Roulette Online - Ooh La La!
September 5th, 2007 by Casino Fortune
Since the 17th century, roulette has been synonymous with romance and glamour. The first form of roulette was devised by mathematician Blaise Pascal and later in 1842, fellow Frenchmen Francois and Louis Blanc added the “0″ to the roulette wheel in order to increase house odds. Roulette arrived in the U.S. in the early 1800s, and again in order to increase house odds, a second zero “00″ was introduced.
Board depiction
(American Roulette)
| 0 | ↔ | 00 | |||
| 1- 18 |
1st 12 |
1 | 2 | 3 | ← |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | ← | ||
| odd | 7 | 8 | 9 | ← | |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | ← | ||
| red | 2nd 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | ← |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | ← | ||
| blk | 19 | 20 | 21 | ← | |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | ← | ||
| even | 3rd 12 |
25 | 26 | 27 | ← |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | ← | ||
| 19- 36 |
31 | 32 | 33 | ← | |
| 34 | 35 | 36 | ← | ||
| ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | |||
During this time, roulette spread throughout Europe and became one of the most famous and popular casino games. Some call roulette the “King of Casino Games” because it was associated with the glamourous casinos of Monte Carlo, where Francois Blanc established the first casinos.
There are two types of roulette, depending on if you play in Europe or in the U.S. The difference between European roulette and American roulette is between the number of 0s on the wheel. American roulette wheels have a zero (0) and double zeros (00) on the wheel, which increases the house advantage to 5.4%. In European roulette, there is only one zero, giving the house an advantage of 2.7%.
Online roulette has become a very popular game among online players and is a mainstay at Casino Fortune. Players can place wagers on individual numbers, groups of numbers, red/black or odd/even. If a player bets on a single number and wins, the payout is 35-1.
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