History of Roulette

There are still lots of speculations regarding the origination of Poker. Many believe that poker was originated from China and was brought by traders and Dominican monks from the Far East to the United States, while others believe that Poker was originated in France as roulette is a French word meaning "small wheel", and was developed by a French mathematician, Blaise Pascal in the 17th century.

In the 18th Century, Monaco was a strong convert to the roulette game because Prince Charles decided that it would be a convenient way to keep the economy of the small principality afloat. Frenchmen, Louis and Francois Blanc. Later introduced a single "O" as the part of the roulette table when the game came to the US in the 19th century. However, American roulette is played with double "O" while European roulette consists of a single "0". The presence of double "O" enables a house to generate higher profits.

Basically, the game roulette is classified into two different wheels, the American wheel and the European wheel respectively. The only difference between the two wheels is that the American wheel has 38 numbers including 0, 00 and 1 to 36 while the European wheel contains 37 numbers including 0 and the numbers 1 to 36. Another difference between the two types of roulettes is that n American casinos, the dealer uses his/her hands in order to draw in the bets while in European casinos, croupiers use a long stick called the Rake to collect the chips.