Once bets have been placed, the wheel is spun and a small ball is released on to it (in the opposite direction of the spinning wheel). The ball slows, stopping in one of the numbered pockets in the Roulette wheel. If the ball lands on a number that you have bet on, then you have won.
American Roulette: The roulette wheel is marked with numbers 1 through 36, with an additional "0" and "00". The numbers are alternately coloured red and black, and the "0" and "00" are green.
European Roulette: The roulette wheel is marked with numbers 1 through 36, with an additional "0". The numbers are alternately coloured red and black, and the "0" is green.
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