A Brief History Of A Wonderful Game, Roulette

With the passage of time, the game of roulette has definitely entrenched itself into the world of casino. However, if we look into the past to dig out the history of roulette, we will not find something concrete. Yes, the history of this game is quite vague and uncertain. If you go through the information available in the web world, you will really find yourself in the whirl of myths and fairy tales related to this game. So, there is not a real picture that clearly depicts the history of roulette. However, one this is quite certain that the birth of roulette is related to Blaise Pascal, the famous mathematician and philosopher from France.

It was during the 17th century when Pascal came up with the idea of roulette game and designed the legendry roulette table. It was the result of his fascinating and creative mind that led to the birth of this amazing game. Since, roulette has its roots in France; therefore you can definitely expect it to be a French word. Well, the meaning of roulette is ‘small wheels'. So, this is the only clear picture we have till now. Later, in the 18th century the game went through some more modifications, which led to the formation of new variations in the game. Interestingly, it took around two centuries to dig out the fact that roulette has French connection. Yes, in the middle of 19th century the world came to know about the French connection.

The invention of first real contemporary roulette table can be attributed to two French gentlemen. During the year 1842, Francois Blanc and Louis Blanc came up with the modern version of roulette table. They added an extra slot of zero (0), which are now known as Single zero roulette tables. Sadly, at that time French laws were completely against any kind of gambling. For this reason, the Blanc brothers launched the game of roulette in most of the gambling halls in Europe and in the United States as well. Within no time, the game gathered huge popularity, and soon became one of the most well-liked table games in the modern world.

In those days, roulette was more popular among the royal families, which led to the incorporation of royal terms to the game, such as King and Queen. But, in the present time where online casinos have took over the world of gambling, roulette has definitely turned out to be a global craze.