What is another word for roulette?

Pronunciation: [ɹuːlˈɛt] (IPA)

Roulette is a classic casino game that has gained popularity all over the world. While the word 'roulette' is widely used, players often look for variations in the name of the game they enjoy. Some of the synonyms of roulette include the French word 'petit carre,' which in English means "little square", another French word is 'roulette Americaine,' meaning "American roulette." In Spanish, it is often called 'rueda de casino.' The game has many variations, including the European and American versions. Some casinos use different names, such as 'wheel of fortune' or 'big wheel,' as well. No matter the name, the game of roulette is loved for its excitement, and the possibility to win big.

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    • Noun, singular or mass
      wheel.

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Usage examples for Roulette

As I remained for some minutes awaiting Guy's return, my attention was drawn towards a crowd, in a smaller salon, among whom the usual silent decorum of the play-table seemed held in but small respect, for every instant some burst of hearty laughter, or some open expression of joy or anger burst forth, by which I immediately perceived that they were the votaries of the roulette table, a game at which the strict propriety and etiquette ever maintained at rouge et noir, are never exacted.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)
He took away eleven hundred and sixty-five dollars of my money, besides, genially acquired at roulette, and I dread to think of what he and the baron took out of my four friends at auction bridge.
"A Fool and His Money"
George Barr McCutcheon
roulette was much like the oil game.
"Flowing Gold"
Rex Beach

Famous quotes with Roulette

  • Horse racing is animated roulette.
    Roger Kahn
  • Think of war as a game of Russian roulette. It is a game of chance with your life as the grand prize.
    Ramman Kenoun
  • In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number.
    Steven Wright
  • How ungenerously in later life we disclaim the virtuous moods of our youth, living in retrospect long, summer days of unreflecting dissipation. There is no candour in a story of early manhood which leaves out of account the home-sickness for nursery morality, the regrets and resolutions of amendment, the black hours which, like zero on the roulette table, turn up with roughly calculable regularity."
    Evelyn Waugh
  • Unlike a well-defined, precise game like Russian roulette, where the risks are visible to anyone capable of multiplying and dividing by six, one does not observe the barrel of reality.
    Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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