Fireball roulette live is Evolution’s single-zero roulette game show with a bonus round. Each spin marks 3 to 7 Bonus Numbers, and a straight-up win on one of them sends the bet into a 149-pocket Fireball grid worth up to 2,500x. For the wider market picture, start at our online casino Canada hub.
The table sets out the fireball roulette live numbers a Canadian player checks first. Each line traces to a source named in the sections below.
| Trait | Detail |
|---|---|
| Studio | Evolution |
| Wheel | European, numbers 1 to 36 plus a single zero |
| Spin | Automatic wheel, presenter-pulled slot reel |
| Bonus Numbers | 3 to 7 per round, some with 2x to 20x |
| Straight Up | 25:1 base, up to 2,499:1 in the bonus |
| Fireball Chaser | 29:1 base, RTP 95.1% |
| Bonus grid | 149 pockets, Regular and Double |
| Top multiplier | 2,500x |
| RTP | 97% straight up, 97.3% other bets |
What is fireball roulette live?
Fireball roulette live is European roulette with a bonus game on top. Evolution describes it as the spark of Lightning Roulette joined to the Fireball bonus game from Lightning Storm, with Bonus Numbers worth up to 20x and a bonus round worth up to 2,500x.
The fireball roulette live base game is plain roulette. Players bet on one number or a group of numbers, and each bet type has its own payout. The difference sits in the straight-up bet, which pays less in the base game and carries the only ticket to the bonus.
Livedealer.org files fireball roulette live under roulette-based game shows. It saw a soft launch at a small group of casinos in mid-April, and by early May it was live at larger brands such as 888, Stake, Mr Green, LeoVegas and Betway.
Where did the Fireball bonus come from?
It came from Lightning Storm, Evolution’s big wheel game. Livedealer.org notes that the Fireball bonus game first ran there, where it offered a top multiple of 10,000x. In fireball roulette live the same grid is capped at 2,500x.
Our page on Lightning Storm live covers that wheel and its other bonus rounds. This page stays with fireball roulette live, its bets and its maths.
The move made sense for Evolution. A bonus grid that already worked on a wheel show now sits on the one table game most players know.
How does a round of fireball roulette live work?
A round has four steps: bets, the spin and slot reel, the Fireball symbols, then the result. Evolution says the automatic wheel spins the ball once betting time ends, and the presenter pulls a lever to spin a slot machine that sets the Bonus Numbers.
- Place chips on the betting grid or the racetrack before the timer runs out.
- The automatic wheel launches the ball with an air jet.
- The presenter pulls the lever, and the single slot reel stops on 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7.
- That many Fireball symbols land on random numbered bet spots, one per spot at most.
- Some of those spots reveal a multiplier from 2x to 20x.
- The ball settles, and winning bets pay; a straight-up win on a Bonus Number starts the Fireball bonus.
Livedealer.org adds that the struck spots turn to floating lava on the grid. That is the visual cue that a number now carries a bonus trigger.
What does the slot reel decide?
The reel decides how many Bonus Numbers the round gets. Evolution says the reels stop on a random value from 3 to 7, and that value equals the number of Fireball symbols handed out in that round.
A reel stop of 3 is the thinnest fireball roulette live round for bonus hunters. A stop of 7 more than doubles the count. The table below shows the share of the 37 pockets that carry a Fireball symbol at each reel value.
| Reel stop | Bonus Numbers | Share of 37 pockets |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 8.1% |
| 4 | 4 | 10.8% |
| 5 | 5 | 13.5% |
| 6 | 6 | 16.2% |
| 7 | 7 | 18.9% |
The shares are simple division: Bonus Numbers over 37 pockets. They show how often the winning pocket carries a Fireball symbol in a round with that reel stop.
What do the multipliers on Bonus Numbers do?
They multiply the bonus result. Evolution says that when a Bonus Number with a multiplier wins and a straight-up bet sits on it, the multiplier gained in the Fireball grid is multiplied by that number’s 2x to 20x value.
Livedealer.org gives the order of events. The Bonus Number’s multiplier is applied to every Regular pocket on the grid before the first ball drop. In its sample round, number 36 held a 2x value that would have carried into the bonus had 36 won.
