# online roulette sites **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 21, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-roulette-sites/256241 "2004-07-21T20:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@kka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kka)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2004, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-roulette-sites/256241/1 "2004-07-21T20:44:03Z")
I know the odds, but I’ve felt like playing some online roulette. The problem is, I don’t know which sites are the _best_ . How do they payout when you are ready to cash out? Do any of them play with a European wheel? I realize the odds are much better in other games - but I still love roulette for some reason! ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2004, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-roulette-sites/256241/2 "2004-07-21T20:55:05Z")
Funny you should ask. It just so happens that I run an online roulette game. Here’s how it works: you PayPal me your bet, then email me a number. I’ll email you back telling you if you won. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-roulette-sites/256241/3 "2004-07-21T23:51:57Z")
Wow, I won’t even play roulette in a casino - it just seems so easy to rig. I can’t even imagine anyone being bold enough to make an online roulette game. There’s no way in hell I wouldn’t think it was rigged. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-roulette-sites/256241/4 "2004-07-22T00:56:01Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > Wow, I won’t even play roulette in a casino - it just seems so easy to rig. I can’t even imagine anyone being bold enough to make an online roulette game. There’s no way in hell I wouldn’t think it was rigged. Why bother to rig it? Fair roulette is still statistically guaranteed to make a profit for the house, and they don’t have to worry about being caught cheating. ---
**Author:** ![kka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@kka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kka)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-roulette-sites/256241/5 "2004-07-22T01:03:58Z")
> [@Loopus](#): > > Why bother to rig it? Fair roulette is still statistically guaranteed to make a profit for the house, and they don’t have to worry about being caught cheating. That’s what I figured. A friend recommended [www.888.com](http://www.888.com) and I guess I’ll give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-roulette-sites/256241/6 "2004-07-22T01:15:04Z")
> [@kka](#): > > That’s what I figured. A friend recommended [www.888.com](http://www.888.com) and I guess I’ll give it a try. I used 888 a few years ago to play blackjack, and found it fair (although they don’t exactly make it clear that the six decks are shuffled after every hand, making it impossible to count cards :p). I can’t speak for to other games. ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2004, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-roulette-sites/256241/7 "2004-07-22T01:58:30Z")
[www.blackjackballroom.com/](http://www.blackjackballroom.com/) seems pretty cool, although I’d have to agree with what people have said so far… I’d stick with the card games, myself.