. The Roulette wheel has numbered pockets ranging from 00 to 36. The American roulette is divided in to 38 slots, numbered 1 through 36, plus 0 and 00. A European roulette wheel has the numbers 1-36, plus a slot for zero. In Roulette the bets are placed on an area of the table marked with separate boxes containing individual numbers. 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. 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. Unlike other casino games, roulette rounds go by quickly - just a spin of the wheel and the game is over. 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. 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.