November 5th, 2009 by

Just like the other casino games, the history of roulette is also covered in mystery. It happens to be one of the oldest casino games and yet no one knows where the original game came from. All these years expert mathematicians, engineers as well as statisticians have tried to beat the game by giving an upper edge to the players, however none of them have been successful enough. With the advent of technology one can find all the famous casino games online as well as the gambling enthusiasts could enjoy games like mobile roulette, mobile blackjack or mobile slots on their cell phones as well. Nevertheless, it is interesting to know what led to the invention of original games.

The word roulette is derived from French and it means ‘a little wheel’. It is believed that it was created by a mathematician from France called Blaise Pascal in the year 1655 and he is also responsible for inventing probability. There is another theory which proves that the game of roulette was initially started by the carnivals that travelled in the 1500s. However, the game that exists now is quite different to the one that was played in the carnivals.

There is another theory that claims that the game was formerly introduced in China and played by the Chinese monks who travelled the world and brought this game to Europe. This game required the players to arrange all the statutes in the square of triple sixes (666). This is an interesting concept because if you add up all the numbers on the outside of the roulette wheel, the total would come out to be 666. The first wheel was then introduced in the year 1796 in the gambling houses located in the centre of Paris.

This game was highly popular with the French royalty and aristocracy in the nineteenth century. The roulette was then brought into America in the same century and there were some differences between the European roulette and American roulette. The inception of online casinos has provided enough possibility for the game to be played by a lot of players regardless of where they are located.