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1. All the numbers on a roulette table, from 1-36 add up to 666 – hence why roulette is also referred to as the “devils game”. 2. François Blanc, also known as “The Magician of Homburg”, along with Louis Blanc added a zero to the roulette wheel. Legend has it that François Blanc sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the secrets of roulette 3. The odds of winning a game of European roulette is far greater than in American roulette where the roulette wheel has an additional slot; 00. European roulette has a lower house advantage. 4. Since 2007, live roulette has been aired on dedicated television channels such as SKY and Freesat. Roulette players can use free phoning betting services to place bets on websites such as smart live casino and guru play 5. Each spin of a roulette wheel is at random. Roulette tables with a memory function – are a urban legend! 6. No mathematical system works for beating the roulette wheel. Albert Einstein was quoted as saying, “The only way to beat Roulette is to steal the money when the dealer’s not looking.” 7. One would assume that the French had a significant influence in the creation of roulette, since its French for small wheel. However many countries assume to hold its bragging rights from the Italians to the Chinese. 8. The Ritz club casino was targeted in a million pound fraud. The Ritz club claimed that a gang used a laser scanner hidden in a mobile phone, linked with a computer to help beat the roulette wheel. 9. Another urban legend – out of any number of spins, approximately 1/3 of them will repeat. 10. One of the most famous bets in roulette history was made when Ashley Revell sold of all his belongings to place $135,300 on red and win $270,600.