Rene,

Looking at a European Roulette table you will see
about 10-chairs (player's chairs, only) and still
room for two more players. I've seen games with as
many as thirteen players, and I have French-style
Roulette chip sets of 12-each in either color
combinations of stripe configurations including "X"
designs and "#" designs (and others). So, what you
and Andy saw was probably one set (or combinations
of) being played at two or more tables.

Games are still played with value chips; ten or more
people using the same cash chips or plaques. The
control of who placed what where is due to players
not always placing their own bets.

Though I played at MGM when they ran the game, I
only remember the lowest $10 denomination chips in
four variations of stripes (help me out Mark L or
Don L). To confuse things: the stripe chips can also
be all the same color or number of stripes. Though
the game is much slower than what we know, it's a
lot more sexy.

Though we know of two table layouts (American) and
European-style (French) layout (Asian layouts are of
another world, and very colorful), there are
basically only three types of wheels: American 0-00,
European 0 and English (wheel numbering as European
w/ 0 and 00. I'm sure domestic dealers may call
these wheels and layouts differntly and even have
additional info than I described, for I'm only
quoting as I know of the game on an International
level playing since 1962 - never having played in
the UK, Asia or South America, but throughout Europe
and the Caribbean. I've never held a pair of dice
in my hands (in a casino) nor have I ever played
poker or Blackjack, and I'm still able to lose as
much as anyone else at Roulette. <g> Excuse my
spelling; didn't edit.

JB