Roulette is a game of chance and luck. Its rules and bet types are straightforward, but it’s important to understand the odds before placing your chips.
After placing your bets, give the dealer (or croupier) your money and ask for “colour.” They will then hand you coloured roulette chips worth the denomination you designated.
Origin
The origin of roullete is a bit of a mystery. Various theories have been put forward, including that the game was invented by 17th-century French mathematician Blaise Pascal as part of his attempts to create a perpetual motion machine. Another popular theory is that the roulette wheel was based on an older Italian board game called biribi.
There is also the possibility that the game was first played by soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars. These soldiers would spin shields that had symbols on them and place bets on where the symbol would stop.
As more and more Europeans made their way to America, the popularity of roulette grew. It eventually made its way into casinos in America, where it was combined with other games such as portique, hoca, bassette and roly poly.