by Margaret Oliveira, News Staff Writer

September 30, 2009

According to the news headlines of online gambling portal, Gaming Supermarket, more women are starting to play roulette at online casinos. Having "cut their teeth" at softer games like online bingo, a greater ratio of women are apparently venturing into the online casinos. And not that there weren't any women gamblers in the online casino to begin with, for it's the ladies who make up the majority of slots players according to recent polling stats.

The shift is that more women are playing table games, which have traditionally been more popular with men, both in the brick 'n mortar and online casinos. Online roulette, specifically, has been getting more attention from women likely because of its similarities with bingo. Both games are played with numbered boards, albeit a card is used in bingo, while the gist of both is that randomly drawn numbers determine the outcome of the game. Roulette uses a spinning wheel and metal ball, while bingo uses plastic balls and hand-spun device.

Of course, in the online world, there are neither metal balls nor plastic balls. Everything is virtual, which brings up another factor likely contributing to online roulette's popularity with women gamblers. Unlike the land-based casino, where other players and the dealer often add heightened pressure to hurry up and make a bet, online roulette allows bettors to take as much time as they need in between wagers.

Considering there are plenty of bets to choose from - ranging in odds from even bets to 35 to 1, there is certainly a need for considering which bets are the most advantageous, not to mention best suited to your bankroll. Again, like online bingo, online roulette allows players to make lower stakes, thus bringing more playing time in the long run.

When all is said and done, online roulette actually provides more strategic decision making than internet bingo, which is purely a luck-of-the-draw game. Roulette requires more thought out decisions that can help players get a lower Casinos edge than many other games - especially slots. To learn more about this historical game and where you play it online, visit the OCS Online Roulette page.

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