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a
: a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
b
: something involving a high degree of chance and unpredictability
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a
: any of various toothed wheels or disks (as for producing rows of dots on engraved plates or for making short consecutive incisions in paper to facilitate subsequent division)
b
: tiny slits between rows of stamps in a sheet that are made by a roulette and serve as an aid in separation compare perforation
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Two of the Kaboom Squad minigames included a roulette wheel game where players had to quickly stop on the correct shape, plus one where everyone did their best plumber impression and had to plug up leaks in a winding water pipe.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022
The gambling deal, known as a compact, gave the Seminoles control over online sports betting throughout the state and allowed the tribe to add craps and roulette to its existing casino operations.
—Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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Noun
After playing roulette, retire to the adjacent Five-Star Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo — the grand, modern 1864 property housed the GoldenEye cast during filming.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Two of the Kaboom Squad minigames included a roulette wheel game where players had to quickly stop on the correct shape, plus one where everyone did their best plumber impression and had to plug up leaks in a winding water pipe.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
In addition to giving the Seminoles control over sports betting, the compact allowed the tribe to offer craps and roulette at its casinos.
—Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022
The gambling deal, known as a compact, gave the Seminoles control over online sports betting throughout the state and allowed the tribe to add craps and roulette to its existing casino operations.
—Dara Kam, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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“Roulette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roulette. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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