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. The Roulette wheel that is mounted horizontally on the end of the table. The French roulette wheel is divided into 37 slots, numbered 1 through 36, plus 0, there is no 00. The ball stops in one of the numbered pockets of the Roulette wheel. Every roulette player has different colored chips for easier identifying. 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. After all bets are placed, the roulette Dealer spins the wheel in one direction and the ball in the opposite direction. 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. After the roulette wheel stops the dealer will then mark the winning number on the betting area and the bets are paid accordingly. 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.