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American Roulette Game Glossary
by: J Finney
Learning the “lingo” used in American Roulette will help
make you familiar with the game and therefore give you a
more comfortable level of play. Here is a basic glossary
for terms used in American Roulette:
Black: An even-money bet
on the ball to land on any black number.
Block bet: A type of bet
where you place your chips on the intersection of four
different numbers, therefore betting on all four numbers
at once.
Column bet: A type of
bet in roulette where you are betting on one of the bets
within a particular column to win. The payout varies
according to which bet won.
Double zero: Bet placed
on the green 00 number. It is quite hard to win, but
pays 35:1 if you do hit on it.
Dozens bet: Bet where
you predict that the ball will fall on one of a dozen
numbers in a sequential column- 1 to 12, 13 to 24 or 25
to 36. The odds are 2:1 if you win.
Evens: An even-money bet
on the ball to land on any one of the even numbers on
the table.
Green: Refers to one of
two numbers on the wheel that are green- either the 0 or
00.
High: A bet on one of
the 'high' numbers on the table to win. High numbers are
19-36.
Inside bet: Name for a
particular set of bets. All inside bets are located on
the inside of the table that include the boxes for the
number bets. The odds vary according to which bet
ultimately wins.
Line bet: A 5:1 odds bet
that the ball will land on any set of six neighboring
numbers on the table.
Low: A roulette bet on
all of the 'low' numbers on the table. The word 'low'
refers to the numbers 1-28 on the table.
Odd: Name for a bet that
the ball will land on any one of the odd numbers on the
wheel.
Outside bet: Opposite of
the inside bet, this means that you predict that one of
the bets on the outside of the table will win. The bets
vary and therefore so do the payouts.
Red: A bet that the ball
will land on any one of the numbers in red on the wheel.
Six-line bet: A bet for
a set of six particular numbers on the table all at
once.
Special line bet: A bet
on either zero, one two or three to win. It involves
putting your chips on the intersecting line of these
numbers so that you can bet on all of them at once.
Split bet: A bet on two
neighboring numbers on the table. You put your chips on
the line between the two so that you can bet on both at
once.
Wheel checks: The chips
that are used specifically for roulette tables only.
There is a different color for each player at the table.
They have a value according to what the player wants,
and must be bough and cashed out right at the table.
