Roulette is an element used in games of chance.
Roulette is a term in our language that comes from the French roulette , in turn derived from the Latin word rotulāre . The concept refers to an element that rotates and is used in certain games of chance .
This wheel has several boxes that have numbers . Currently, the boxes range from 0 to 36 . The boxes are also divided into black and red , with the exception of box 0 which is green .
What is the game of roulette?
The game consists of throwing a ball into the roulette wheel while it spins: chance will cause the ball to fall into one of the squares. Before launching, players bet on the number or color the ball will land on. In this way, those who guess the number or color correctly win and take an amount of money linked to the amount they bet.
The history of roulette has its origins in the 18th century and appeared as a mix between English and other Italian table games. It was born in France as such and was called Roulette . However, there are many contradictory theories about it.
It is possible to place different bets on roulette.
The bets
There are various types of bets . You can bet on a group of numbers (black or red, odd or even, etc.), which increases the chances of winning but, at the same time, offers a smaller prize . When you bet on a single number, it is called a full bet .
In addition to this type of bet, there are others like these:
- Knight , which means that you bet on two numbers.
- Transversal , which involves betting on three numbers that are united.
- Sisena , six numbers are chosen to bet.
- Trio , which leads to betting on 0, 1, 2 and 3 at the same time.
- Box , which, as you might imagine, makes you bet on four numbers.
- To these you can also add bets called orphans, thirds , neighbors of zero , top line or basket , among others.
virtual roulette
In addition to traditional roulette, you can play with electronic roulette (the launch of the ball is mechanized) and digital roulette (the entire system is digital, like a video game ).
Currently you can play roulette over the Internet, either on specific gaming platforms or on betting houses and similar websites.
A TV contest
In the same way, we cannot forget that in Spain there is a legendary television contest called "The roulette of luck" . In it, three contestants use a roulette wheel to win money while solving the panels of phrases, expressions and words that are hidden.
Carlos Lozano y Jorge Fernandez son dos de los presentadores que se han puesto al frente de ese espacio, que apareció por primera vez en la pequeña pantalla de los hogares españoles en 1990 y que es una versión del contest estadounidense "Wheel of fortune".
Russian roulette
An illegal game is known as Russian roulette that consists of putting one or more bullets in the drum of a revolver and spinning it without anyone being able to see which chamber the projectiles are in.
Players must rest the revolver on their head and pull the trigger: if the bullet does not come out, the player passes the revolver to another player. Finally, the player who remains alive "wins."