1
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
2
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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Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
Until then, and possibly beyond, the Tigers will keep spinning the roulette wheel.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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
But Isbell likes playing roulette with key setlist slots that might be set in stone for most other touring acts.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
Until then, and possibly beyond, the Tigers will keep spinning the roulette wheel.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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 29 May. 2025.
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