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 wheels in America have a green zero and double zero, giving the American casinos the twice house edge. The wheel is divided into 38 (American) or 37 (European) sections, each of which has walls to hold a small ball where it lands after the wheel is spun. Before you get confused, standard American roulette rules have the table use different chips than other table games at the same casino. In a casino, the person who spins the wheel is called a croupier. The roulette chips are worthless at the other tables in the same casino, so do not bother trying to stack them under your blackjack chips or anything foolish like that. The dealer spins a small ball in the opposite direction of the spinning roulette wheel. When the roulette ball comes to rest in one of the slots, the dealer will call out the winning number and settle all bets. When you get your roulette chips they will not be marked with a denomination, you choose it, and all of the chips will reflect that worth - the dealer keeps track of that by associating the amount and color with a 'lammer'. Unlike other casino games, roulette rounds go by quickly - just a spin of the wheel and the game is over. 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. 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.