Roulette History

Early History

The true origin of the roulette history is somewhat of a mystery and will probably stay like that, since we do not have enough sources to reveal the truth behind it. We do know that most people claim that roulette ("little wheel" in French) was invented back in 1655 by Blaise Pascal, a French scientist, and it was first played in Parisian casinos.
Other claim that it was invented by French monks who invented it in order to entertain themselves and to break the daily routine in their monastery.
There also those who claim that the origin of this game is in an old Chinese game that was later played in Tibet and somehow was thought to French Dominican monks.

Modern Version

The modern version of Roulette appeared only around 1840 when two Frenchmen invented the single "0" roulette game that became quite popular in Europe, but was rejected in the United States after it was brought there.
The American version of roulette wheels was preferred to be with two zeros, "00", and from then became known as the "American Wheel", while the one zero wheel, who was popular in Europe, consequently was dubbed as the "French Wheel" or the "European Wheel".

Nowadays, almost every casino in the world has a roulette wheel, which is also considered to be the oldest casino game in the world.