Roulette translated literally means "small wheel" and is one of the oldest casino games played today. Roulette is a game of chance, and there is no way of cheating at roulette to increase the odds in your favour. 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. If you are playing at a roulette table with a 5 dollar minimum, you are required to place 5 dollars on each of your outside bets, and-or a total of at least 5 dollars on your inside bets. Before you can place your bet on a roulette table you first have to get special roulette chips from the dealer at the table. 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. Roulette chips have no value at other tables. The dealer spins the roulette wheel in one direction and the small ball in the opposite one. If the dreaded 00 is spun, the House keeps all the bets. Even if you play it safe and bet red/black or even/odd, casino roulette is a lot of fun. 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. " You may place roulette bets on the spin until the Dealer announces "No more 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.