Hi Lo games are perhaps the simplest of online casino games. They involve generation of random numbers using standard software. The first number is generated up front. Then the player has to guess whether the next number will be higher or lower. Depending on the previous number odds are offered for both higher and lower numbers and if the player guesses right then he receives the payout. If the player guesses wrong then he loses the bet.

In this simple form the Hi Lo game may not be so appealing. Therefore software providers set the game in thematic situations. Mel’s Hi Lo Golf from WagerWorks is an example. The online casino game is set on a golf course. Mel drives the golf ball for each draw and it comes to a rest displaying the number drawn. When Mel’s Hi Lo Golf is activated a number between 1 and 49 is displayed. The player has to guess whether the next number drawn will be higher or lower. If the previous number is close to 49 the likelihood of getting a higher number is less and therefore the payout is more. In this case the likelihood getting a lower number is more and therefore the payout is less. Exactly the opposite is true if the previous number is close to 1. Mel’s Ho Lo Golf can be played in WagerWorks online casinos like Virgin Casino.

Hi Lo games at online casinos usually have an accumulator. The payout received is added to the existing total of the accumulator. Then the player can stake the entire amount in the accumulator in the next draw. Or he can withdraw the accumulated amount and end the game. In some Hi Lo games players are allowed to wager half the accumulated amount and collect half.

In online casinos generation of random numbers using cards, dice or a roulette wheel is integral to the games. Many software providers use these mechanisms to generate random numbers in Hi Lo games so as to make them more interesting. Genie’s Hi Lo from Playtech has Genie holding a deck of cards. Players select one card from the deck. They then have to guess whether the next card will be higher ranked or lower ranked than the previous one. Genie’s Hi Lo also offers a bet on the players guessing the suit of the next card. The risk taking players can bet on both the rank and the color of the next card.

Rollercoaster Dice is a dice based Hi Lo game from the software provider Playtech. It is made more interesting by setting it in an amusement park. The number drawn equals the sum of the numbers on the faces of the two dice rolled. In card based Hi Lo games or simple Hi Lo games the probability of drawing any number is the same. However, this is not true of dice based games and therefore Rollercoaster Dice is played differently. There are no payouts for each correct guess, but players have to make at least five correct guesses in order to win a payout. If they do so then they can cash their winnings or accumulate them for the next level. Genie’s Hi Lo and Rollercoaster Dice can be played at Playtech online casinos like Casino Tropez.