. It is played in virtually every gambling house in North and South America and in Europe, where it is even more popular. One of the thing you should know about roulette is how the table minimum works. You usually find most tables in Las Vegas with a minimum roulette bet of $1 - $3. In Roulette the bets are placed on an area of the table marked with separate boxes containing individual numbers. In a casino, the person who spins the wheel is called a croupier. When all bets are placed, the croupier spins the wheel and a ball bounces from slot to slot until finally coming to rest in one of them. The dealer spins a small ball in the opposite direction of the spinning roulette wheel. In roulette you can place bets until the ball leaves the track and falls onto the spun wheel. Losing roulette bets are collected and winning bets are paid. After all payoffs have been made, the Dealer will announce "Place your bets. Wait til the dealer says "place your bets" before putting any roulette chips down for the next round. You should remember to exchange the colored non-value Roulette chips for valued gaming chips prior to leaving a particular Roulette table. 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.