A Bonus Number with no multiplier still starts the bonus. It just enters the grid at the base pocket values.
What does each bet pay in fireball roulette live?
Every bet pays the standard European rate except two. Evolution sets the straight-up bet at 25:1 in the base game, and Livedealer.org lists the Fireball Chaser at 29:1; outside bets and other inside bets pay as normal roulette.
| Bet | Numbers covered | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| Straight Up | 1 | 25:1, bonus up to 2,499:1 |
| Fireball Chaser | All Bonus Numbers | 29:1, bonus up to 2,499:1 |
| Split | 2 | 17:1 |
| Street | 3 | 11:1 |
| Corner | 4 | 8:1 |
| Six line | 6 | 5:1 |
| Dozen or column | 12 | 2:1 |
| Red, black, odd, even, 1-18, 19-36 | 18 | 1:1 |
The racetrack is also part of fireball roulette live. Livedealer.org notes that it takes neighbours bets, which place chips on a number and the pockets beside it on the wheel.
Why does a straight-up bet pay only 25:1?
Because the straight-up bet funds the bonus. Standard European roulette pays 35:1 on a single number. Fireball roulette live cuts that to 25:1 and puts the difference into Fireball wins that reach 2,499:1.
On a $1 straight-up bet, a plain win returns $26 here against $36 at a standard table. That $10 gap on every plain win pays for the bonus rounds that turn up far less often.
The trade suits players chasing a large hit. It suits less those who like the steady 35:1 pay of a regular wheel.
What is the Fireball Chaser bet?
It is a bet that follows the Bonus Numbers. Evolution says the Fireball Chaser assigns the placed chip amount to the bet spots that receive the Fireball symbol, so the player does not pick numbers at all.
Livedealer.org calls it the way to guarantee a bet on a Bonus Number. In its sample round, the Chaser placed chips on every chosen Bonus Number as they appeared.
In fireball roulette live the Chaser pays 29:1 in the base game and carries the same bonus ceiling as a straight-up bet. Its RTP is lower, at 95.1% by the Livedealer.org figures.
How often does the Chaser reach the bonus?
It reaches the bonus whenever the ball lands on any Bonus Number. That means the trigger chance per round equals the share of pockets carrying a Fireball symbol: 8.1% with three Bonus Numbers and 18.9% with seven.
In a round with five Bonus Numbers, the chance is 5 in 37, or 13.5%. That is about one bonus in every 7.4 rounds of that kind.
A single straight-up bet in fireball roulette live is a longer shot. It needs its own number to win and to carry a Fireball symbol in the same round.
How often does a single straight-up bet reach the bonus?
Rarely. One number wins with a chance of 1 in 37, and in a round with five Bonus Numbers it carries a Fireball symbol with a chance of about 5 in 37. Both together come to about 1 in 274.
| Bonus Numbers | Chance your number wins and is a Bonus Number | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0.22% | 456 |
| 5 | 0.37% | 274 |
| 7 | 0.51% | 196 |
The figures multiply 1/37 by the Bonus Number share, which assumes the symbols land at random, as Evolution says they do. Five straight-up bets on five numbers raise the chance about five times.
How does the Fireball bonus grid work?
A ball drops into an enclosure with 149 multiplier pockets. Evolution says the grid holds Regular and Double multipliers: a Regular pocket sets the round’s multiplier, and a Double pocket doubles every Regular value and launches the ball again.
Livedealer.org describes the same loop from the fireball roulette live table. The presenter hits a button, the red fireball drops into the grid, and each Double sends it back up with bigger numbers below.
The loop runs until the ball stops on a Regular pocket. Evolution adds that once every value reaches 2,500x, the Double pockets turn into 2,500x pockets as well, so the next drop ends the round.
What values sit on the grid?
Livedealer.org reports that the top Regular pocket on the grid is 400x, with a good number of pockets around or above 100x. The lowest possible bonus result it recorded was 30x.
The 2x Double pockets are common, by the same account. Add a Bonus Number multiplier from the main game, and final values climb fast.
Livedealer.org also saw a 2,500x result inside its first hour at the table. It notes that the top value in fireball roulette live is not a remote dream.
