give the house a better advantage in the game, an extra numbered slot was added to the wheel. This numbered slot is the double zero (00). So, on an American wheel, there are two green compartments with zeros – a zero and a double zero. How does it affect your chances of winning? Well, from having a 2,78% chance of guessing the correct single number, you now have a 2,63% chance instead.

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European, French, or American?

Category	European/French Roulette	American Roulette
Return to Player (RTP)	97,30%	94,74%
House Edge	2,70%	5,26%
RTP with special rules	98,65%	97,37%
House edge with Surrender/La Partage	1,35%	2,63%

It is quite clear that as a player you have the worst winning probabilities on the American Roulette variant. Especially if you play regular roulette without special rules.

But if the payback percentage is lower on American Roulette, are the payouts higher? You could have expected that, but that is not the case. Below you see the profit table for the three different variants.

Bet Type	European/French Roulette	American Roulette
Straight Up	35:1	35:1
Split	17:1	17:1
Street	11:1	11:1
Corner bet	8:1	8:1
Top Line bet	–	6:1
Line bet	5:1	5:1
Column bet	2:1	2:1
Dozen bet	2:1	2:1
Red/Black	1:1	1:1
Odd/Even	1:1	1:1
Low/High	1:1	1:1

Other versions

There are some popular variants of roulette that can contribute to a different gaming experience. This is about being able to offer as much variety as possible in the base game. Many of the variants have been launched by gaming providers who want to expand their portfolio with unique games.

Popular gaming providers

In addition to the different versions that we have talked about above, you can find a lot of other versions from different gaming providers. In this way, different gaming providers can put their own touch to the game.

These can be unique features and rules. All this contributes to a different gaming experience. In addition, you can find real gems with a decent payback percentage!

Microgaming

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Evolution Gaming

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Pragmatic Play

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Mobile Roulette

Creating games for mobile devices has long been a challenge for gaming providers. Slot machines do not require too much space as the game layout can fit with a few buttons at the bottom of the screen. But for table games and live casino, it’s a different story.

Unfortunately, much of the charm is lost when playing live casino on mobile. A computer screen allows you to be swallowed up by the studio environment and the table. It gives a sensation and feeling of being there.

Fortunately, the game development has come a long way and gaming providers are finding new innovative solutions to this problem. This is especially important for the Arabic market as many Arabs play via mobile.

The interface of mobile roulette is quite different from the computer-based games. This is because buttons should be easily accessible and easy to click. Because of this, they have been enlarged and therefore cover more of the screen.

In addition to this, many functions disappear behind the menu to make room for the table or stream.

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Arabic Roulette

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Glossary

Depending on whether you are playing at a French or American table, you can see different names on all parts of the game. Although many of the roulette tables have been translated into Arabic, you will surely come across foreign words. Especially if you play at a live casino. Therefore, we have compiled a list of English and French words that you can use as a cheat sheet.

English	French
Straight-up	En Plein
Split	Cheval
Street bet	La Transversale
Corner bet	Carré
Six line bet	Sizain
Column bet	Colonne
Dozen bet	Douzaine
Even	Pair
Odd	Impair
Low	Manque
High	Passe
Red	Rouge
Black	Noir

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Odds and statistics

To give you a simple overview of the different winning probabilities and payouts, we have created a table. Even though we recommend that you play European roulette, we have included the numbers for American roulette as well. This way you will get a clear picture of why European is better.

Bet Type	Payout	Odds for EU Roulette	Odds for US Roulette
Straight-up bet	35:1	2,70%	2,63%
Split bet	17:1	5,40%	5,26%
Street bet	11:1	8,11%	7,89%
Corner bet	8:1	10,81%	10,53%
Top Line bet	6:1	–	13,16%
Line bet	5:1	16,22%	15,79%
Dozen/Column	2:1	32,43%	31,58%
Even bets	1:1	48,65%	47,37%

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Popular strategies

Dedicated fans and mathematicians have long tried to crack the French game. Has anyone succeeded? We do not want to claim that. However, there are some strategies that can increase the chances of winning.

Is there a safe strategy? Absolutely not. There is no strategy out there that you can use as a cheat sheet when playing roulette.

