Roulette wheel with smart cover

A method for extending a time period for wagers in a game of roulette, comprising:

• spinning a ball around a roulette wheel, the roulette wheel having a glass cover configured to switch between a transparent state and an opaque state;
• a period of time after spinning the ball but before the ball stops spinning, switching the glass cover from the transparent state to the opaque state so that the ball cannot be viewed by players of the game;
• announcing, while the glass is in the opaque state and after the ball stops spinning, that wagers may no longer be placed;
• switching the glass cover from the opaque state to the transparent state so that the outcome can be viewed by the players of the game;
• and
• accepting wagers before the ball is launched and while the ball is spinning and after the ball has come to rest;
• wherein the glass is in the opaque state during at least a period when the ball is spinning and after the ball has come to rest.