French roulette also only has one '0' on the wheel. But in addition, this roulette version also features two important rules that have a knock-on effect on betting outcomes. In terms of real. English words for roulette include roulette, wheel, caster, drill, trundle and truckle. Find more French words at wordhippo.com! Common in European casinos. It’s a bet on a specific group of numbers on a section of the roulette wheel that are neighbors on the wheel, but apart on the layout. Oustide bet: Bets on the non-number sections of the roulette layout. Pair: French term for Even Bet. Passe: French term for High Bet. Positive progression.

Action

Betting.

Action Numbers

numbers spaced somewhat evenly around the wheel and always in action.

American wheel

a roulette wheel and layout that contains 38 numbers including 0 & 00.

Ball action

the way the ball reacts in a spin.

Ball out

this is the call when a ball pops out of the wheel.

Ball tester

small compass that test the ball for metal or magnets.

Bank

the total cash chips available at the table when it opens.

Bankroll

the total money you come to the casino with.

Basket bet

11 to 1 bet covering 2,0,00 (trio bet).

Beard

someone who bets for someone else to hide to hide their identity.

Bias wheel

worn, defective, unbalanced, or un-leveled wheel (very, very rare).

Black

the color of 18 roulette numbers, or outside bet that pays 1 to 1.

Blacks

$100 black colored chips.

Bowl

holds the revolving part of the wheel.

Break even

a point at which you neither win nor lose.

Breaking the bank

winning so much that you close a gaming table.

Buy-in

you give the dealer your money and he gives you chips in return.

Banoes

deflectors around the inside of the bowl.

Bash in

what you say when you are finished playing and want to turn in your casino value chips.

Charting the players

finding a lucky or knowledgeable winning player and Following his/her play. we gave it the name hitchhiking.

Charting the table

watching the table to see what numbers have been coming out.

Check raker

helps dealer and piles up chips (chip raker).

Chips / Checks

casino gaming tokens.

Chip fairy

someone who steals your value chips off the table.

Clocking the dealer

watching to see if the dealer is favoring a special section of the wheel.

Cold

a losing streak or player is called cold.

Color in

what you say when you are finished playing and want to turn in (cash in) your colored chips.

Column bet

wager on one of the three columns (pays 2 to 1).

Compartment

the #'s where the ball comes to rest.

Comping/ Comp / Comped

term for getting things free at the casino/hotel.

Corner bet/quad bet

an 8-1 bet covering 4 numbers.

Rooked wheel

illegal wheel (very, very rare).

Croupier

french term for the dealer.

Dealer

he/she spins the wheel.

Dirty pile

a stack of chips with an odd color chip or different value chip in it.

Discipline

will power important to long term and consistent winning.

Dominant

Numbers or colors, or sections that seem to be coming out at this time.

Double street/line bet/six bet

A bet covering 6 numbers paying 5 to 1.

Double zero

38th number on the american wheel (colored green).

Dozen

one of the three groups of twelve numbers (pays 2 to 1).

Drop box

the cash box where the dealer places money and tips.

Edge

having the advantage.

En prison

giving up half your bet for another spin/or stay in prison until you win or lose.

European/french wheel

a wheel & layout with 37 numbers including only 1 zero (0).

Even

outside bets on high-low, odd-even, and red or black all paying 1-1.

Expected value

this is what you expect to win or should win if the law of average is on time.

Fish

sucker.

Floater

the ball stays around the edge of the wheel and resists dropping into number compartment. after 10 turns of the wheel it's called no spin.

Floorman

the man/woman in charge of the casino.

Frets

metal partitions between numbers on the wheel designed to deflect ball ensuring random play.

front money

money you deposited at the casino cage.

Full pile

20 chips equals a full pile of chips or full stack.

Green numbers

zero and double-zero (0,00).

Grind

losing slowly.

Grind joint

a casino that doesn't cater to hi-rollers.

High / low bet

even money bet that the spin comes up either the high numbers or low numbers.

Hi-roller

big gambler, could be a winner or loser.

Hitchhiker

someone who follows someone else's betting strategy (a term we invented).

Hot

a winning streak or player is called hot.

House advantage

odds in favor of the house, house edge, vig.

House limit

prevents a player in a hot streak from hurting the casino.

House numbers

the numbers that we don't bet on, numbers the casino wins on.

House walk

walking when a lot of house numbers are coming out.

Inside bet

bets on any of the numbers, including o and oo.

Insurance or hedge bet

an additional bet that reduces your odds of losing if it hits.

Law of averages

everything evens out in time.

Layout

playing surface.

Long shot

a bet with high odds against your winning.

Loose machine

a slot machine that keeps paying off.

Loss walk

your loss walk goal (loss limit) (stop loss).

Luck

good or bad depending on a winning or losing streak.

Marker/dolly/crown

marks the winning #'d location.

Maximum

largest bet allowed.

Money management

the method of controlling your money during play.

Mucking

what a dealer is doing when he/she is sorting and re-stacking chips.

Neighbors

the group of numbers to the immediate left and right of the winning #.

Net profit

the difference between what you bet and won.

Nickels/reds

roulettese for $5.00 value chips (checks).

Odd

an even money bet that an odd number will win.

Odds

pay back ratio example 2 to 1.

Outside bet

betting area on the layout outside the numbers.

Parlay

when you bet back the entire previous winning bet.

