History of Roulette

The facts about the History of Roulette.

If you’re a fan of the exciting gambling pastime of roulette, you will probably be curious to known the history of roulette and its origins. The truth is that nobody seems to know exactly where the game originated and I’ve seen various theories in my explorations on the subject. However, everyone agrees that the word roulette means ‘little wheel’ in French and that the game was probably invented in France. One popular idea is that the famous inventor and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, invented roulette as a spin-off (pun intended) of his work in the field of probability.

What we do know is that the first roulette wheel as we know it appeared in French casinos at the end of the 18th Century. This wheel had alternating colors and odd/even betting options. It wasn’t very long for the game to find its way across the ocean to America and it is a known fact that casinos in the U.S. offered their gambling clientele the chance to try out this exciting new game sometime in the 1800s.

The American gambling institutions, however, were not too impressed with the low house edge of the game and sought ways to make more profit from roulette. As such, the American roulette wheel was born, with 31 pockets instead of 30 that were found on the European roulette wheel. If you are new to the world of roulette, you might want to bear in mind that playing European roulette is a better bet in the long run.

Today, roulette is an extremely popular game in casinos the world over and is becoming increasingly trendy thanks to the advent of the internet. Roulette lovers can access their favorite game day or night without making their way to gambling casinos. Millions of people enjoy this exciting and classic game and the future of roulette seems extremely secure in the industry.