Roulette is one\nof the most loved games in the casinos. It has made many appearances in movies\nand books and we can all agree that the gambling world wouldn\u2019t be the same\nwithout it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But when and how\ndid <\/a>roulette<\/a>\nbecome so popular? Today we want to have a look into the history of a game that\nis much more than just a fun opportunity to gamble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The history of\nroulette, as we know it today, goes back to the 18th<\/sup> century. The\nfirst form of the game was devised in France which. Up until today, we still\nuse the French word \u201croulette\u201d, which mean \u201clittle wheel\u201d when we are talking\nabout the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some historians\nbelieve that a primitive version of the game was played already in the 17th<\/sup>\nthat was introduced by Blaise Pascal who found it when he was looking for a\nperpetual motion machine. Roulette made its first official appearance in a\nnovel that was published in 1796. So, we know for sure that roulette was played\nin the Palais Royale in Paris that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the first\nyears, the wheel itself looked a bit different from what we are used to today.\nThe single zero was marked red and the double zero was black. In the 1800s the\ncolour of the zeros changed to green to avoid confusion. Wheels with a single\nzero were introduced a few years later in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roulette became\nmore and more popular and in the 19th<\/sup> century, it was known all over\nEurope and the US. Quickly, it was the most loved game in the casinos. When\nGermany introduced an anti-gambling law in the 1860s, the last remaining\nlocation to play legally was Monte Carlo. In Monte Carlo, the wheel with the\nsingle zero became the premier game and was later exported all over the world \u2013\nexcept for the US, where double-zero wheels remain popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Until the mid of\nthe 20th<\/sup> century, there were only two gambling locations around the\nworld: Monte Carlo and Las Vegas. In 1970, casinos became more popular around\nthe world and there were many new locations. Nowadays, you will mainly find\nsingle zero wheels, except for North America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the last\nyears, a lot of things have become different. With the invention of the\ninternet, people nowadays love to play roulette online. The first actual online\ncasino started in 1994. Since then there are many different operators and\npeople are spoilt for choice. Everyone can now decide themselves if they want\nto play the American or European type of live roulette and follow a gambling strategy without the\ndistraction of the actual casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And there have\nalso been some changes to the wheel itself. The casino in Las Vegas recently introduced\na triple-zero-wheel which has spread already to some other casinos worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n History has\nshown that the appearance and the location might change every now and then, but\nroulette is a game that is here to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The game of Roulette has also played a part\nin the history of film and has appeared in a lot of popular movies over the\nyears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The wheel begins\nto spin, and everyone hopes their number will come up. Roulette is full of\ntension and players can win or lose a fortune. It\u2019s no surprise then that the\ngame has been included in plenty of movies. Let\u2019s look at some of its\nappearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was perhaps\ninevitable that roulette was going to make its way into a James Bond movie.\nThat was the case in the 1971 movie \u2018Diamonds are Forever\u2019 starring Sean\nConnery as the superspy. 007 may prefer card games such as baccarat but the\nroulette wheel also attracts his attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Casablanca\u2019 is\nbest known for the song \u2018Play it again Sam\u2019 but roulette plays an important\npart in this classic 1942 film. There are high stakes indeed when the wheel\nbegins to spin. Whether a couple can afford to flee to America depends on winning\nat roulette. Rick (played by Humphrey Bogart) fixes it for the number 22 to win\ntwice enabling them to make their escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I guess what\nhappens in the 1985 movie \u2018Lost in America\u2019 could be termed an Easter Egg. In\nthis movie David and Linda Howard (Albert Brooks and Julia Haggerty) leave\ntheir jobs and go on a road trip across the USA. They end up in Las Vegas and\ndisaster strikes when Linda hits the roulette wheel. She loses all their money\nafter continually playing the number 22. Where\u2019s Rick when you need him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fortunes can be\nwon and lost playing roulette and it\u2019s a pain if that happens on your\nhoneymoon. That\u2019s what happens to Diana and David Murphy (Demi Moore and Woody\nHarrelson) in the movie \u2018Indecent Proposal\u2019. Little did they know what the\nrepercussions of their poor luck would be. Billionaire John Gage (Robert\nRedford) has the solution to their monetary crisis. But will Diana spend the\nnight with him for $1m? <\/p>\n\n\n\n This 1998 German\nmovie has a gambling storyline but is a bit confusing. It has three different\nendings (if only the spin of a roulette wheel could be that way). Lola (Franke\nPotente) needs to get 100,000 marks in just 20 minutes to prevent her boyfriend\nbeing murdered, no pressure then. One storyline sees Lola enjoying a lucky\nstreak on the roulette wheel to win the money but then gets a shock when she\nmeets up with her boyfriend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Roulette is one of the most loved games in the casinos. It has made many appearances in movies and books and we can all agree that the gambling world wouldn\u2019t be the same without it. But when and how did roulette become so popular? 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Monte Carlo and Las Vegas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Recent History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Roulette in films<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bond at the Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You Must Remember This<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
22 Isn\u2019t Always Lucky<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
An Indecent Proposal Indeed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Run Lola Run<\/h2>\n\n\n\n