Jaques Roulette
16 Inch Roulette Set (with Blackjack)16 inch Bakelite Roulette wheel with ball, plastic chips, roulette mat, rake & rules. The wheel has a bakelite frame with a hard plastic centre and is designed for smooth and fair spinning. Ideal for Casino fun at home. The cloth has Roulette on one side; Black Jack on the other and 60 Gold embossed chips. The set comes with 2 packs of cards and the reverse side of the mat with Blackjack markings so that Blackjack afficionados will be just as happy as the Roulette players! Dimensions of the mat are 82 x 43cm (32 x 17 inches). Number squares are around 4.5 cm (1.75 inch) on cloth. This product contains small parts that represent a choking hazard for small children. Not suitable for children under 5 years old.
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Origins and History of Roulette
Roulette seems to have been invented by monks in a French monastery, in the 17th century. Some attribute the invention to a French scientist called Blaise Pascal during his monastic retreat on 1655. Another theory is that French Dominican monks invented Roulette, basing it upon an old Tibetan game in which the object was to arrange 37 animal statuettes into a magic number square of 666. Roulette in French means "Small Wheel" which again points back to a French origin of the game.
E.O., a relative of Roulette seems to have become rapidly very popular in the 1770s until it was banned by statute around 1782, and it could well be that E.O. is the direct English ancestor of modern Roulette.
Documentary evidence indicates that the game of roulette sprung up in the 18th century. Like many English games, the earliest mentions are in legal documents banning the game. The English Act 18 Geo. II of 1745 stated "And whereas as certain pernicious game called Roulette or Roly-Poly is daily practiced"... "no place shall be kept for the playing of the said game of Roulette or Roly-Poly"....
You can learn more about Roulette from The Online Guide to Traditional Games.