A bet on the layout - A bet anywhere on the numbers portion of the table.
American Wheel - A roulette wheel with 38 slots numbered 1 to 36 plus two zeros, 0 and 00.
A spin - One game. Can be while the ball is still in action, a current result or a recorded result.
Carré - French for Corner bet.
Cheval - French for Split bet.
Column bet - One of the three longer divisions of the layout. (This is an outside bet.)
Corner bet - A bet on four numbers.
Dozen bet - One of three dozen numbers on the layout. (This is an outside bet.)
En plein - French for Straight up bet.
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.
European wheel - A roulette wheel with 37 slots numbered 1 to 36 plus one zero, 0.
Five number bet - Common with American double zero roulette wheels. It is a bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3.
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.)
Inside bet - A bet anywhere on the layout (on numbers).
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.
Non-value Chip - A gaming chip which the dollar value is determined by
the amount of the buy-in and the amount of chips taken (example: in
roulette). Thus, a buy-in of $300.00 for 60 chips equals a value of
$5.00 per chip. In roulette, this is uaually established by the "Table
Minimum Bet" amount displayed on the table.
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.
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.
Oustide bet - Bets on 1 to 1 even money (red/black, odd/even, high/low) and 2 to 1 (dozen or column) payouts.
Payout (Pay Out) - The winning amount paid by the casino to the player.
Sixainne - French for Six line bet.
Six line bet - A bet on six numbers.
Split bet - A bet on two numbers.
Straight up bet - A bet on one single number.
Street bet - A bet on three numbers.
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.
Transversale - French for Street bet.
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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