Roulette players make bets by placing chips in various locations on the table. It is played in virtually every gambling house in North and South America and in Europe, where it is even more popular. Roulette uses a special wheel, a betting layout, and chips. A European roulette wheel has the numbers 1-36, plus a slot for zero. 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 roulette dealer will exchange your chips for regular chips when you are done playing. Roulette is not as popular in United States casinos as it is in Europe. Numbers 1-18 are considered the lows numbers, 19-36 are the highs. 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". 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.