How do Doubles and multipliers stack?
They multiply. Each Double doubles every Regular pocket, and a Bonus Number multiplier scales the grid before the first drop. The stack stops at the 2,500x cap that Evolution sets for the bonus.
| Bonus Number multiplier | Doubles hit | Base pocket | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 | 30x | 30x |
| None | 1 | 30x | 60x |
| 2x | 1 | 100x | 400x |
| 5x | 2 | 100x | 2,000x |
| None | 3 | 400x | 2,500x (capped from 3,200x) |
The rows are worked examples, not odds. They show how a 5x Bonus Number, two Doubles and a 100x pocket already reach 2,000x.
What is the top payout?
The top bonus multiplier is 2,500x, which Livedealer.org lists as a payout of 2,499:1 on both the straight-up bet and the Chaser. A $1 bet at the cap returns $2,500.
There is also a cash cap. Livedealer.org reports that payouts on fireball roulette live stop at 500,000 in euros, pounds or dollars.
The two caps meet at a $200 straight-up bet. Two hundred times 2,500 is exactly $500,000, so any larger straight-up stake loses value at the top of the grid.
What is the RTP of fireball roulette live?
It depends on the bet. Livedealer.org puts the straight-up bet at 97%, the Fireball Chaser at 95.1% and every other bet at 97.3%, the standard European figure for a single-zero wheel.
| Bet | Base payout | Top payout | RTP | House edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Up | 25:1 | 2,499:1 | 97% | 3% |
| Fireball Chaser | 29:1 | 2,499:1 | 95.1% | 4.9% |
| All other bets | Standard | Standard | 97.3% | 2.7% |
The cash cap trims the straight-up figure further for large stakes. Livedealer.org says the RTP for maximum straight-up bets falls to 96.57%.
What does a hundred spins cost?
The house edge times the total staked gives the expected cost. At $5 a spin for 100 spins, the total staked is $500, so the expected loss is $15 on straight-up bets, $13.50 on outside bets and $24.50 on the Chaser.
| Bet | Staked | House edge | Expected loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red or black | $500 | 2.7% | $13.50 |
| Straight Up | $500 | 3% | $15.00 |
| Fireball Chaser | $500 | 4.9% | $24.50 |
These fireball roulette live figures are long-run averages. A single session swings far wider, above all on straight-up bets, where most rounds lose and a rare bonus pays hundreds of times the stake.
What does a $50 session on straight-up bets look like?
Mostly losing spins with rare wins. At $1 on one number for 50 spins, the number is expected to win about 1.35 times, and most wins pay the base 25:1.
A plain win returns $26, the stake of 26 spins. A bonus win at 30x returns $30, and one at 400x returns $400.
Most $50 runs of this kind see no bonus at all. At 1 in 274 per spin in five-number rounds, 50 spins give about a 17% chance of one bonus.
Is there a best strategy?
For the lowest cost, yes: skip the straight-up bet and the Chaser. Livedealer.org says those two bets have the worst RTP, so the cheapest play is an outside or split bet at 97.3%.
The catch is plain. Livedealer.org notes that this strategy never gives a shot at the Fireball bonus and the large payouts it offers.
A middle path is a small straight-up bet next to an outside bet. The outside bet runs at 97.3%, and the small single-number chip keeps a ticket to the grid.
Does the wheel remember past spins?
No. Each spin is independent, and every pocket has the same 1 in 37 chance on every spin. The Bonus Numbers are also drawn at random each round, Evolution says.
CasinoScores by Casino.org still tracks fireball roulette live. It shows hot and cold numbers, red and black counts, and stats for the orphans, third of the wheel, neighbours of zero and zero game sections.
Fireball roulette live trackers describe the past only. A number that has not hit for 100 spins has the same chance on the next spin.
What does CasinoScores show about the bonus?
It logs every round with the spin result, any multiplier, the payout and the number of winners. It also shows how often recent rounds matched a Bonus Number, which is the share of spins that sent straight-up winners into the grid.
One 30-minute window on the tracker logged 34 fireball roulette live rounds. That works out to about 53 seconds a round, bets and bonus included.
