Bets Play Russian Roulette

Bets Play Russian Roulette. The whole thing weighs upwards of a hundred pounds, at nearly 3 feet in diameter. There are 36 numbers on the wheel and they are evenly divided among red and black pockets. The ball will land in one of the pockets. The Roulette wheel also has on or two green pockets. The green pockets has numbers 0 and 00 or only 00, depending on the kind of Roulette. The numbers are not distributed in a random fashion. A balance between red and black, high and low, and odd and even is sought by the wheel makers. For every number on the wheel, directly across from it is the next highest even number. Black and red alternate, pairs of even numbers alternate with pairs of odd numbers (with 0 and 00 exceptions). This roulette wheel design is standard within the industry. When all bets are made the dealer spins the wheel counterclockwise and then the ball is released along the track. As the wheel loses velocity the ball is pulled down off of the track and bounces around until it settles into a pocket. There are a million small buffers and bumps to ensure that the ball is tossed around a good bit randomly before it finds a home.