Roulette translated literally means "small wheel" and is one of the oldest casino games played today. The main goal of the roulette is to bet on the slot where the roulette ball falls. The American roulette is divided in to 38 slots, numbered 1 through 36, plus 0 and 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. Before you get confused, standard American roulette rules have the table use different chips than other table games at the same casino. 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. All roulette players place their bets. After all bets are placed, the roulette Dealer spins the wheel in one direction and the ball in the opposite direction. If the dreaded 00 is spun, the House keeps all the bets. Losing roulette bets are collected and winning bets are paid. 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.