History of Roulette Game
The history of roulette goes back to 1655 when French scientist Blaise Pascal created it as a perpetual motion machine. The name of the game means a small wheel from French. At first, it was just a game played in monasteries as a way of entertainment but soon after it moved to French casinos. The game was thought to be an entertainment for glamorous and intelligent visitors.
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There is a legend that in 1842 Francois and Luis Blanc opened the first casinos in Monte Carlo and traded their souls in exchange for the secret of roulette. This legend is often followed by the fact that if you add all the numbers on the roulette wheel you get the number 666 which is the number of the beast.
Late 1800’s brought the game to America where is became incredibly popular among those who loved to play with luck and believed in fortune. Roulette was very popular in the days of Gold Rush. American Roulette became a little bit different from the French one, as the casinos wanted to get a higher edge and added an extra slot onto the wheel, the slot of 00. This is the reason why the American variant is not played outsides the US and why the single zero game is called European roulette. This game is still played in most casinos, however, as long as there are those who know about the difference between American and European roulette, the second one will stay.
Nowadays roulette is not considered as one of the most profitable games for players, however, still there are those who earn a lot. You can find out about them in the section Famous Bets.
