Roulette is a very easy to learn and really exciting game. Roulette is a game of chance, and there is no way of cheating at roulette to increase the odds in your favour. 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. Single numbers pay the highest, while either/or bets are lowest. In a casino, the person who spins the wheel is called a croupier. American wheels have two green sections marked 00. The dealer spins the roulette wheel in one direction and the small ball in the opposite one. Roulette is not as popular in United States casinos as it is in Europe. 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. 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.