No doubt, Roulette is the most popular gambling game all over the world. If translated from French, it means the "wheel". There is a large variety of roulette games, and it is an integral part of all casinos.

Roulette history

According to most historians, this game was born in France in the second half of the 17th century. It looked like a wheel, divided into slots, with a ball thrown over it. Initially, this invention was created as one of the variants of the perpetual-motion machine and had a pure research interest. Already in the 18th century, people started using the Roulette wheel as a gambling game.

Some historians suggest that Roulette appeared for the first time in China as an invention of Tibetan monks. Moreover, many nations of the world had their own games similar to Roulette, and therefore, disputes over its origin can be endless.

Types of Roulette

1. American Roulette is the most popular variety. Its wheel is divided into thirty-eight numbered slots. Each Roulette slot has its own color - red or black while zero slots are always green. After the wheel has been spun, players make bets. You can make no bets when three laps of the ball left. The stickman always releases the ball starting from the previous winning number. In American Roulette, there are eleven types of bets. There is no oral betting system in this type of roulette. The winning amount depends on the bet itself and on the minimal chance of winning.

2. European Roulette is no less popular than the American one. It differs from its popular counterpart by a larger size of the table and only one zero on it, while American Roulette has got two zeros. European Roulette has got a total of thirty-seven slots.

3. A Mini Roulette with twelve slots is a European Roulette variety. Gamblers can make bets on this Roulette the same way they do it in the classic version - from one to twelve, black or white, even or odd - and try a combination of numbers.

4. Roulette Boule or Round Roulette has no classic spinning wheel, and its 36 slots are numbered from one to nine. This game attracts gamblers by its minimal bets and large payout rates.

5. Letter Roulette is an unusual type of game where slots have got letters instead of numbers. There are 25 slots in total.

6. Online casinos feature Roulettes with prompts. They are very popular as they provide players with statistic data on winning and losing bets made during past games. This type of game is popular among beginners.

7. HD Roulette in an online casino allows you to greatly enjoy playing the European Roulette variety because it looks exuberant and very close to reality.

In addition, casinos use multi-wheel Roulettes, Roulettes with several balls, oval Roulettes, lottery Roulettes, and others. At the same time, Russian roulette has nothing to do with the games mentioned above. It is a world-famous dangerous and forbidden game which involves a revolver cylinder spinning.

For many centuries, such gambling entertainment as Roulette remains the most popular game among gambling professionals and amateurs. It is constantly changing and acquiring new forms.