Roulette is a casino game played on a circular table with numbered spaces, colored red and black, odd and even, high (1-18) and low (19-36). Players place bets by putting chips on the betting mat until the croupier announces no more bets.

The dealer determines the value of a player’s colored chips. She then parcels them out between decisions.

Origin

While the exact origin of roulette is unknown, there are many fanciful stories that have been associated with it. For example, some people claim that the game was invented by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1655, as part of his efforts to create a perpetual motion machine. Others believe that the game was derived from older games like hoca and portique, which were played in France prior to 1716. Regardless of the true origin, roulette became one of the most popular casino games in the world and is still enjoyed today by players around the globe. The history of the game is as interesting as its enthralling gameplay.