Roulette is a very easy to learn and really exciting game. It is played in virtually every gambling house in North and South America and in Europe, where it is even more popular. The standard American casino roulette wheel contains two green slots: 0 and 00 (many European wheels eliminate the 00, which creates more favorable odds for players) 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. Every roulette player has different colored chips for easier identifying. 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. Playing roulette you should give some indication to the dealer as to what value of chip denomination you prefer to be provided with. Even if you play it safe and bet red/black or even/odd, casino roulette is a lot of fun. Losing roulette bets are collected and winning bets are paid. 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.