Roulette is a game of pure chance and each single spin is unrelated to any previous spins. Roulette is played on a table featuring a betting area and the roulette wheel. In roulette game the bank pays or collects from each bettor. 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. The marked area of roulette is called the game layout, and you may place bets on any particular number, any 4 adjacent numbers, a column or a dozen bet. Roulette chips have no value at other tables. If the roulette ball lands in the 0 slot, the game ends and all players receive half their original bets back. If the dreaded 00 is spun, the House keeps all the bets. When you get your roulette chips they will not be marked with a denomination, you choose it, and all of the chips will reflect that worth - the dealer keeps track of that by associating the amount and color with a 'lammer'. Roulette is a banking game: all bets are placed against the house. 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.