Pit

the area where the dealer and the pit boss stands.

Pit boss

supervisor of the roulette area.

Player

a real gambler who does well.

Player card

an id card the casino gives you.

Press

adding chips to the last winning pile of chips.

Probability

repetitive events subject to logical observations.

Profit

chips/money in excess of what you started with.

Progression

increasing your bet.

Punter

a gambler, comes in with a short-range goal, hits his/her goal, and gets right out.

Purples

$500 purple colored value chips.

Quarters / greens

roulettese for $25.00 value chips (checks).

Rated

term to describe how the casino qualifies you for comping (free room/food/drinks).

Red / black bet

an even money bet on either red or black.

Regress

to reduce your bets.

Roulette

a game of chance.

Roulettese

roulette terms.

Run

a series of numbers starting with a win and ending with a loss or visa versa.

Scared money

a player who is nervous about betting.

Session bankroll

the total money you come to the table with.

Series

a round of betting starting and ending with a win or loss.

Sharp

a wise guy.

Shill

an undercover casino employee.

Short stack

a pile of chips that has fewer chips than it should.

Sky eye

person or camera watching the play.

Sleeper

a # that hasn't come out in a while.

Spin walk

# of spins in a row you'll lose then walk.

Split bet

a bet covering two numbers paying 17-1.

Spring value

the ability for a particular system to win back losses.

Stack

1 pile of 20 chips.

Straight-up bet

a roulette single-number bet paying 35-1.

Strategy

a plan.

Streak

a run of good or bad luck.

Street bet / single street bet / trio bet

an 11-1 bet covering 3 numbers.

Sure bet

a bet with low or no odds against your losing.

System

method of play for winning.

Table minimum

minimum allowable on inside or outside bets.

Tall stack

a pile of chips that has more chips than it should.

Tipping

sharing some of your good fortune with the casino employees.

Toke

tip to the dealer.

Top line bet

(also sometimes referred to as first five) a specific roulette bet paying 6-1 (covering 0,00,1,2,3) odds are 7.89% in favor of the house.

Trends

recognizable sequence of numbers, colors, odds, evens, columns, or sections.

Up & down table

a table where you win, lose, win, lose, win, lose.

Value chips

chips with values marked on them.

Vigorish (vig)

in roulette vigorish is the house cut or edge of 5.263% or 2.703%.

White chips

$1 while colored value chips (whites).

Win walk

your win walk goal (e.g. 30% profit).

Zero

the 37th number on a roulette wheel (colored green).

Zero zero

the 38th # on an american wheel (colored green), also called double zero.

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Alenbert System - See D'Alenbert System.

American Wheel - A roulette wheel that has atotal of 38 numbers ( 0 and 00 and numbers 1-36).

Ball - A small plastic ball, spun in theopposite direction of the wheel's spin. The roulette ball determines the payoffs for eachspin each time it land in one of the number pockets.

CancellationSystem - See D'Alenbert System.

Carré - French for Corner Bet.

Colonne - French for Column Bet.

Column Bet - The roulette table layout isdevided into three columns. Bets on a combination of twelve numbers at the same time. Pays2-1.

Combination Bet - Using one or more chips in thesame position to wager on more than one number at a time.

Corner Bet - One wager that bets four numbersat the same time. An inside bet. Pays off at 8-1.

Croupier - An empoyee of a European casino.Operates the roulette table with other croupiers.

D'AlenbertSystem - A progressive betting system. Two numbers are cancelledevery time a previous bet is won, and one number, the total of two end numbers, is addedwhenever a previous bet is lost.

Dozen Bet - A wager on twelve numbers on the roulettelayout at the same time. Numbers 1-12, 13-24, or 25-36.

Double-zero - See Zero

French Roulette Wheel

En Prison Rule - The player has a choice of eithersurrendering half of the bet or allowing the bet to be imprisoned for another spin, inwhich case, the entire wager will be returned if won.

European Wheel - See French Wheel

Even-Odd Bet - Pays 1-1 if the winning numberis Even or Odd. This is an 18 number wager on the outside.

Five Number Bet - The bet which gives thecasino a 7.89% edge over the player. Bets numbers 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 at the same time.

French wheel - A wheel containing just onezero. Mainly found in the European casinos.

Grand Martingale System - See MartngaleSystem. The player trys to get an additional chip profit after each loss.

High-Low Bet - Pays 1-1. Bets 18 numbers atthe same time (1-18 or 19-36).

Inside Bet - A wager placed on any individualnumber on the roulette table layout including 0 or 00, or any combination of the numbers.

MartingaleSystem - A well known roulette system which dates back over ahundred years. A player doubles his bet after each loss until he wins (or runs out ofmoney).

Outside Bet - Red, Black, Odd, Even, High,Low

Red-Black Bet - An 18 number wager which paysoff at 1-1.

Six-Number Bet - An inside combination bet atsix numbers at the same time.

Split Bet - An inside combination bet of twonumbers at the same time.

Straight Bet - A single wager on a singlenumber or combination bet.

Straight Up Bet - Pays 35-1. Bets just onenumber (0, 00, 1-36).

Trio Bet - A combination bet on three numbersat the same time. An inside wager.

Wheel - See American or FrenchWheel.

French Roulette Game

Zero, Double-zero - Green in color. Can be wageredthe same way as numbers 1-36.

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