History of Roulette

 

Roulette is a popular casino game that came from the French word meaning small wheel. In this game players bet on a roulette number or range of numbers, as well as colors and whether the number drawn is odd or even. After the spin, the winners get their bet back and their winning based on the table’s odds. The modern roulette rules have evolved from complicated rules throughout roulette history before it became the version of Roulette that many play today.

 

Roulette history started in 18^th century France. Although the original idea that made the roulette what it is today came from France, the concept of wheel and board games started in England with the Roly-Roly Reiner, and in Italy with Hoca and Biribi. The roulette rules that we know today are almost the same compared to the roulette rules in 1796. The earliest description of the game resembling today’s rules is found in the French novel "La Roulette, ou le Jour" published in 1796.

 

Roulette then spread all over Europe and the United States in the 1800’s. It became one of the fastest growing casino games during the Industrial Revolution. Roulette became the top game played when Monte Carlo was first built. In the United States, the French Double Zero wheel became the standard roulette rules in Mississippi and New Orleans. This eventually led to the evolution of the game to fit American taste. It was the American style layout that simplified roulette rules that is now played in most casinos across the globe.