ROULETTE ARTICLES

The popularity of roulette was so high that it was broadcasted on television under the name Vegas24/7. The first Live roulette was broadcasted on 23rd June 2005 on Sky Digital channel 274 between 3pm and 11pm as an experiment to check the success of casino game on television. Soon it was moved to a new time slot of 6pm-2am and it got such a good response that on 25th September it was extended till 4am. The game changed with the time and the format got changed from the focus on presenter to the spinning wheel.

On 28th February 2006, the game was shifted from Sky channel 274 the Entertainment channel to gaming channel 847 and remained till 7th July before shifting to 866 where it is still broadcasted. The channel is now renamed as Super Casino where other casino games such as Blackjack and others are also broadcasted. Live roulette has its website where visitors can become a member and can play a game on-line

The game on Live roulette is same as in real casino it uses European wheel and game opens for two seconds and anew number is spun in every three minutes.

There is a toll-free number where players can call and tell the position of the chip. Only simple bets like Straight, Split, Corner, and outside chances are available. In response to player feedback 18th April 2006 a new menu system was launched which included Columns and all the European bets.

There is an age limit to play the game which is prescribed 18 or above by Live Roulette TV.

When players register for the first time either on the website or on the telephone, they get free 500 chips. If a player has a premium account he can take part in the game at any time and place chips only to a certain house limit as in a real casino. At present, only players from United Kingdom are able to sign up for a premium account. Premium player has a benefit to participate in “la Partage” draw and if there name comes in the draw then they get back half of their stack from the bets on even chances. They can also take part in Grand Prize draw where two winners get £100 each and a weekend break at a 5 star Hotel in London. They can also win a week stay in Las Vegas or Monte Carloby participating in a quarterly prize draw.

120 premium players can become VIP players and can enjoy the benefits of dealing with VIP managers, entry into VIP prize draw and can win an all expenses paid trip to watch Ricky Hatton fight in Las Vegas, tour of the London TV studios and a chance to meet Live Roulette presenters and bonus money for their continued loyalty. Live roulette invites viewers and players to give their feedbacks and ask their queries regarding the game making it interactive and pleasurable.