If you're a gambler and you take the time to go into high street bookmakers then you've probably noticed that they all now have a roulette bandit. Just in case you don't know what one is, it's like the classic bandits in pubs where you try and hit the jackpot, only it's for roulette.

The kind of game play to expect from a roulette bandit is the same as online roulette games. It's a software program that generates numbers randomly with graphics of a roulette wheel to make it seem more life like.

Horse racing on a Saturday afternoon is one of my past times and I always find an addicted gambler on the roulette bandit every time I go the bookmakers. Once you start playing on them they're very addictive and it's so easy to lose your way with them.

Roulette is already widely regarded as the most addictive and compulsive casino game and because of the speed of play on a roulette bandit your money can be lost in seconds. When you lose on these machines it's so easy to think "just one more spin, I'll get it all back.".

Over the past few years I've read several reports from recovering gambling addicts who say that the roulette bandits are the worst thing ever to enter a bookie. I read about one particular man who over a 6 month period lost a five figure sum, all to the roulette bandit in his local bookmakers.

The bookmakers themselves are more than happy to fuel players gambling addictions, modern roulette bandit machines now accept credit cards, you no longer need cash to play. Most people don't realize (until it's far too late) that you cannot win on a roulette bandit, they're programmed to make money for the bookmaker.

Because of the credit card availability, addicted gamblers will just keep putting money into the machine in the hopes of finding the secret bet that will change their fortunes and help them win back the money they've lost.

If you intend on playing on a roulette bandit remember to leave your credit card at home and only take what you can afford to lose. All things considered I think you would be better of playing roulette in an online casino or even in a real brick and mortar casino.