When you mention casinos to people, often the first thing that will come to mind is a roulette wheel. The roulette wheel is a spinning disk that has demarcations along it. The croupier spins a ball around wheel, and eventually, both the ball and the wheel come to a rest, with the ball falling in any of the wheel’s divisions (from numbers ranging from 0 -36).
History
Roulette is believed to have been invented by French scientist Blaise Pascal in 1655 and was first
played in Paris.
played in Paris.
Rules
Players place bets on the number they think will come up. Then the wheel is spun in one direction. As soon as the ball rests, slots, the croupier announces which number or combination has won and then takes all lost bets. The player is then paid with the winning bet.
Probabilities
The odds of any number coming up are 2.70%, but one can increase the probabilities by choosing a
combination of numbers.
combination of numbers.
Biggest win
The biggest win of roulette was in 1891 by Charles Wells. He won 2 million francs.
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