A bet on the wheel

A bet placed on the number portion of the table.

Action

Total amount of money wagered by a player. This is used as criteria to judge comps.

American Wheel

A roulette wheel with 38 slots. It has one extra zero, double zero (00).

Backtrack

The outer stationary part of the wheel in which the ball is spun, also known as Ball-track.

Blacks

Chips worth $100.

Black Bet

A bet on the black colored number.

Carre

French term used to refer to corner bet.

Cheval

French term used for split bet.

Colonne

French term used for column bet.

Column Bet

A bet made on one of the three columns of the roulette layout. One column has 12 numbers.

Combination Bet

A bet for more than one possible outcome. Several chips are placed on the layout.

Comps

Casinos' bonuses for regular play

Corner Bet

A bet placed on the four numbers at a same time.

Croupier

The person who operates the roulette table. HE is sometimes called the dealer also.

Dozen Bet

Placing bet on 1-12, 13-24, or 25-36.

Double Zero

00 slot on an American style roulette.

European Wheel

A roulette wheel with 1-36 numbers and a single zero.

Even/Odd Bet

A bet placed on either an even or an odd number.

Five Number Bet

A bet that covers 00, 0, 1, 2 and 3.

French Wheel

A wheel with just one zero.

High/Low Bet

A bet that covers either 1-28 or 19-36.

Hustler

A term used for a cheat.

Impair

French term used for Odd bets.

Inside Bet

A bet placed on any of a set of numbers, including 0 and 00. 5-number bets, 6-number bets, Corner bets, Split bets, Straight bets and Trio bets fall under this category.

Layout

The design of the table where bets can be made.

Low Roller

Wager who bets only low stakes.

Outside Bet

A bet on Odd, even, high numbers (19-36), low numbers (1-18), red, or black. Columns bets, Dozens bets, Even or Odd bets, High or Low bets and Red or Black bets fall under this category.

Red/Black Bet

A bet placed on either red or black colors.

Six Number Bet

A bet placed on six numbers at the same time.

Split Bet

A bet on two numbers at the same time.

Shoe                    

Shoe, sometimes called as dealing shoe as well, is a card-dealing machine.

Trio Bet

Betting on a combination of three numbers.

Zero

A 0 number slot on the roulette wheel.

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