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How to check a roulette site is fair, step by step
You do not need to trust a roulette site. You need to check it, and the checks take about ten minutes with no special knowledge. Here they are in order, with what a pass looks like and what to do on a fail.
1. Licence number (two minutes)
Scroll to the footer. Find the regulator's name and the licence or account number. Open the regulator's public register in another tab and search the number. The entry should show the same trading name as the site, and the status should be active.
Pass: found, matches, active. Fail: no number, no match, or a status other than active. A fail here ends the review.
2. Testing-lab certificate (one minute)
In the footer or the game's help screen, look for the name of an independent testing lab and a link to a certificate or a statement of RTP. The certificate should name the game and a version.
Pass: a named lab and a stated RTP. Fail: a seal that links nowhere, or no mention at all.
3. The RTP figure (one minute)
Open the roulette game's help or info screen. For a European or French table it should state 97.30%. For American, 94.74%. For multiplier tables, a figure slightly below 97.30% on straight-ups is expected.
Pass: a figure that matches the wheel type. Fail: no figure, or a figure that does not match the maths of the table.
4. Game version and provider (one minute)
The help screen should name the game provider and show a version number or build identifier. This ties the game to the certificate. Well-known providers publish their own rules pages that should match what you see.
5. Limits panel (one minute)
Open the table's limits. Minimum and maximum should be stated per bet type. This is not a fairness check as such, but a table with no visible limits is a sign of a lobby thrown together without care, and care is correlated with everything else.
6. Withdrawal test (one small deposit, a day or two)
Deposit the minimum, play a short session, withdraw the balance by the same method. Note the time requested and the time received. The terms will state a processing time; the money should arrive within it.
Pass: processed within 24 hours, received within the stated window. Fail: a "pending" state lasting days, requests to cancel and keep playing, or verification demands that appear only after a win and never before.
Signs that mean leave now
A "live" table where the dealer never responds to anything in chat and the footage seems to loop. A roulette game with no help screen. A site that offers a bonus with no visible terms. Terms that are unreadable or contradict the promotion page. Any pressure in chat to deposit more.
If all six pass
The site is as fair as any licensed casino, and the roulette wheel in it, RNG or live, pays 35:1 on a 1-in-37 shot like every other. From there the only thing working against you is the 2.70%, and that is not rigging; it is roulette.
Frequently asked
- What RTP should a fair roulette game show?
97.30% for a European or French single-zero table. 94.74% for American. A multiplier table may show a slightly lower figure on straight-ups, 96.50% to 97.10%, which is the cost of the multipliers rather than a sign of anything wrong.
- What if I cannot find a licence number?
Leave. Every licensed operator is required to display it, usually in the footer with the regulator's name. A site that hides it is either unlicensed or hoping you will not look.