Lightning Roulette
Lightning Roulette is Evolution’s live roulette with a multiplier layer on top. Before each spin, one to five numbers are struck by “lightning” and carry a random multiplier. Back one of those struck numbers straight-up, and if it wins your payout is multiplied rather than paid the standard way. It’s the same single-zero wheel and the same bets you know — just with a jackpot-style twist on single numbers.
The honest part is the price tag. Those multipliers aren’t free. To fund them, the standard straight-up payout is cut, which makes the house edge on single-number bets steeper than ordinary roulette. You’re trading a slice of your base payout for a shot at a rare, larger one.
How the lightning works
Each round, after bets are placed, the game strikes a small set of numbers with multipliers and reveals them.
- The struck numbers carry a random multiplier for that spin only. The bigger multipliers fall on fewer numbers and come up less often.
- Straight-up bets are the only ones the multipliers apply to. Land a struck number you backed straight-up, and your win is multiplied.
- Outside bets — red or black, odd or even, the dozens — pay their usual odds with no multiplier and their normal edge.
So the multiplier only ever helps you on a single number you both backed and that got struck. Two long shots have to line up at once.
The trade-off, in numbers
Standard single-zero roulette pays a straight-up winner 35 to 1. Lightning Roulette reduces that base payout to pay for the multipliers, so the edge on straight-up bets is higher than normal. Here’s the worked version.
Put R10 straight-up on number 17. In normal roulette a win returns R360 (your R10 plus R350). In Lightning Roulette the base return is lower — but if 17 was struck this spin with, say, a 50x multiplier, the win is far larger. The catch: 17 has to be one of the few struck numbers and win, both rare. Across many spins, that reduced base payout means single-number betting here costs more than standard roulette. The exact reduced payout and the multiplier range are shown live in the app — check them before you stake.
If you mostly bet outside (red, even, dozens), Lightning Roulette gives you nothing extra — those bets pay normally, so you’d be playing standard live roulette with louder presentation.
How a multiplied win is paid
When the ball settles, the round resolves on the spot. If you backed a struck number straight-up and it wins, you’re paid the reduced base payout lifted by that number’s multiplier, all credited at once — no claim, nothing held over. A R10 straight-up on a struck 17 carrying a 50x is settled as a single multiplied win the instant the wheel stops. Outside bets that win pay their normal odds the same way, with no multiplier involved. The winnings land in the shared Scorebet wallet, ready to re-bet or to withdraw on the local rails once your account is FICA-verified. The settlement is immediate; the only wait is the standard withdrawal check across the casino.
Who it suits
Lightning Roulette is for the single-number bettor who wants the big-swing chance and accepts paying for it. If you bet outside lines for the steadier ride, the standard live table is the better-value game. Either way, no multiplier turns roulette into a positive-edge bet — stake what you’d spend on entertainment and stop when it’s gone, leaning on the responsible gambling limits if the line gets blurry.
You’ll find Lightning Roulette live in the game-shows section at Scorebet. For more bonus variety, Crazy Time runs four mini-games; for a theatrical bonus board, Monopoly Live delivers. The full overview is in the game shows guide.
Frequently asked
How does Lightning Roulette work?
It's live single-zero roulette with a twist — before each spin, one to five numbers are struck by 'lightning' and carry a random multiplier. If you've backed a struck number straight-up and it wins, your payout is multiplied instead of the standard return.
Does Lightning Roulette have a higher house edge?
Yes, on straight-up bets. The standard 35 to 1 straight-up payout is reduced to fund the multipliers, so the edge on single-number bets is steeper than normal roulette. Outside bets like red or even keep their usual odds and edge.
Are the lightning multipliers worth it?
Only if you bet single numbers and enjoy the swing. The multipliers can be large but land on just a few numbers each spin and rarely hit your exact bet. You pay for the chance with a reduced base payout, so it's a trade, not free value.
Does Lightning Roulette have a higher house edge than standard single-zero roulette?
On straight-up bets, yes. Cutting the 35 to 1 base payout to fund the multipliers raises the edge on single numbers above the standard single-zero figure, even after you average in the rare big multiplier hits. The maths is built so the multipliers never fully repay what the reduced payout takes — it's a steeper edge dressed up as a jackpot chance.
Why is splitting your stake across struck numbers a worse bet than it looks?
Covering several of the lightning numbers feels like buying more multiplier chances, but each of those straight-up bets carries the reduced payout, so you're paying the steeper edge on every chip. You also can't know which struck number will win, so most of your covering stakes lose every spin. Spreading the bet widens your exposure to the higher edge rather than beating it — there's no struck-number pattern that turns it positive.