Roulette is a game of chance and consists of a Roulette wheel and table. It is played in virtually every gambling house in North and South America and in Europe, where it is even more popular. 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. Before you can place your bet on a roulette table you first have to get special roulette chips from the dealer at the table. Every roulette player has different colored chips for easier identifying. The dealer spins the roulette wheel in one direction and the small ball in the opposite one. When the roulette ball comes to rest in one of the slots, the dealer will call out the winning number and settle all bets. The winning roulette number is marked by the Dealer. Roulette is a banking game: all bets are placed against the house. After all payoffs have been made, the Dealer will announce "Place your 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.