roulette

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Named the Magnavox Odyssey, the console setup included translucent overlays that players stuck on the TV screen to create colorful game boards, such as table tennis, roulette and haunted house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The existence of these suburban families is known, as is the slippery hope one will never cross paths with them in this ever-spinning round of American roulette.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Under the same example, the roulette player would have to report $10,000 of income.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

In some respects, many people enter a game of weight-loss roulette when it comes to stopping their weight-loss medication.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

My twenty- three paired chromosomes have linked up and crossed over, spinning their roulette wheel, as my papou puts his hand on my mother’s belly and says, “Lucky two!”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides