It works only generally. Yes guardedly and with some reservations. Craps has a more favorable percentage going for the players, and blackjack and poker actually take into account more skill and strategy. But nothing can match the suspense of watching that little ball roll slower, and slower, and slower until, like Chris Boyd, you walk away a winner. Unlike craps, and especially unlike blackjack, there is hardly anything you can do to screw up another player's chances.
Roulette endures as a game of pure chance, and no little amount of glamour.
It is the very essence of casino. I would hasten to say that roulette provides the finest social setting anywhere in the casino. Lots of ladies play. The average roulette player is almost always a polite sort, and though you will rarely hear the loud pleading or fist-slamming blasphemy familiar to craps aficionados, there remains quite a bit of table talk among players. The game is usually conducted by a kinder, gentler sort of dealer.