Roulette is a glamorous and exciting game that's easy to play. Roulette is played on a table featuring a betting area and the roulette wheel. The Roulette wheels in America have a green zero and double zero, giving the American casinos the twice house edge. A European roulette wheel has the numbers 1-36, plus a slot for zero. The ball stops in one of the numbered pockets of the Roulette wheel. 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. 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. Once the bets have been placed on the roulette table, the wheel starts spinning and a small ball is released on to the wheel in the opposite direction of the spinning wheel. If the dreaded 00 is spun, the House keeps all the bets. The roulette ball falls into one of the wheel's numbered compartments which determines the winning number. 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. 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.