Roulette translated literally means "small wheel" and is one of the oldest casino games played today. The United States adopted their own version of roulette, but the French version is still played time to time in Las Vegas. An American roulette wheel has an extra slot; 00. Once the bets are placed on the table, a small ball is released on to the spinning Roulette wheel, in the opposite direction to the spin. On both wheels, you may think that there is no rhyme or reason as to how the numbers are arranged, but there is; the numbers are arranged this way so that the odds of landing on high, odd, low or even numbers are evenly distributed. 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. 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. After all bets are placed, the roulette Dealer spins the wheel in one direction and the ball in the opposite direction. Playing roulette you should give some indication to the dealer as to what value of chip denomination you prefer to be provided with. Numbers 1-18 are considered the lows numbers, 19-36 are the highs. After the roulette wheel stops the dealer will then mark the winning number on the betting area and the bets are paid accordingly. If you’re feeling lucky, you can pack in plenty of casino play at a roulette wheel in a short time. 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.