In that same window, the tracker listed bonus results of 50x and 60x among its highlighted rounds. Both sit well below the 400x top pocket and the 2,500x cap.
How fast is fireball roulette live?
About one round a minute. The CasinoScores sample of 34 rounds in 30 minutes points to roughly 53 seconds per round, including the slot reel and any bonus drop.
At that pace, an hour holds about 68 rounds. At $5 a round, that is $340 staked per hour, with an expected cost of about $9 on outside bets.
Fireball roulette live bonus rounds add a few seconds each. The Fireball drop is quick unless Doubles keep the ball bouncing.
How does it compare with standard live roulette?
It pays less on single numbers and adds a bonus. A standard European wheel pays 35:1 on a straight-up bet at 97.3%, while fireball roulette live pays 25:1 at 97% with bonus wins up to 2,499:1.
| Feature | Standard European roulette | Fireball roulette live |
|---|---|---|
| Straight-up pay | 35:1 | 25:1, bonus up to 2,499:1 |
| Straight-up RTP | 97.3% | 97% |
| Outside bets | Standard | Standard |
| Extra bet | None | Fireball Chaser |
| Bonus round | None | 149-pocket grid |
Our page on live roulette in Canada covers the standard tables. The house edge maths behind each bet sits on our roulette odds page.
How does it compare with Lightning Storm?
Both use the same Fireball grid, with different caps and different base games. Livedealer.org puts the Lightning Storm version at up to 10,000x on a big wheel, against 2,500x on the roulette wheel here.
The base game is the bigger difference. Lightning Storm is a wheel show, while fireball roulette live keeps the full roulette table, racetrack and all.
Roulette players get the bonus without leaving their usual bets. Wheel fans get the higher cap in the other game.
Is fireball roulette live fair?
The wheel and the draw are random by design. Evolution says the Bonus Numbers come from a slot reel stop between 3 and 7 and a random spot for each Fireball symbol, and the ball result comes from a physical automatic wheel.
The fireball roulette live payouts and RTP figures are public. The fireball roulette live help screen at a regulated casino shows them before any bet.
The RTP of 97% on straight-up bets is close to the 97.3% of a standard wheel. The house earns its extra margin mainly on the Chaser.
What does the screen show?
The betting grid with the racetrack, the slot reel with the Bonus Number count, and the lava spots marking each Bonus Number. Livedealer.org shows the Fireball Chaser offered next to the table and racetrack bets.
After the spin, the screen switches to the grid when a Bonus Number wins. Players with straight-up bets on that number watch the drop and the Doubles in real time.
Other winning bets pay at once. The bonus only affects straight-up and Chaser stakes on the winning Bonus Number.
Where can Canadians play fireball roulette live?
At online casinos that carry Evolution’s live lobby. Livedealer.org lists 888, Stake, Mr Green, LeoVegas and Betway among the first brands to offer fireball roulette live.
In Ontario, the operator’s registration is the first thing to check. The table header and game help show the limits and rules in force.
Outside Ontario, the provincial lottery sites and the brands that serve each province decide what is on offer.
Who is fireball roulette live for?
Roulette players who want a shot at a big multiplier without a new rule set. Fireball roulette live keeps every standard bet and adds one bonus route through the straight-up bet.
It suits players happy to trade the 35:1 single-number pay for a small chance at 2,500x. It suits less those who bet straight-up numbers for the steady 35:1 return.
Outside-bet players lose nothing in fireball roulette live. Their bets pay and return the same as at any single-zero wheel.
What does a Canadian player check before playing?
Four items: the table limits, the straight-up and Chaser payouts, the RTP figures in the game help and the operator’s registration. All four are visible before the first spin of fireball roulette live.
Set a money limit and a time limit first. Players in Ontario who want support can call ConnexOntario at 1-866-531-2600.
Our page on responsible gambling practices for Canadians covers limits and tools.
Which roulette pages are worth reading next?
Four pages sit closest to this one. Each covers another live roulette table with its own bonus feature, and each one stands on its own.
Fireball roulette live is a European wheel with a cheaper single-number pay and a 149-pocket bonus behind it. Outside bets return 97.3%, straight-up bets 97%, and the Chaser costs the most.