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Roulette (named after the French word meaning "little wheel") is a casino game which was likely developed from the Italian game Biribi. In the game, a player may choose to place a bet on a single number, various groupings of numbers, the color red or black, whether the number is odd or even, or if the number is high or low.
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Boule (gambling game) The pockets of many Boule wheels are decorated with horses recalling the Petits chevaux. Picture from the catalogue of the firm of Jost, Paris, 1905 (at the Swiss Museum of Games) Detailed shot of the Petits chevaux table at the Swiss Games Museum. Boule (French for 'ball') is a gambling game, similar to roulette, that ...
There are very few Canadian adaptations of American, British, and Dutch-originated quiz shows in the English language. Most, like versions of The Price Is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, and Family Feud, are in French.
W. Wheel 2000. Wheel of Fortune (American game show) Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show) Wheel of Fortune (British game show) Wheel of Fortune (New Zealand game show) Wheel of Fortune (Philippine game show) Category: Gambling games.
Despite the best efforts of various editors to date, as a reader I find this article confusing mainly because it attempts to coherently explain the unique (although similar) games of French Roulette, European Roulette and American Roulette all in one place under the vague title "Roulette" which, to be accurate, is a non-existent game.
In 1873, Joseph Jagger gained the casino great publicity by "breaking the bank at Monte Carlo" by discovering and capitalizing on a bias in one of the casino's roulette wheels. Technically, the bank in this sense was the money kept on the table by the croupier.