Lightning Roulette is a roulette variant made by Evolution that adds multipliers to the usual European wheel. If you are looking at BoyleSports for this game, you probably want to know how it differs from ordinary roulette, how it pays and what to check before you play. The sections below answer those questions in order.
Common variants of roulette
Roulette comes in a few common variants. European roulette has one zero and 37 pockets, American roulette adds a double zero for 38 pockets, and French roulette uses its own betting rules. You can find roulette games in several of these forms.
Lightning Roulette is a separate variant from Evolution. It is built on the European wheel and adds the multipliers described below.
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How Lightning Roulette works
Each round starts with bets placed before the wheel spins. The game works like this: One to five numbers are struck with multipliers from 50x to 500x before a European wheel spin, and straight-up bets on a struck number are paid at the multiplier. Because the payout on a struck number is higher, the same bet can return more than it would on a plain wheel.
The return to player is 97.3%. This is the long-run average across many rounds, not what you can expect from one session. The highest win listed for the game is 500x.
Each round is random. Wins depend on which numbers are struck and where you bet, so results can swing from round to round.
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Automatic and live versions
The computer version of roulette uses a random number generator to produce each result on screen. The live version uses a real wheel and a dealer, streamed to your device, so you see each spin as it happens. Live game shows add a studio format and bonus rounds, and they usually run at a different pace from a standard table.
Whichever version you choose, the outcome of each spin is still random. If you prefer a dealer, the live casino games page explains how live tables and game shows differ.
Practical tips before you play
Read the game's rules and payout information before your first bet. Check the table limits, because they set the smallest and largest stake you can place.
Choose a stake you can comfortably afford to lose, and decide on a session budget and a time limit before you start. Betting systems such as Martingale do not change the odds. Each spin is independent, so doubling after losses only increases the stake you need to recover.
If you play on a phone, the mobile version page covers phone play.
