There are several theories about the roulette origin. One of them says that the game was invented in China, and the trade between Dominican monks and China led to its appearance in Europe. The other theory asserts that a similar game existed in ancient Rome. Players used the chariot wheels to play it. This is considered to be a forerunner of roulette.

But the most popular version is the following. Roulette is a French game invented in the 17th century by Blaise Pascal. Pascal was a famous mathematician interested in the idea of perpetual motion.

The game had been very popular in Paris since the end of 18th century. In 1840s the “0″ was added to the wheel. It was done by Frenchmen Francois and Louis Blanc to make the house edge higher.

In the 19 century, roulette crossed the Atlantic Ocean and appeared in the US casinos where it got the second zero, “00″, to raise the house edge further.

In the beginning of the 19 century, Prince Charles, the prince of Monaco, took Roulette to his country. He introduced its citizens with the game. He and Louis Blanc established the Monte Carlo Casino that became the Mecca for European and other gamblers.

Since the 19 century, roulette has become one of the most popular casino games all over Europe and the United States. It is usually called the “King of Casino Games”, thanks to the casino glamour in such famous places as the French Riviera and Monte Carlo.

Many believe that Roulette is the game of devil because if you sum up the numbers on the roulette wheel from 1 to 36, you will get “666″, that is known as the number of The Beast. Francois Blanc is thought to close a deal with the devil to obtain the secrets of roulette.

Roulette was very popular before WWII had started. But then people understood that they did lose much less by playing craps and many players started to play blackjack as it proved to be a more profitable game. And Roulette began losing its popularity. But the true fans of the game stay on playing it. Roulette is among the oldest games available in every casino now.

Both variations of online roulette – European single-zero and American double-zero are played in Europe, but the double zero wheel is called the American Roulette, it is preferred more in the US, while in Europe casino players prefer the single-zero roulette.