replaced older wheels. The manufacture of roulette wheels has improved over time. In 1963 Sean Connery, filming From Russia with Love in Italy, attended the casino in Saint-Vincent and won three consecutive times on the number 17, his winnings riding on the second and third spins. In 2004, Ashley Revell of London sold all of his possessions, clothing included, and placed his entire net worth of US$135,300 on red at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas. The ball landed on "Red 7" and Revell walked away with $270,600. See also Bauernroulette Boule Eudaemons Monte Carlo Paradox Russian roulette Straperlo The Gambler, a novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky inspired by his addiction to roulette Le multicolore; a game similar to roulette Notes External links Gambling games Roulette and wheel games French inventions