History of Roulette

Today, Roulette tables are in every casino and there are many variations of the Roulette game, especially now, as roulette has become well established in the online world. The best thing about roulette is that it is a straightforward game, meaning everyone can enjoy it.

The start of Roulette

There are many different versions of how the History of Casino Roulette began, but the most common story starts with a man named Blaise Pascal. He was a mathematician and philosopher and it is said that he accidentally invented the roulette wheel whilst trying to create a perpetual motion machine.

The game of roulette that is loved by so many today was first played in 1796 in Paris. The wheel looked just as it does today, with numbers 1-36, the wheel divided into red and black segments, and two green pockets numbered 0 and 00.

Later on, two French brothers, Francois and Louis Blanc developed a roulette wheel where they had removed the double zero, the French roulette. Roulette players were given better odds because of this and this meant the Blanc brothers were able to successfully compete against other casinos.

Since then, the game of roulette has continued to gain popularity and a number of variations of roulette have appeared.

Roulette today

A number of these variations of roulette are still played today.

The US version was originally played with an additional pocket on the wheel, which featured an American eagle. Added to the 0 and double 00, this meant the house had a greater advantage over players. This didn’t go down to well with the playing public, so the Eagle was later removed and the game was restored to the US version of the game we know today.

The majority of the rest of the world play with the single 0 wheel, where players stand more of a chance against as the house edge is reduced.

Roulette is now more popular than ever with the Internet making the game of roulette accessible to everyone.