10 Surprising Facts About Roulette

29 March 2013
10 Surprising Facts About Roulette

Although it is definitely not the right attitude to bring into the casino, most people tend to think that they are going to be able to beat the house whenever they start gambling. This kind of arrogant attitude never turns out to be a good idea in the real world, and you need to make sure that you completely understand any casino game before you get started. Whenever there is money on the line, it is always important to make sure that you know what could actually happen to that money. When it comes to roulette, there may be more to the game than what you already know. Lets take a look at 10 facts about the game that you probably don’t know about.

  1. Roulette is actually one of the easiest games to play at the casino. If you want to find a game that is based more on luck than skill, then this is where you need to be.
  2. The one bet that you should avoid in this casino game is the five number bet. When you place a wager on 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3, the house’s chances of turning a profit increase.
  3. Find a table with only one 0 on it. You can improve your odds of winning by going with a French wheel where there is no 00 to be found.
  4. If you do not know where to begin with this game then perhaps you should place a wager on black or red.
  5. Famous scientist, Blaise Pascal, actually invented a game similar to roulette back in the 17th century.
  6. More people bet on 17 than any other number of the wheel
  7. If you add up all the numbers on a roulette table, you get 666.
  8. The early versions of roulette in the United States only had 28 numbers on them.
  9. This is a game that should be played for fun rather than turning a profit.
  10. The Monte Carlo casino in Monaco had 65 different roulette wheels at one point in time.
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