The first Roulette Wheel ?

[ian]

I've often wondered why no one has added a low-black/high-black or low-red/high-red bet to the layout. Quite simple - 9 of each would pay 3 to 1.


Tony Mc,

Not sure about the wheel design being conceived to accommodate the three French section bets. Maybe they were discovered at a later date when the table layout was finalised ?

Interesting argument, time for a think....


Also interesting is the switch over from Red/Black to Black/Black at 10/11, Red/Red at 18/19 and Black/Black at 28/29. Why not simply maintain the Red/Black sequence for the complete 36 number series ?

The answer to that is then there would never have been any Red or Black Cheval bets. A side effect being that there are 4 Blacks in the 3rd Column and 8 in the middle.


With the size of the French table, the often crowded gaming halls and the ornate clothing worn by players - Operators of the time must have quickly recognised the importance of announced bets to the efficiency and profitability of the game.


So thinking again you're probably right Tony otherwise several of the numbers could easily have ended up being placed in different positions on the wheel.


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Ian