I have no idea if this is true but you never know. It is thought that some of the soldiers, high on horrible tasting wine, spun themselves on the shields. Roulette was somewhat the same, except that many military men used their shields instead of dice, and the shield’s spin determined what was to come in the next battle or war. Should our army attack the village across the valley? Roll them bones – yes, either sheep bones or human bones composed the dice – and we’d find out what we should do. This was probably five thousand (or more) years ago. We know that dice were first used as a serious incantation to find out what the gods had in store for people.

Roulette and craps are probably the two casino games with the longest pedigree. The following three strategy tips are for casual roulette players who want to increase their odds of winning while having fun playing roulette.