How is it that? Just as we went through in this article, all types of roulette have an advantage to the house. So even though you may win in the short term, with the help of luck, these strategies lose in the long run.

A strategy can help you play for a long time. But the worse it goes, the more you lose. The smartest tip we can give is to never chase losses.

Instead, you should see roulette as any other casino game. Take part in the entertainment and keep your fingers crossed that it goes your way.

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Martingale

The calculation of the example we used looks like this:

Your two lost bets result in a loss of 30 dollars. Your won bet of 40 dollars pays out a total of 80 dollars, a profit of 40 dollars. Then remove the loss and you are left with a net profit of 10 dollars.

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Fibonacci

The strategy has two rules:

• If you lose, go one step further in the number sequence
• If you win, go back two steps in the number sequence

Example:

1. You bet 10 dollars and lose – you will then continue in the number sequence
2. You bet 10 dollars and lose
3. You bet 20 dollars and lose
4. You bet 30 dollars and lose
5. You bet 50 dollars and win – then you head back two steps and bet 20 dollars again

Then it continues like this until you are either satisfied or have run out of cash. Fibonacci numbers are fascinating but have nothing to do with roulette.

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d’Alembert

Example:

1. You bet 100 dollars and lose – you then increase with one unit (10 dollars in this example)
2. You bet 110 dollars and lose
3. You bet 120 dollars and win – you then decrease with our selected unit
4. You bet 110 dollars and win
5. You bet 100 dollars and lose
6. You bet 110 dollars and win

Then it continues like this. Maybe not the most fun system, but you avoid drastic losses. This of course means that you might slip the big wins as well.

Is d’Alembert a safe way to win money? Of course not.

Why? Even if there was a 50% chance each time to win a 1:1 bet, that does not mean it goes your way.

As a human being, you think that there is a greater chance that the result will be black if it has previously been red five times in a row. However, since each spin is independent of the previous spin, this is not the case.

If we then calculate the actual probability of winning a 1:1 bet, the chances decrease even more. The probability of winning a bet on, for example, red is 48,64% (due to the green zero). This again means that in the long run, you can’t count on this strategy as “safe”.

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The Paroli

Example:

1. You bet 10 dollars and win – you then bet your stake and win amount on the next bet
2. You bet 20 dollars and win
3. You bet 40 dollars and win
4. You bet 80 dollars and lose – you then go back to  your initial stake of 10 dollars

With this strategy, it is a good idea to have a total you want to withdraw on. Either you lose the entire balance, or you withdraw the total win amount if you manage to reach it.

Does it work? You probably already know the answer. It does not. Like all other strategies, it is a fun way to play. In addition, this strategy is based on multiplying profits, which is popular as long as it works. If you are lucky, you will win some money. But in the long run, you can expect the strategy to fall.

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Our roulette tips

By now you have probably realized what opportunities there are with roulette. Everything from all the different types of bets and the different games to the different strategies.

To give you the best winning probabilities, we would like to share our favourite tips.

• Play the variants that offer La Partage/En Prison for the best payback percentage.
• Play European or French roulette to avoid the double zero in American roulette.
• Set a betting budget that suits your gaming needs and do not exceed it.
• Play on Arabic roulette tables if you want to chat with other players in Arabic.
• Try demo games of roulette versions you have not played before to learn the rules.
• Combine inside and outside bets for a chance at both big wins and more likely wins.
• Only use strategies in the form of pleasure. No strategy guarantees a secure profit.
• Always play for fun with the chance to win, don’t play to win for the chance of fun.

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What do we think about roulette?

Roulette is a fantastic game that is incredibly versatile once you learn it. Being able to combine knowledge with an online casino game really hits the sweet spot.

Although roulette itself is a fun game, we appreciate innovative versions of the game. The competition between gaming providers forces them to push the boundaries. The result of this is feature-rich and entertaining games.

But something that really caught our attention is the great development of live casino. Roulette should basically be a bit social where you can converse with players and dealers. This captures live roulette really well. And not to forget Arabic roulette, where Arab players can play in Arabic and chat with other players in their own language.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roulette