Roulette is a glamorous and exciting game that's easy to play. Roulette is a unique table game as it has a mechanical device as the main element of the game. An American roulette wheel has an extra slot; 00. The wheel has numbered pockets ranging from 0 to 36 - and 00 in American Style Roulette. If you play black-red, odd/even or high-low, you must place the roulette table minimum for each and every bet. European wheels have only the 0 green section. The roulette chips are worthless at the other tables in the same casino, so do not bother trying to stack them under your blackjack chips or anything foolish like that. The dealer spins a small ball in the opposite direction of the spinning roulette wheel. Roulette is not as popular in United States casinos as it is in Europe. Unlike other casino games, roulette rounds go by quickly - just a spin of the wheel and the game is over. After all payoffs have been made, the Dealer will announce "Place your bets. When you finish beating the house at roulette, you will have to ask the dealer to "color out" for you, the dealer will then take your chips and give you casino checks which you may then use on other games or cash out at the cashier.