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Roulette CX - Roulette glossary Category: Hobbies and Crafts > Roulette glossary Date & country: 17/11/2010, CX Words: 59

Roulette strategy
a method any players use in order to improve chances of winning or avoid incurring huge amounts of losses.

Roulette layout
a roulette layout has numbered grids and colors on a table where players can place their bets using roulette chips

Roulette chips
these are casino issued chips for playing roulette only and may not be used for any other games. For American roulette, there are specific sets in different colors given to each player so that their chips can be easily identifiable on the table. For European roulette, the chips given out are of the same color so player has to remember which one is ...

Reverse Martingale Betting System
when using the Martingale betting system in reveres by doubling up after each win and not after loss.

Reverse-LaBouchere Betting System
when using the La Bouchere system in reverse by cancelling the numbers in each loss and then adding them after the win

Reds
casino issued chips worth $5

Red bet
when a player puts his wager on the color whose next number is red

Player Clocking
when one is watching which player has been winning using Chameleon Strategy, and then tries to mimic their patterns.

Quarter bet
when a player bets on one of four numbers, similar to corner bet or square bet

Pinching
removing chips illegally from the betting table after the result has been delivered.

Payout or Pay Out
the winnings the casino pays to a player

Parlay
when a player places his bet on the table and leaves it along with an added new bet, ready for the next spin.

Outside bet
when a player bets with even money (for example black/red, high/low, odd/even) and the payout is 1:1

Non Value Chip
a casino issued gaming chip whose dollar value depends on the amount of the chips taken in a buy-in. For example, a buy-in of $300.00, with 60 chips amount to $5.00 per chip. This is also known as the `table minimum bet”.

Low bet
when players bet on any of these numbers 1 – 8

Martingale System
a system where the player may win at roulette by choosing to bet on one with a 50-50 chance of winning and then just continue to double the bet every time the player loses. This kind of system is quite flawed, however. The player stands to lose a lot.

La partage rule
Mainly applicable in European roulette games. It has the same idea as the en prison rule except that the player is not given the option to keep the bet in place for the next game. The player just simply loses half of the bet and not the entire bet.

Inside bet
when a player bets on or between numbers in the boxes of the layout.

House edge
the advantage of the house to make profits on each game; It is estimated as the difference between true odds and the actual pays out the casino makes.

Fibonacci Betting System
a betting system where there is a progressive combination of numbers

Five number bet
commonly played in American roulette, where players bet on 0, 00, one, two and three, all at the same time.

High bet
when players place best on any of these numbers – 19 to 36

European roulette
This style consist of a roulette wheel which has 37 compartments and numbers from 1 to 36 with the addition of a 0. European roulette provides a lower house edge, compared to the American roulette, so the odds of winning are greater.

En prison rule
This is also known as the surrender rule. Mostly applicable in European roulette; in an en prison rule, when the player makes an outside bet (even money, or red/black), and then the ball drops on 0, the player has the option to lose half the bet or retain the money at stake en prison, meaning leaving it on the table for the next spin. When a player...

Croupier
an employee of the casino who operates on the roulette table

Double zero or 00
is only present in American Roulette

Dozen bet
when a player bets on any marked three sets with twelve numbers

Column bet
when a player bets on one of three columns in the roulette wheel.

Corner bet
when a player bets on four numbers by placing roulette chips at the middle of these four numbers

Cheval
is the French word for Split bet

Choppy game
a game where no one is winning consistently for both player and the house

Check rack
this refers to the tray that holds chips. Also called chip tray.

Chameleon Strategy
a strategy where one looks out for players who have been constantly winning and tries to mimic their betting patterns hoping to get the same luck

Chasing Loses
when a player increases his bets so that he is able to get back what he has lost. This may not be a good way to play the game.

Black Bet
when a player puts his wager on the color whose next number is black

Bottom Track
the inner area of a roulette wheel that slants or remains stationary, where the ball slides before bouncing from the wheel onto the pocket

Carre`
is the French word for corner bet

Big Number
a number that hits more often than is theoretically possible. It may be indicative of a biased number.

Biased Numbers
this refers to numbers that continue to come out in the game, caused by biased wheels.

Biased wheels
an imperfect roulette wheel causing numbers to appear often than what probability allows.

Backtrack
the outer rim of the wheel in roulette where the ball spins. It is also known as ball-track.

American roulette
This style consist of a roulette wheel which has 38 compartments and numbers from 1 to 36 with the addition of 0 and 00. With the 00, American roulette gives higher advantage to the house, as compared to French, Russian or European roulette.

Roulette system
a method designed for players to help them beat the wheel or decrease house advantage, one such example is the Martingale System.

Roulette table
the table consist of the layout and the wheel.

Roulette wheel
the wheel is a movable part of the table. It is generally divided into alternate colors of black and red. The numbers on the wheel, from 1 to 36m are not placed in a sequence. In the American version, there is even a green compartment with a 00. The wheel moves clockwise and then the roulette ball is thrown on the rim, to go on the opposite directi...

Single zero roulette
also known as European roulette

Six number bet
when a player bets on six numbers at one time.

Split bet
when a player bets on two numbers together

Straight bet
when a player bets on just one number. Betting in this manner gives the player a higher pay out, in case he wins

Street bet
when a player bets on three numbers

Surrender rule
also known as En prison rule.

Tiers du cylinder
French term for when a player bets on a group of numbers on the roulette wheel which are laid close together on the roulette table layout.

Transversale
is the French word for Street bet

Visual Wheel Tracking
when a player has the ability to foretell where the ball will land just by looking at it spinning on the wheel

Voisins du Zero
French term for when a player bets on a group of numbers on the roulette wheel which are close to the 0

Wheel Clocking
when a player keeps track of the result of the spins to determine patters as well as possibilities and bias. Another way to track this is using electronics, in the hope of predicting where the ball will drop

Wheel Head
a part of the roulette wheel that has the numbered pockets.

Wheel roller
a croupier or roulette dealer

Wheel strategies
those strategies that exploit the imperfections of the wheel to garner edge