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Belle is a lottery-like
gambling game
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, similar to
Biribi
Biribi, biribissi (in Italian), or cavagnole (in French), was an Italian game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes, that was banned in 1837. It was played on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked.
The players put their ...
and
Cavagnole
Biribi, biribissi (in Italian), or cavagnole (in French), was an Italian game of chance similar to roulette, played for low stakes, that was banned in 1837. It was played on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked.
The players put their ...
, that was brought from Italy to Paris in the 17th century.
It needs a board with 104 numbers in 13 rows of 8 numbers, on which - similar to roulette - the bets are placed, and a bag containing 104 numbers from which the winning number is drawn.
Depending on the agreement, 100 times or 96 times the bet will be refunded in the event of a win, i.e. the
odds
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are 99:1 or 95:1, respectively, the
bank advantage
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is 4/104 = 3.85% or 8/104 = 7.69%.
In addition to betting on a single number, punters may also bet on a row of 13 numbers or a column of 8.
"Belle (with boards and numbers)" was included in the list of games prohibited in Austria-Hungary by the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Justice.