What is Roulete?

Roulette is a game of chance, but players can reduce the house edge by playing “outside” bets. Each player buys a colored chip that indicates their value. The dealer (or croupier) then spins the wheel and rolls a ball into one of the numbered slots.

The roulette wheel has numbered pockets ranging from 1 to 36 and a 0 and 00 pocket that are green. The numbers are not in order and alternate between red and black, except for the green zero and 00.

Origin

The origin of roullete is not entirely clear. Some anecdotal evidence suggests that a game very similar to roulette originated in China and was brought to Europe by Dominican monks who learned it as they traveled.

The game became very popular in the 1700s when French aristocrats introduced gambling houses in Paris. The rules of the game were very similar to those found today. This version of the game had a single and double zero pocket on a wheel, with slots numbered 1 to 36 in red and black.

There are a few other games that are quite similar to roullete that were played at the time. These include portique, hoca, bassette and roly poly. It was not until 1843 that Francois and Louis Blanc decided to remove the double 0 from the roulette wheel, thus creating what is known as a European or French Roulette wheel.