Live Roulette TV

Infobox Television
show_name = Live Roulette TV


caption = Live Roulette TV logo
genre = Live, Gaming Interactive show
runtime = daily 6pm-4am (UK)
starring = Chris Ditchburn,
Chantel Shafie,
Rob Lamarr,
Oreke Mosheshe,
Richie Litchfield,
Gema Ensenat,
Anna Jardine,
Olivia Hill,
Natasha Powell,
Kylie Cushman,
Claira Hermet,
Derek Gibbons,
Bryn Lucas.
network = see below
country = UK
first_aired = 23 June, 2005
last_aired = present
website = http://www.liveroulette.com

"Live Roulette TV" is an interactive gaming show which was lanuched in June 2005. The channel allows people to place bids on roulette by watching online or on TV and phoning the designated call center number (shown on screen).

Overview

"Live Roulette TV" first broadcast under the name "Vegas 24/7" on 23 June, 2005 on Sky Digital channel 274 and aired between 3pm and 11pm.

The show began as an experiment to see if a gaming show of that type would work on television and soon moved to a new time slot of 6pm-2am in response to feedback from the players. On 25 September, 2006 the show added an additional two hour extension from 2am-4am, where the presenter based format was replaced by a focus on the wheel and the numbers being spun. Due to its contract with Virgin1 and Bravo 2, "Live Roulette TV" has again extended its hours to broadcast until 4am.

The show broadcast on Sky digital channel 274 until 28 February, 2006, when it moved from the Entertainment to Gaming & Dating sections of EPG to channel 847, where it remained up to Monday 7th July, when it moved once again due to another Sky EPG reshuffle to its current 866.

The busiest tables so far in the history of "Live Roulette TV" occurred early in 2008 when it was announced that gross bets on its 'Live Roulette' service hit a new landmark figure of £1m in a single day. During the first three days of April 2008, bets totalled £2.91m, one of which exceeded the £1m threshold.

On Monday, 14 August, 2006, "Live Roulette TV" launched a new website which made the show fully interactive, with players able to watch and play on-line.

On 8 December, 2006, the parent company of "Live Roulette TV", (Vegas 24/7 Broadcasting Ltd.) was acquired by NetPlayTV PLC.

Autowheel appears on the channel at times when it is not presenter led, it is an air powered wheel that recreates the real wheel situation.

Channels

"Live Roulette TV" simulcasts on several channels on the Sky and Freesat platforms. It is however, unavailable Virgin Media or Freeview viewers.

Presenters

"Live Roulette TV" has a team of regular presenters/dealers, all of which are fully licensed croupiers. These presenters include, but are not limited to Chris Ditchburn, Natasha Powell, Rob Lamarr, Olivia Hill, Richie Litchfield, and Kylie Cushman.

The Game

The game of roulette is exactly the same as found in a real casino. "Live Roulette TV" uses the single zero European wheel rather than the American double zero version. Each game is open for two minutes and a new number is spun approximately every three minutes.

Method of Play

Chips are placed on the table by means of a telephone menu, which unlike many other quiz or gaming channels, is a national rate number charged at 10p from a BT landline. Play is also encouraged via their website.

Originally the betting options were limited to simple plays, such as straights, splits, corners and the outside chances. In response to player feedback, on 18 April 2006 a new menu system was launched which included columns and all the French bets. It also allowed play on zero for the first time, when previously it had been the house number.

The Odds

Roulette is a fixed odds game, and "Live Roulette TV" operates in exactly the same way as a real casino.

Age Restrictions

You have to be 18 years or older to become a member and play roulette on "Live Roulette TV".

Membership Options

Premium Player Account

A premium player account allows you to take part in the game at any time and place chips, up to a certain house limit, just as you could in a real casino. At present, only players based in the United Kingdom are able to sign up for a premium account.

Being a premium player offers several benefits:-

1) Entry into the 'la partage draw'. This takes place twice each night, at 11pm and midnight. All the VIP members that are playing are put into a hat and a name is drawn out at random. The winner receives half their stake back for bets placed on the even chances every time the ball lands in green zero.

2) Entry in the monthly Grand Prize draw. At the end of each month all premium players who've played that month are entered into the draw, and two names are randomly selected by the computer. The winners are given a weekend break for two at a 5 star Hotel in London with £100 spending money.

3) Entry in the quarterly prize draw to win week in Las Vegas.

Free Player Account

"Live Roulette TV" offers a fun free player option. When a new players registers on either the website or on the telephone, they are given the option to play for free with 500 chips which can be used in exactly the same way as real chips. However, they have no monetary value. The free play option is available from the "Live Roulette" website to players all over the world.

Winners

After each spin, every winner from that game is displayed on screen, along with the amount of chips won, and the names are also read out by the presenter.

Participation TV

"Live Roulette TV" is a fully interactive show where players and viewers can e-mail the studio with comments, feedback, questions and suggestions, or even add to the discussion of the topics being covered.

External links

* [http://www.liveroulette.com Live Roulette]