Roulette was developed around the turn of the century and is one of the most popular gambling games in the world. The roulette wheel consists of slots or pockets numbered from 1 to 36, which are either red or black. The roulette wheel consists 38 compartments with numbers from 1 to 36, which are colored black and red, and two green compartments with 0 and 00. Roulette players often choose the bets they like to make and stick with them for a series of spins. 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. All roulette players place their bets. If the roulette ball lands in the 0 slot, the game ends and all players receive half their original bets back. The ball slows and eventually stops in one of the numbered pockets in the Roulette wheel. The winning roulette number is marked by the Dealer. Roulette is a banking game: all bets are placed against the house. 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.