Roulette players make bets by placing chips in various locations on the table. The United States adopted their own version of roulette, but the French version is still played time to time in Las Vegas. The Roulette wheel that is mounted horizontally on the end of the table. 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. If you play black-red, odd/even or high-low, you must place the roulette table minimum for each and every bet. You could place five 1 dollar bets on five completely different inside bets (specific numbers or combinations of numbers) The game of roulette starts after the players have made most of their bets by placing them on the numbered layout. 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. Numbers 1-18 are considered the lows numbers, 19-36 are the highs. Roulette does not move at a quick pace, it is for a more relaxed crowd than you are likely to find at the craps table. After all payoffs have been made, the Dealer will announce "Place your 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.