A scientist named Blaise Pascal invented the game of roulette in the 17th century. It is said that Pascal devised this game while developing a perpetual motion machine. The word roulette means “little wheel” in French.
According to a description made in French novel “La Roulette, ou le Jour” by Jaques Lablee describes roulette as “There are exactly two slots reserved for the bank, whence it derives its sole mathematical advantage.” The description says that these slots are called zero and double zero.
The European wheel, which has a single zero, was introduced in 1843 in the spa casino town of Homburg in Germany. This innovation was said to be made by Frenchmen Francois and Louis Blanc.
The early roulette wheels developed in the U.S was somewhat different from the European wheels. They had only 28 numbers as compared to the 36 numbers wheels in Europe. They also had three additional slots known as a single zero, a double zero, and an American Eagle.
Roulette was first established in New Orleans of the United Stated and then moved up the Mississippi and the Wild West. The standard American format of the game had 36 numbers plus single zero and double zero.
Later in the mid-1900s, a final development was made in roulette after gambling got legalized again. The French casinos introduced a rule known as La Partage according to which for all even money wagers when 0 is called players are returned half their bets.
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