Despite the success of bricks and mortar and online roulette, few players really understand the origins of this ancient game. Of all the casino games over the internet, online roulette has one of the most fascinating pasts. Named after the French word for ‘tiny wheel’, roulette requires players to put bets on a selection of numbers and colours in a spinning wheel.

A sphere is then spun inside the wheel, eventually falling into one of the 37 coloured and numbered holes. In online roulette, the laws are precisely the same.

The history of online roulette

The initial form of online roulette was conceived in Eighteenth Century France. The game was initially mentioned in a European book, written at the start of the century. The book, La Roulette, ou le Jour, describes a roulette game taking place in a French casino. Two of the central people responsible for this were Francois and Lois Blanc. The two brothers started an early version of online roulette into a gaming area in Germany. After the banning of gaming halls and casinos in the country, the two Frenchmen moved the game, the beginning form of online roulette, to the remaining legal casino district in Monte Carlo.

Known as the ‘King of the Casino’, roulette rapidly boomed in the country. From France, it is theorised that Roulette flourished across the continent and then further to the  United States of America during this period. The number of online roulette games on the internet are testament to its enduring popularity.

Unbeknownst to many gamers, online roulette has sinister beginnings. Satan is said to have made a deal with Louis Blanc in order to give to him the secrets of roulette. The pact supposedly made Louis go crazy. Those with an interest in the macabre may be interested to know that if all the numbers are added together in an online roulette wheel, the total comes to 666; the number of Satan.

The appeal of online roulette

Roulette is a game completely decided by fortune. A gamer’s prospects of winning in online roulette is decided by nothing more than this. In online roulette, once you have picked a number or a colour, a gamer is at the will of the roulette gods. Roulette wheels, either in real-world or online roulette are casino games of fortune and fate. Nothing else.

Famous roulette games

Roulette has been featured in a variety of memorable feature films. From films like Casablanca, featuring Humphrey Bogart, to the 1973 thriller, The Sting, starring Robert Redford, roulette is a casino game renowned for its appeal. Online roulette, much like bricks and mortar roulette has the identical attraction.