A gambling game where a ball spins around a wheel with numbered compartments, or any situation involving random chance.
From French 'roulette', diminutive of 'rouelle' meaning 'little wheel', from Latin 'rota' (wheel). The casino game was invented in 17th century France, combining elements of older wheel games and Italian board games.
The famous Monte Carlo casino's roulette wheels once broke the bank so often that the casino changed its maximum betting limits. Mathematician Charles James Fox developed early probability theories by studying roulette, helping establish the mathematical foundations of risk assessment.
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