The Basics of American Roulette

American roulette is a game of chance. The game is betting; everything else is left up to the number on the board. The following is a quick overview of American roulette. First you must know that an American roulette wheel has 38 slots with the numbers 1-36, 0, and 00. These numbers alternate between even and odd numbers and between the colors black and red with the exception of the 0 and 00 slots which are green. The action of American roulette happens when the dealer spins the wheel and rolls a ball in the opposite direction that the wheel is spinning and once the ball slows down it will drop into a number slot.

That is the entire action of the game. The player