Roulette is played on a green felt table with a wheel in the center and a betting area around it. Players use different-colored chips to place wagers. Each color has a value determined by the price you pay for the stack(s). The chips must be redeemed before leaving the table.
Origin
The origin of roulette is a bit of a mystery. Many different theories abound, but most experts agree that it was invented by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1655. He came up with the idea while working on his attempts to create a perpetual motion machine.
The game quickly gained in popularity, and it was soon played at casino tables all over Europe. Over time, the game evolved to its modern form. It is a hybrid of the wheel-and-ball gambling games portique and hoca, and the number-betting lottery game rosette or Biribi. Eventually, the zero pockets were painted green, creating the global standard that is still in use today. This established roulette as the aristocrat of chance games. The game became popular around the world because of its ease of play and dramatic swings in fortune.