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DAYS LIKE THESE: 3 March 1687
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Sir George Etherege, Restoration dramatist and diplomat, writes to
the Duke of Buckingham from Ratisbon: "I have been long enough in
this town (one would think) to have made acquaintance enough with
persons of both sexes, so as never to be at a loss how to pass the
few vacant hours I can allow myself. But the terrible drinking that
accompanies all our visits hinders me from conversation with the men
so often as I would otherwise do; and the German ladies are so
intolerably reserved and virtuous (with tears in my eyes I speak it
to your Grace) that 'tis next to an impossibility to carry on an ...
 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Roulette is an easy to play, no-skill game for novice gamblers.(Time Out!)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; ...and which are "cold." No wonder roulette is usually the first game a new gambler...acquainted with casino table games. Roulette is the most uncomplicated and easiest...to play. If you're unfamiliar with roulette, let me run you through its basics...
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Roulette quiz answers put new spin on game
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Last week, I popped a little quiz on roulette. Let's check out the answers: 1. Roulette in its modern form dates back to: B. Paris in the 1700s. Modern roulette wheels, complete with alternate red and black slots with numbers, have been...
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Hey, roulette players: Are you on the ball?
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Attention roulette players: It's quiz time. Past quizzes...Check back next week for answers. 1. Roulette in its modern form dates back to: A...difference between American and European roulette is: A. There are more bets available...
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Dizzy With Options // Roulette Players Can Find a Strategy to Meet Most Any Goal
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...when a dealer at Harrah's Southern Star said that she's a roulette player. "A little blackjack," she said, "but I just love to play roulette." Told that my wife likes roulette as well, but likes it best in Nevada where you can play with...
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Driving roulette: sophisticated stepper motor drive helps automate roulette wheels.(Motors & Motor Control)
Magazine article from: Appliance Design
; ...is Europe's leading manufacturer of roulette wheels for casinos. When the company...an automated method of operation for a roulette wheel, it turned to SmartDrive, based...slingshot" technique for automating a roulette wheel, one that relies upon SmartDrive...
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Mount Airy Casino Resort to Add Virtual Roulette Machine.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter
; ...Resort announced that it will add a new, virtual roulette table to its mix of more than 2,500 of the...Mount Airy Casino Resort). The Vegas Star Roulette plays like a traditional roulette table game except that the results are generated...
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 "Chicago Sun-Times (IL)")
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Roulette latest game touched by technology
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL)
; ...wagering accounts replacing chips. Rapid Roulette, a product developed by Shuffle Master...next spin. The rules and mechanics of roulette make it a table game that is most easily...Huxley has a version called Novo TouchBet Roulette, a game that has been popular in Great...
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Book shows roulette to be wheely big fun
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...tackles both the fun and the hard work of playing roulette in his latest book, Spin Roulette Gold ($14.95, Bonus Books). It's the...selling Break the One-Armed Bandits. Spin Roulette Gold, like all of Scoblete's work, is fun...
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Roulette remains more popular in Europe than in America.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ...enduring images. Along with baccarat, roulette is a casino game draped in continental...Russian gambler is as luckless at the roulette wheel as Ian Fleming's British hero...casino resort _ Monte Carlo. Today, roulette, in various forms, is still among the...
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Fast Forward: Gambling - The colour of money Mark Glassman has reinvented the wheel - the roulette wheel. Martin Ske gg and Michael Oliveira-Salac take it for a spin. Photographs by Louis Girardi
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...is the place where casinos come to buy roulette wheels, gaming tables and chips, so...development - a fresh spin on the game of roulette, invented by Mark Glassman. Apart from some tinkering, roulette is basically unchanged since the 19th...
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