If you’ve ever been to a live casino before that offers more than just an army of slot machines, the chances are you’ve had a chance to witness the excitement that surrounds the live roulette wheel. Maybe you’ve been part of the action itself and felt the strange attraction people have to this game of chance in particular. Whether you’ve seen the game up close or not, though, chances are you’re familiar with the wheel, it’s array of black and red-framed numbers, and the little white ball that decides people’s fate. Where did it come from, though, and how has the roulette wheel spent its time in existence?
While there is no conclusive evidence to back up just where the roulette wheel came from, some theorize that the French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented it. This is only one theory, though its origins are most likely in France, considering the name roulette is French for “little” wheel. The first modern roulette wheel used in gambling was presented in 1796 in a casino in Paris.
It traveled to the United States in the 1800’s, where an extra pocket was added to bring the number up to 31. This created...
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