Roulette translated literally means "small wheel" and is one of the oldest casino games played today. American and European roulettes have a wheel that is divided into numerous slots. The American roulette is divided in to 38 slots, numbered 1 through 36, plus 0 and 00. If you play black-red, odd/even or high-low, you must place the roulette table minimum for each and every bet. The marked area of roulette is called the game layout, and you may place bets on any particular number, any 4 adjacent numbers, a column or a dozen bet. Once the bets have been placed on the roulette table, the wheel starts spinning and a small ball is released on to the wheel in the opposite direction of the spinning wheel. If the dreaded 00 is spun, the House keeps all the bets. The roulette ball falls into one of the wheel's numbered compartments which determines the winning number. Roulette is a banking game: all bets are placed against the house. 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.