The competition is fierce in the online bingo industry and there is a great focus on site differentiation. Bingo operators know they have to offer players something new and special to survive in a highly competitive atmosphere. Some bingo operators have decided to focus on new and unique side games to attract and retain players. Studies have repeatedly shown that side games are very popular with players and a large majority of players at bingo sites say they routinely play side games. Side games provide players with quick, instant gratification. Side games were seen by most bingo operators as a diversion for players between online bingo games but now many players will forego bingo games in favor of side games.

About two years ago a survey revealed that online roulette was the most popular side game among female bingo players in the UK. Today side games offer bingo operators the ability to constantly provide new and original games. By and large the software for bingo games has remained relatively static and has not changed much during the last few years. Gaming software developers and game creators are producing new games on a regular basis. Many bingo sites and networks offer proprietary side games based on popular themes. Side games usually fall into one of three categories; slots, table games and instant win games.

Slots are probably the most popular of all of the side games. Most bingo sites offer classic three reel slots and the more sophisticated five reel multi payline slot games. Many slot games have popular themes based on movies and television shows. For example the Lord of the Rings and X Men slots are very popular with players. Advances in technology have allowed game developers to create slot games with astonishing graphics and interactive features. Progressive slots add a whole new dimension to side games. Many progressive jackpot slots offer life changing jackpots and there are already several online slots millionaires.

Table games include roulette, (both American and European) poker, blackjack and many other table games. As has been mentioned roulette is one of the most popular side games at UK bingo sites. Most bingo sites feature video poker in various versions such as Texas Hold ‘Em, five card stud and others.

Instant win games include scratch off games similar to those offered by most lotteries. Pull tab games are another popular instant win game. Keno, bingo’s first cousin, is also very popular and is one of the most played instant win games. Keno is a combination of bingo and lottery games. In keno players select their card numbers in advance instead of waiting for them to be called.

Side games provide players with hours of entertainment. For most bingo operators side games provide bingo operators with an opportunity to stand out from the competition.

Online roulettes have the same rules as that of a land- based casino roulettes. Roulette rules only vary a little depending on the wheels you are playing. Online roulette tips are also available to add advice on an otherwise blind betting, but the rules are pretty much the same.

Here are some basic rules to guide you on any roulette game.

There are roulette inside and roulette outside bets. These two can be used by the same player at the same time, but it can also be one at a time. Roulette inside means betting on a specific number with a specific color while outside bet is choosing only between two choices.

To further explain these; roulette inside and roulette outside bets are branched off.

First stop, the roulette inside bets. This means choosing numbers with the inside area of the betting board. There is straight-up bet, split bet, street bet, square bet, and corner bet. Straight up covers choosing just one number in the board. Split up means having to choose two numbers, as long as the two numbers are side by side, with just one bet. Street bet, on the other hand, is having three numbers in one bet wherein chips are places on the outside to indicate three number bets. Four numbers can also be used at the same time (should still be next to one another) if you choose square bet. This is very important to place the chips between all the numbers you are betting on. Corner bet is almost the same as the square bet. As more numbers bets are place on the board, it increases the reward from a 35 to 1 up to 8 to 1.

There is also the roulette outside bets. These include Low or High, Black or Red, Odd or Even, Roulette Columns and Roulette Dozens. Low or high outside bet means that the choices are by group. High means the numbers from 19 to 36; low means the numbers from 1 to 18. Black or red is fairly simple, if the ball falls on black (and you bet black) you win, same as with red. Odd or even is just like red or black, the chance of winning is 50/50. And just to review odd are and ends in 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, all the others are even. Roulette columns means all the numbers in the column, there are three columns. Roulette dozens means betting on the 1st 12 numbers (1-12), 2nd 12 numbers (13 – 24) or the 3rd 12 numbers (25- 36).

After playing roulette, you can play games on all of the online bingo sites.  There are also bingo reviews that will help you choose the best bingo site to play on.