Lightning Roulette: By Far the Most Popular Roulette Game
Game Shows and Roulette Dominate Online Casinos, Data Reveals
A recent report by Indian real money gaming market analysts SevenJackpots reveals that game shows and the classic games of roulette rule online casino floors and the two categories combined have contributed more than half of operator turnovers for most of last year.
One particular title – the Lightning Roulette game by the Evolution studio, is a representative of both gaming genres and is responsible for roughly one in every seven rupees of all registered casino operator revenue during the first 10 months of 2022, as shown in the chart provided by SevenJackpots.
This live roulette game streamed in a game show format is not only by far the most popular individual roulette game in online casinos, but is also the most popular of all casino games, facing competition from game shows like Crazy Time and Monopoly Live, as well as some blackjack, Sic Bo, and Andar Bahar titles, and a whole lot of other roulette games.
Dissecting Lightning Roulette’s Overwhelming Success
Being a member of the two most popular casino game categories – game shows and roulette games – definitely helps, but still the enormous success of Lightning Roulette is based on a wider range of factors that we will try to dissect in this article.
A major source of attraction for the game is provided by the live dealer (and the game show format) – a real human who is in the centre of the action steering it, hosting the game, presenting the rules and the results, interacting with the players, and maintaining the high energy throughout the whole game.
According to SevenJackpots’ primary data samples shared in the report, the live croupier or presenter is a must-have for any game (save for slots) if it wants to achieve top ranked status.
The live aspect of such games makes playing them a socially engaging event, at times going beyond casual chats with the dealer and the other people around the table, and even finding new friendships.
Other Factors Contributing to Lightning Roulette’s Hit Status
Real money gamers get a substantial incentive to play this particular game from the lightning which gave it its name and which strikes a few lucky numbers every round of the game and boosts their payouts on straight-up bets up to 500:1.
In order to balance the game, regular straight-up bets that do not get the lucky lightning strike give a lower payout of 29:1 in case of a win, instead of the standard 35:1 for other roulette games, but this fact doesn’t seem to deter players who like the chance to earn extra big.
A minimalistic black and gold Art Deco design with electrifying lightning animations and music created to keep the suspense while the live roulette wheel is spinning add to the game’s charms and make Lightning Roulette much more appealing than any of the “normal” roulette games.