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  2. Roulette - Wikipedia

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    The roulette mechanism is a hybrid of a gaming wheel invented in 1720 and the Italian game Biribi. [2] A primitive form of roulette, known as 'EO' (Even/Odd), was played in England in the late 18th century using a gaming wheel similar to that used in roulette. [3] The game has been played in its present form since as early as 1796 in Paris.

  3. Eudaemons - Wikipedia

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    The period of rotation of the roulette wheel and the period of rotation of the ball around the roulette wheel were among the four variables. Using a computer that they had built, they were able to predict which of the roulette's wheel's octants the ball would fall on. The computer was designed to be invisible to an onlooker and was small enough ...

  4. Roulette wheel - Wikipedia

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  5. List of French inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Roulette was developed in 18th century France [8] from a primitive form created by Blaise Pascal (17th century). [9] In 1843, Louis and François Blanc introduced the single 0 style roulette wheel. Many other gambling games and card games (including the French suits around 1480) [10] were invented in France, some from earlier games :

  6. Gambling in France - Wikipedia

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    In the 17th century, the French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the roulette wheel, which later led to the introduction of the roulette game. [6] Parimutuel betting has a French origin and was invented about 1870. [7]

  7. Gambling - Wikipedia

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    Caravaggio, The Cardsharps (c. 1594), depicting card sharps. Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted.

  8. Wheel may have been invented by copper miners in eastern ...

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    New theory says wheel was first used by copper miners in Carpathian mountains around 3900BC

  9. Russian roulette - Wikipedia

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    Russian roulette as depicted in the 1925 movie The Night Club. Russian roulette (Russian: Русская рулетка, romanized: Russkaya ruletka) is a potentially lethal game of chance in which a player places a single round in a revolver, spins the cylinder, places the muzzle against the head or body (of the opponent or themselves), and pulls the trigger.