Football Roulette

A Game with Balls

In the wide world of live online gaming, there can be few pairings as appealing, and long overdue as putting roulette and football together.

Well, there is World Cup Roulette I guess, but that is a virtual game. What, I hear you ask, is Football Roulette?

Playtech, a big name in online gaming, has finally had a watershed moment and taken a fast live roulette game – but set it to a background of live football updates.

Better still, as if this winning combination wasn’t enough already, the hosts and hostesses are fans of both games and add a talking shop element to the game. Probably the same chatty hosts you will see on Quantum Roulette, also from Playtech.

Football Roulette Look and Feel

Live Football Roulette has a full-size roulette wheel in a live studio, attended by a professional croupier. Behind your roulette wheel is a big interactive screen which is naturally a football pitch. This pitch is where live team updates and game scores are added.

Beneath the wheel, you’ll see an intuitive bet table with all the usual options. This game caters to those of you who like to be a little continental and use the racetrack to place Call Bets on a group of numbers from a particular section of the wheel.

To the bottom right of the wheel, you can select your bet chips and to the left, you can check your balance. When you place bets the bet table overlays the wheel itself but once the wheel is in play the bet table takes a lower screen position.

Game Play

This pairing between football and roulette is based on the European variant of the game which reduces the House’s edge to 2.7% versus the American version. This game offers you a 37-pocket wheel with a single zero, thus the more favourable playing position, as the American version also has a double-zero pocket.

The game is hosted by knowledgeable and enthusiastic croupiers with a passion for football. A large part of this game’s appeal is based on the game generating plenty of buzz and banter to make for an exciting, up-tempo atmosphere.

And there’s more: as with many live games, this game has a chat facility so that you can add to the commentary yourself, via typed messages. Cleverly this game creates an informal football forum, while you game. A winning formula.

For football lovers who like to dabble in the roulette world, this game has wide appeal with accessible bets that will earn it a broad fan base.

If you want to join the game an Outside or Inside bet comes at a very affordable 0.50 bet which is a great start for novice gamers or more cautious players. Straight-up bets can be as high as 1000.00 so this game is also good for those who like to bet big.

Playtech loves the high rollers too. If you love the adrenalin of oversized gaming thrills, Football Roulette has you covered.

This game offers up plenty of statistics with hot and cold numbers to give you a feel for the wheel.

Live Football Roulette Goal Side Bet

Live Football Roulette has a new Goal Side Bet feature, giving you a one-in-seven chance (approximately) of winning each time you play the feature. When you make a goal bet, five neighbouring numbers are randomly chosen and if the ball lands on one of these numbers you win from 3x to 100x your bet.

Football shirts display the neighbour numbers, and a leaderboard tracks and displays the winners on a separate screen.

The Goal Side Bet – Is it Worth Playing?

The Goal side bet has an RTP of 95.29%, lower than the payout that you will enjoy on the standard European bets. However, it does offer up to a 100x payout. Make the side bet and you will cover 5 numbers.

You will see the numbers being picked before you place your bet. But then you have to see where the ball drops in of course.

I play it every now and then if it matches up with the numbers I am already covering.

Conclusion

Football Roulette is the equivalent of having a football chat with your mates while you have a crack at the roulette wheel. What could be a better way to keep up with the latest football news with lively hosts and a quality game of roulette? A well-thought-out game: you could even say marriage made in heaven.

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