. The Roulette wheel has numbered pockets ranging from 00 to 36. The outcome of a game of Roulette is determined by where the ball stops on the Roulette wheel. A European roulette wheel has the numbers 1-36, plus a slot for zero. The zero and double zero numbers are in green and on opposite sides of the wheel, the colors and odd/even numbers alternate, and the numbers themselves are randomly distributed. The dealer spins a small ball in the opposite direction of the spinning roulette wheel. If the dreaded 00 is spun, the House keeps all the bets. Roulette is a banking game: all bets are placed against the house. 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.