Not all gambling is about money. Well ok it is, but if you just enjoy playing roulette without burning a hole in your bank balance then why not play roulette free online? With the global use of faster broadband services there are now thousands of different websites that offer free games to play, as well as casino sites where you can play roulette free of charge.

None of them are perfectly simulated casinos, with graphics that you might find on a games console but they offer fun basic versions that you can play during your lunch break, or to brush up on your skills. If you are an avid player you may also want to play roulette free online to test your latest system or tactic, before unleashing it at the casino or on a paid website.

There are many reasons why people play games online but there are few things you need to know, or else you may end up with a big annoying error on your screen.

Most gaming and casino websites use a technology known as flash, first created by Adobe. It is simply a way of creating and displaying animations and is not only used in games, but also online cartoons and adverts.

Fortunately most modern computers have flash in some form already installed, but if you are still living in the dark ages you'll need to visit adobe's website or in most cases an install message will popup when you attempt to play a game without it.

There is also a much more complicated technology that is also sometimes used on casino and games websites called Java. This is an advanced programming language that can also display interactive animations perfect for roulette.

Beware though a site that offers roulette for free may not actually be free and ask you to install some dangerous software that may serve spyware (popups and adverts) that you do not want. It is best to avoid these sites and move on to a more reputable one.

If you prefer to play roulette from your desktop there are also many services that allow you to save the game to play anytime without opening up your browser.

Each roulette game is usually easy enough to pick up and play (as long as you know the rules already) and if not they sometimes have instructions to help you along the way. Despite this what you will normally see is the roulette board, an animated spin table and some chips. Point and click with your mouse pointer on the chips and either drag and drop, or click on the area you want to bet. There will usually be a button to press labeled "spin" or "start." It obviously varies from game to game but that is the gist of it.

You do not just have to play roulette online for free, you can also play all your other favorite casino games online to. Although some argue that online poker takes the art out of bluffing.