There are 2 types of roulette, American and French (aka European roulette) After all bets are placed, the croupier spins the wheel in one direction and tosses the small ball in the opposite direction. Roulette uses a special wheel, a betting layout, and chips. The wheel has numbered pockets ranging from 0 to 36 - and 00 in American Style Roulette. Before you get confused, standard American roulette rules have the table use different chips than other table games at the same casino. You could place five 1 dollar bets on five completely different inside bets (specific numbers or combinations of numbers) 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 roulette dealer will exchange your chips for regular chips when you are done playing. The ball slows and eventually stops in one of the numbered pockets in the Roulette wheel. After the roulette wheel stops the dealer will then mark the winning number on the betting area and the bets are paid accordingly. " You may place roulette bets on the spin until the Dealer announces "No more 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.