 
HISTORY OF ROULETTE
Roulette is a French word, as you
might have guessed, meaning "small wheel".
It is believed that the first Roulette Wheel was invented
as a perpetual motion machine in 1655, by the French
scientist Blaise Pascal, who was known for his work
in the field of probability. It was first played in
a monastery to ease the boredom and very soon found
its way into a rudimentary casino in Paris, where it
was heralded as a game for the glamorous and intelligent.
In 1842, Francois and Luis Blanc established the first
casinos in Monte Carlo, where it is said that in exchange
for their souls, the devil shared with them the secret
of roulette. Continuing along this sinister historical
interpretation, they chose to use the numbers 0 to 36,
whose sum when added together totals 666 - the number
of the beast! Of course, large portions of these stories
are difficult to prove, but the game has always had
an aura of the supernatural connected to it.
The first modern roulette wheel, with its alternating colours and odd/even numbers, was used in a Paris casino. Years later Roulette was brought to America. However, the single "0" modification was rejected in the United States and roulette history was altered forever, with American roulette wheels being made standard with the two zeros "00". The American casinos were not happy with the minimal house edge they had with these European wheels, so they introduced the 31-pocket roulette wheel. The extra pocket thus favours the house and increases the house edge considerably. If you have the choice, always choose to play on a European wheel.
Although both the double zero and single zero wheels originated in France, the double zero became known as the "American Wheel," because it was accepted with open arms and survived in the states. The popularity of the single zero wheel had supplanted the double zero wheels in Europe and consequently was dubbed the "French Wheel." Now, every casino in the world has a roulette wheel. Roulette is popular because it is easy to play and suspenseful as the ball spins to a stop on a number which has a big 35:1 payoff.
Roulette arrived in the United States sometime in the early 1800s. The game was initially popular with those who made their living by relying on luck, patience, and superstition. Western miners and gold speculators embraced the game and it became very popular in the United States, particularly in the west and during the historical Gold Rush period.
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