Roulette is usually the first game that people think about when you ask them about gambling. Roulette is a glamorous, exciting game that's easy to play.

The typical "American" roulette wheel is divided into 38 slots which are numbered 1 to 36 plus 0 and 00. Even numbers are red and odd numbers black. 0 and 00 are green. Some casinos offer the "European Wheel". This wheel has only 37 slots. There is no 00.

After you place your bets, the dealer spins a small white ball in the opposite direction of the turning wheel. When the ball comes to rest in one of the slots, the dealer will call out the winning number and settle all bets.

Types of bets

Inside bets

• Straight-up: a single number bet. The chip is placed entirely on the middle of a number square.
• Split: a bet on two adjoining numbers, either on the vertical or horizontal (as in 14-17 or 8-9). The chip is placed on the line between these numbers.
• Street: a bet on three numbers on a single horizontal line. The chip is placed on the edge of the line of a number at the end of the line (either the left or the right, depending on the layout).
• Corner(or square): a bet on four numbers in a square layout (as in 11-12-14-15). The chip is placed at the horizontal and vertical intersection of the lines between the four numbers.
• Six Line: a bet on two adjoining streets, with the chip placed at the corresponding intersection, as if in between where two street bets would be placed.
• Trio: a bet on the intersecting point between 0, 1 and 2, or 00, 2 and 3.

Outside bets

Outside bets typically have smaller payouts with better odds at winning.

• 1 to 18: a bet on one of the first low eighteen numbers coming up.
• 19 to 36: a bet on one of the last high eighteen numbers coming up.
• Red or Black: a bet on which color the roulette wheel will show.
• Even or Odd: a bet on an even or odd number.
• Dozen Bets: a bet on the first (1-12), second (13-24), or third group (25-36) of twelve numbers.

Column Bets: a bet on all 12 numbers on any of the three vertical lines (such as 1-4-7-10 on down to 34). The chip is placed on the space below the final number in this string. You can place as many bets as you like on a single spin of the wheel up to the table maximum.