Roulette a brief history, interesting roulette facts and a basic introduction to the game of roulette

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Roulette literal meaning from french "little wheel" was developed in the 18th century by the french monk and mathematician Blaise Pascal and was thought to be part of his attempt to build a perpetual motion machine.

The earliest form of roulette was seen in 1796 in Paris initially the game was played with 2 zeros which were reserved for the bank plus 36 numbers for the player to bet on 18 red and 18 black.

In 1843 the German town of Homberg the Blanc brothers introduced the single zero version we see today as a way of competing against their french counterparts. By offering better odds to the players they hoped to lure players away from the french resorts.

The USA introduced their version of roulette featuring double zero and an eagles head slot which gave the house even further edge. This was abandoned due to unpopularity and the standard US version features zero and double zero.

In the modern day roulette is still one of the most popular casino games and can be played online with real live dealers giving just as much enjoyment to the player as traditional land based casinos. Players can also benefit from new variations of the game to add that extra dimension to gameplay.

Interesting roulette facts

All the numbers added together on a roulette table add up to 666
The creator Blaise Pascal almost drove himself mad trying to find a system to beat the odds on roulette
The house edge on a single zero wheel is 2.7% whereas on a double zero it is 5.26%
In 2004 a British man Ashley Revell sold all his belongings including his house traveled to Las Vegas and staked £135000 on red on the roulette wheel in one spin AND WON
In his book 13 against the bank Norman Leigh and his team claim to have won fortunes using their reverse Labouchere system and got banned from all casinos throughout europe.
The 1st man to break to bank at Monte Carlo was Joseph Jagger in 1873
The most popular number to bet on is zero and the least popular is 25