Since roulette is in fact just a game of luck I cannot claim to know the secrets of how to win at the table. However, I can give you just a few tips regarding the game of roulette, some simple playing strategies and sites where you can practice and play roulette games.

Let’s start with the beginning and go over a few facts about roulette. Roulette comes from the French word which means small wheel. The game starts with a croupier spinning the roulette wheel and throwing a ball in a opposite direction of how the wheel spins. The roulette wheel has 38/37 slots coded in colors and numbers in which the ball is expected to land to establish a lucky winner. One or more players can bet on one color or number and in case of a win they all are paid according to the bet and house rules.

When you play roulette games you have a huge variety of bets available to put your money on, but in large there are two big bets sections: the inside bets and the outside bets. Inside bets in general refer only to single selections of numbers (pockets) or range of numbers on which the ball will land on. Outside bets refer to different positional groups of pockets, colors, and even whether it will be odd or even. Minimum and maximum bets are sometimes pre-determined and payout for a winning bet is always based on probability.

The roulette wheel should not be regarded solely as a random creation. Indeed all you need is luck to establish the pocket in which the ball will land on but your odds can go higher if you pay attention to where the numbers fall on the wheel. Take a moment to observe the roulette wheel and you’ll see that red and black numbers alternate and odd numbers alternate with even numbers. So, if you learn how to calculate the odds of the ball falling in the same places again, you might have a chance of placing winning bets - again, this is no guarantee, only a way to help you pay closer attention to how the wheel moves.

Now, aside of relying on luck or the best roulette systems found in books you can gain an edge at roulette by practicing different betting strategies and the best way to practice is by playing online roulette games. You can practice your skill either with free online roulette games or real money online roulette games. No matter which of those two you choose you will be able to practice roulette from the comfort of your own home without being disturbed by loud fellow players, croupiers hurrying you to lay your bets or attractive waitresses serving you drinks.

Here are two of the best websites I have encountered where I also spend a lot of time gambling and where you can learn to play online casino roulette.

Play United Casino is a perfect online casino for learning to play online casino roulette offering you rules, strategies and free online roulette games to practice. The registration process with this website is simple and the games are available both in downloadable and flash options.

Another site that I think is the greatest in teaching beginners the basics of online roulette games is RoulettePlay.com. This online casino offers 14 free online casino games courses ranging from learning the basics of how to play, to learning the odds. After completing those steps you are free to try their range of online casino roulette games, for free or for real money of course.