The
history of roulette is an uncertain and confusing one. Many myths and
legends exist around the game today. It's hard to separate fact from
fiction. The invention of the game is unknown, many have considered
French mathematician, Blaise Pascal to be the inventor of the game.
During the 17th century, Pascal was fascinated with motion and how
things worked. Many people speculate that he invented the very first
real roulette table.
Roulette simply means small wheels in French. It's most likely that
roulette was invented by Pascal during the 17th century, but during the
18th century, a few other versions of the game existed and was enjoyed
by a few in England.In the 19th century, roulette's french connection
was established.
Two french men by the names of Louis and Francois Blanc, would invent
the very first modern roulette table in the year of 1842. The invention
included single zero tables that are still in use to this day. However,
gambling was illegal in France. To counteract this, the Blanc brothers
set out to introduce this exciting new game to many gambling halls all
over Europe and the United States. Roulette soon had masses of followers
who enjoyed the game, and ever since then, the game has been a popular
game enjoyed by many people from around the world. The game was played
by royal wealthy members of the community, it soon earned a reputation
of being called the King or Queen of most casino games.
As the years have gone by, many new technologies have been developed,
providing more exciting ways for this game to be enjoyed. After gaming
was brought to life on the internet, roulette is enjoying even more
popularity than it ever has. The game started out by being considered a
game for only the wealthy or royal members of the community, now the
came can be played by just about anyone, regardless of class.
Roulette is fortunate enough to have remained pretty much unchanged throughout the centuries.
The history of roulette has spanned over three centuries. The game
started out as an invention from a mathematician, an experiment of
sorts. The game is now a huge success at casinos around the world. Its
highly unlikely that this game will lose its popularity and die.
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