Roulette Glossary
Roulette is more than a bet and spin game. A brush up of the major Roulette Glossary terms will make you feel at home when you play Roulette.
The glossary of American Roulette is given below:
American Wheel - The roulette wheel consists of ‘0’ and ‘00’ apart from 1 to 36 numbers.
Ball - The white hard plastic or ivory ball used in roulette, rolls against the wheel's rotation to provide a random spin.
Black Bet- A bet that the winning number will be on the color black. Pays even money.
Chips - A term for tokens issued by the casino used instead for money
Column Bet - A bet on one of the three columns on the roulette layout, each of which contains 12 numbers and the pay-off is 2-1.
Combination Bet - A bet for instance a corner bet, covering numerous numbers on the inside
Corner Bet - An inside bet to cover up four numbers at one time. Also branded as a Four Numbers Bet.
Croupier - The French term for the employee who runs the roulette game.
Double Zero – denoted by ‘00’, one of 38 numbers on the wheel and can be wagered the same way as numbers 1-36
Dozen Bet - A wager on either the first, second, or third dozen numbers on the layout, i.e., 1st 12, 2nd 12, or 3rd 12 otherwise 1-12,13-24, or 25-36 respectively.
En Prison Rule - When a ‘0’ or ‘00’ comes up, the player has the choice of giving up half his bet or locking the bet for one more spin. If the player's option comes up then, the bet is not lost.
Even-Money Bet - A wager that pays 1:1 odds. which include High-Low, Odd-Even, and Red-Black.
Five Number Bet - A bet covering the 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3 which payoff at 6 -1 and gives the house and advantage of 7.89%.
Floor man- A casino worker who is in charge for supervising several tables in the pit
French Wheel - The customary wheel used in Europe containing a single zero.
High-Low Bet - An even money bet that the next spin will come up either high (19-36) or low (1-18), depending on whether the bettor has wagered high or low.
Inside Bet – One category of bet-A bet on any of the 1-36, 0 and 00 numbers, or combinations of the numbers.
Layout - The printed surface on which players place their bets- showing all the bets that can be made in roulette,
Martingale System - A doubling- up of betting system after each loss.
Odd-Even Bet - An even money bet that the next spin will come up the way the player bet it, either on odd or even number.
Quarter Bet- A bet on four numbers, also branded as a corner bet or square bet and pays 8:1 odds.