History of Roulette

Overview

Roulette is a game of bets most often played in casinos. Derived from France, it has taken a firm place in American and European casinos. Players of roulette can choose to bet on a number of factors of a wheel. After bets are placed the roulette wheel is spun, and a ball is spun around the wheel in the opposite direction. Wherever the ball lands is the winning slots. There are 38 slots in American roulette and 37 in Russian. Both American and Russian wheels have numbers 1 through 36 and 0. The American wheel also has a 00 slot, thus adding up to 38 slots.

History

The first games of roulette were played in France in the 1700s. The game was played as early as the 1800s in America when the wheel contained numbers 1 through 28, 0, 00 and the United States nation bird, the bald eagle. It was said that if the ball landed in any of the three extra pockets, however, that the banker swept the table. By the late 1800s roulette was one of the most popular casino games in the United States. The American form of the game has come to dominate casinos throughout the world with its easy betting and fast pace. The American double zero wheels can be found throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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