The term “Roulette” comes from a French word that means small wheel. The origin of the Roulette, nevertheless, is not very clear. Some sources indicate to the French mathematician Blaise Pascal like inventor of the Roulette in century XVII, who impelled by its mathematical genius, gave origin, without knowing it, to one of the prosperous industries but of the present time. In October of 1658, Pascal presented the book “History the Roulette”, being based on the Methods of Roberval, a French wise person who had preceded it in that course.

Other sources indicate that it had his origin in China and that it would have been taken to Europe by the Dominican friars in his commercial interchange with the Chinese. The modern age writes down between the illustrious players of the specialty to Madame Pompadour, in whose time, and perhaps by its influence, the Roulette in France was introduced.

Towards aims of century XVIII, the Roulette becomes very popular when Prince Carlos (prince of Monaco in that time) introduces the game to Monaco like means of lightening to the existing financial problems at that time in the region. The game of the Roulette appeared constituted like so in Société DES Jeux of Monaco, that it obtained from his government, in 1856, the concession of the games that worked in the Palace of the Condamine; nevertheless it seems to be that this game already existed in France from century XVIII.

But the modern version of the Roulette will not appear but until year 1842 when Frenchmen Francoise and Louis Blanc invented the Roulette with only a zero.

The Roulette would possibly have arrived at America towards principles from the years 1800 ' s. However, the version of the Roulette with only a zero was rejected in America and the Roulette with zero and double the zero was used exclusively. The game gained great popularity with the fever of gold in California.