The game of Roulette has been played in its current form since as early as 1796.
The oldest historical reference to the game of Roulette can be found in official regulations published for the territories of New France.
Roulette wheel was introduced to the US from the Europeans, sometime in the 1800′s. The American casinos, not happy with the small edge that the house had with these European wheels, introduced the 31 pocket roulette wheel.
If you play roulette, always play with a European wheel if you wish to increase your odds of winning.
As Americans become more knowledgable about gambling and look to increase their odds of winning, will be not a surprise that European roulette wheel to become even more popular in American casinos. In Europe, roulette is much more popular than other games, in large part because of the better odds of winning.