Roulette terms, meaning of words:
Terminology, Jargon, Slang, Vocabulary.
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A bet on the layout - A bet anywhere on the numbers
portion of the table.
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American Wheel - A roulette wheel with 38 slots numbered
1 to 36 plus two zeros, 0 and 00.
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A spin - One game. Can be while the ball is still in
action, a current result or a recorded result.
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Carré - French for Corner bet.
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Cheval - French for Split bet.
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Column bet - One of the three longer divisions of the
layout. (This is an outside bet.)
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Corner bet - A bet on four numbers.
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Dozen bet - One of three dozen numbers on the layout. (This
is an outside bet.)
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En plein - French for Straight up bet.
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En prison - French phrase. A rule applied to even money
bets only. When the outcome is zero, some casinos will
allow the player to either take back half his bet or leave
the bet (in prison) for another spin. In the second case,
if the following spin the outcome is again zero, then the
whole bet is lost.
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European wheel - A roulette wheel with 37 slots numbered
1 to 36 plus one zero, 0.
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Five number bet - Common with American double zero
roulette wheels. It is a bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3.
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High or low bet - An even money bet, either for the top
half (19-36) or the bottom half (1-18) of the numbers. (This
is an outside bet.)
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Inside bet - A bet anywhere on the layout (on numbers).
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La partage - roulette rule similar to the en prison rule,
only in this case the player loses half the bet and does
not have the option of leaving the bet en prison for
another spin. This refers to the 'outside' even-money bets
Red/Black, High/Low, Odd/Even and applies when the outcome
is zero.
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Orphans - French phrase. Common in European casinos. It's
a bet on three specific numbers 6, 34 and 17 that are
neighbours on the wheel, but far apart on the layout.
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Orphelins - French phrase. Common in European casinos.
It's a bet on a specific group of numbers on a section of
the roulette wheel that are neighbours on the wheel, but
apart on the layout.
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Oustide bet - Bets on 1 to 1 even money (red/black, odd/even,
high/low) and 2 to 1 (dozen or column) payouts.
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Sixainne - French for Six line bet.
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Six line bet - A bet on six numbers.
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Split bet - A bet on two numbers.
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Straight up bet - A bet on one single number.
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Street bet - A bet on three numbers.
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Tiers du cylindre - French phrase. Common in European
casinos. It's a bet on a specific group of numbers on a
section of the roulette wheel that are paired neighbours
on the layout.
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Transversale - French for Street bet.
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Voisins du zero - French phrase. Common in European
casinos. It's a bet on a specific group of numbers on a
section of the roulette wheel neighbouring the zero.
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