About Roulette Roulette was developed around the turn of the century. Roulette is one of the most popular gambling games in the world. is played in virtually every gambling house in North and South America and in Europe, where it is even more popular. To play Roulette there is a special wheel, a betting layout, and chips. The wheel is divided into 38 (American) or 37 (European) sections. Each section has walls to hold a small ball. The sections are numbered from 1 to 36. One half of the sections is red, the other is black. One half of the sections is even, the other is odd. There is a green section marked 0. European wheels have only the 0 green section. American wheels have an additional green section marked 00. The addition of the 00 section greatly increases the odds in favor of the house. Roulette is not as popular in United States casinos as it is in Europe. The Roulette rules are different in every country, in every state. Roulette Roulette is one of the oldest games. Roulette is one of the most popular games. Roulette is played in all modern casinos. A mechanical device is the main element of Roulette. A mechanical device makes Roulette a unique table game.The main element of Roulette is a wheel. The wheel is mounted horizontally on the end of the table. The wheel has numbered sections ranging from 0 to 36. In American Roulette there are 38 sections. In Roulette you can place your bets on an area of the table marked with separate boxes containing individual numbers. The marked area with numbers is called the game layout. You may place bets on any particular number, any 4 adjacent numbers, a column or a dozen bet. The wheel determines the outcome of a game of Roulette. When the bets are placed on the table, the wheel starts spinning and a small ball is released on to the wheel in the opposite direction of the spinning wheel. The ball slows and eventually stops in one of the numbered sections in the Roulette wheel. Roulette Types The American Roulette game has 38 numbers, one through 36, 0 and 00 (single and double zero). The European Roulette uses 37 numbers, having only the Single 0.