Even though the origins of roulette gambling are disputed, the game as we know it definitely began in France. In 1720, the first gaming table using a rotating wheel and spinning ball was used for gambling. Then, it was called roly poly. Soon after its introduction, roly poly was banned in England under the gaming acts law of 1739. However, these laws were ignored by Beau Nash, the Master of Ceremonies at Bath, and he made a very similar game to modern roulette which he called Even Odd. This game was also banned soon after in 1745.