Roulette translated literally means "small wheel" and is one of the oldest casino games played today. The roulette wheel consists of slots or pockets numbered from 1 to 36, which are either red or black. An American roulette wheel has an extra slot; 00. The wheel is divided into 38 (American) or 37 (European) sections, each of which has walls to hold a small ball where it lands after the wheel is spun. 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. Each roulette player is assigned different color of chip, allowing the dealer differentiate bets and match them to the right players. 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. In American roulette the addition of the 00 section greatly increases the odds in favor of the house. The ball slows and eventually stops in one of the numbered pockets in the Roulette wheel. When you get your roulette chips they will not be marked with a denomination, you choose it, and all of the chips will reflect that worth - the dealer keeps track of that by associating the amount and color with a 'lammer'. Losing roulette bets are collected and winning bets are paid. Once the roulette ball has found its slot, the dealer will call out the winning number and place a marker on that number's spot on the layout. " 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.