History of Roulette
Roulette means small wheel in French and is one of the oldest and famous casino games. Roulette is an interesting game in which players place individual bets on the number that they expect to come, when the roulette wheel is spun. Since centuries Roulette has been played and appreciated by the players for its unique nature. Although there are no exact traces of how Roulette actually evolved, but it there is a vague idea that the game emerged in sixteenth century.
Roulette in 17th century
Roulette wheel was created by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal in 17th century. Blaise Pascal had a strong captivation for numbers which lead to the creation of Roulette wheel. Roulette was initially played in monasteries, but later it was passed to the French casinos and was played by the rich visitors. The game then thrived in Europe and became very popular in the casino of Monte Carlo. The first modern Roulette game was introduced by French brothers Francois and Louis Blanc, who carry an important credit in the history of Roulette.
Roulette in 18th century
In 1842, Francois and Louis Blanc introduced the presence of single zero on the Roulette wheel which was used to provide the casinos with the house advantage. King Charles built a casino in his kingdom and used the concept of single zero in it for getting additional income. In very less time Roulette became a smash hit in Monte Carlo casino. In 18th century the game of Roulette was migrated to the United States. The Americans for bringing some variation in the game added an extra slot of 00 which offered them with higher house advantage. The French Roulette game with single zero became famous as European Roulette and the Roulette game with 00 is popular as American Roulette. With time an exciting and thrilling game, Roulette, has become a well-known played and enjoyed in every casino.
Internet Roulette
Since its inception, Roulette has not witnessed much change as it is played in quite similar way in today's time also. With the advancement in technology Roulette has now become popular on Internet also. The players now no more require going to casinos for playing their favorite game. Roulette is no more a game for the rich class now anyone from anywhere can play this game online by sitting at home and earn good amount of money. Roulette is a famous casino game being played from last three centuries and with time the popularity of this game has increased tremendously.
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