Basic Roulette Terms

Here we list the basic terms that appear in the game of roulette. Examine the definitions of these terms and try to keep them in mind because it will help you to understand the roulette game.

American Roulette - type of roulette played in the US. In this type of the game the roulette wheel comprises 38 number sections, from 0 to 36 and extra double zero 00 cell that permits to place Five-number bet.

Ball - small white ball made of ivory. The ball is spun in the roulette wheel and its resting indicates the losers and winners.

Biased wheel - poorly produced or faulty roulette wheel which may cause the same numbers to occur successively.

Black action - bet made with black $100 chip.

Black Bet - betting that in the next spin the ball will rest on the black-colored number.

Carre’ - French word for Square or Corner Bet.

Cheval - French term for Two-number or Split Bet.

Column bet - outside bet which can be made on one of three columns on the numbered chart.

Corner bet - inside bet gives the opportunity to bet four neighboring numbers. Corner bet is also called Square Bet.

Croupier - person who operates on the roulette table. In all casinos croupier is known as dealer.

Double zero or 00 - one additional roulette slot present in American Wheel.

Dozen Bet - outside bet that permits to place bet on one of three groups of numbers which are grouped into three dozens.

En prison rule - or Surrender option represented only in French or European roulette. This rule says that when the roulette player makes outside bet he/she may lose the half of his or her bet or to leave the money at the roulette table for the next spin of the wheel.

European Roulette - variant of roulette in which the wheel contains 37 number pockets, from 0 to 36. In European type of the roulette game, compared with American roulette, the casino has smaller advantage, hence the gambler has bigger winning expectations.

Five-number Bet - inside bet which can be placed on just five certain numbers which are 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3.

House edge - the difference between the odds and payouts which indicates the advantage of the house. This is how the gambling halls earn money.

High bet - outside bet which permits the gambler to bet that the next number appears between 19 and 36.

Inside bet - bet that is made outer of the numbered grid and allows to make bet on a group of numbers.

Low Bet - outside bet that permits the roulette player to bet winning number comes out between 1 and 18.

Martingale Betting System - betting system the main idea of which is to double the bet each time the gambler loses cause in the next spin he may return the loss as well as win one more unit.

Outside bet - bet which is placed inside the number chart and allows to bet on one definite number as well as several numbers.

Payout - money the player gets from casino.

Red Bet - betting that in the next spin the ball rests on the number colored red.

Reds - casino chips worth $5.

Reverse LaBouchere System - roulette system based on process of writing down the numbers and placing bet on the first and last numbers and then writing those numbers back to the end of the line.

Reverse Martingale Betting System - roulette system the main idea of which states that the player must double the bet each time he/she beat the wheel.

Roulette chips - special casino chips used only in the roulette game. Roulette chips are marked in different colors to indicate the bets of each player. The player can buy roulette chips and cash them after he ends the game from croupier.

Roulette layout - roulette table which contains numbered grid and specially designed wheel.

Roulette betting system - one of the existing methods that permits the players to increase their winning expectations and beat the bank.

Six-number Bet - inside bet which allows to bet on two adjoining rows of numbers.

Sixainne - French word for Six-number Bet.

Split Bet - inside bet which permits to place bet on two adjacent numbers.

Straight Bet - inside bet that gives the chance to bet just one specific number.

Street Bet - type of inside bet which allows to bet on one row of the numbers on the table.

Transversale - French term for Street Bet.

Wheel roller - roulette dealer or croupier.

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