roulette, (from French: small wheel ), gambling game in which players bet on which red or black numbered compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball (spun in the opposite direction) will come to rest within.

Pocket number order on the roulette wheel adheres to the following clockwise sequence in most casinos: Single-zero wheel. 0-32-15-19-4-21-2-25-17-34-6-27-13-36-11-30-8-23-10-5-24-16-33-1-20-14-31-9-22-18-29-7-28-12-35-3-26.