Roulette, Poker & Baccarat

While roulette might be a mainstay in US casinos, it’s certainly never seen the popularity in the USA that it’s seen in Europe. In terms of table games, roulette consistently makes less money than blackjack, craps, or baccarat, and in some casinos, there is only one roulette table to be found. Part of the reason that roulette hasn’t achieved the same popularity in America as Europe is the difference in rules; European roulette has a house edge of about half of what American roulette offers.

Modern roulette has been around since at least 1796, when the game was played in Paris in almost exactly the same form it’s played today. The elements of the game as it is played today were all present then as well: red and black slots in the wheels, numbers of 1 through 36 and a 0 and a 00, etc. In Europe, the 00 was eventually removed, but it’s still a part of the game in the USA.