Roulette Glossary

American Wheel – is a Roulette wheel with 38 numbered slots: numbers 1 to 36, 0 and 00.

Ball – is a small white ball, the main element of the game of Roulette. It is spun in the Roulette wheel. Fortunes are made and lost when this ball settles into one of the roulette slots.

Column Bet – The roulette table layout is divided into three columns. Betting that the number will fall in one of those three columns.The payout for a Column Bet is 2:1.

Combination Bet – is a bet on more than one number.

Corner Bet – is a bet on four numbers at the same time.The payout for a Corner Bet is 8:1.

Croupier – is a person who operates the roulette table.

Dozen Bet – is a bet on either 1 to 12, 13 to 24 or 25 to 36 at the same time.The payout for a Dozen Bet is 2:1.

Double-zero – is 00 number slot on the roulette wheel.<br>European Wheel – a wheel which contains the numbers 1 to 36, plus one zero.

Even-Odd Bet – is a wager on either an even or an odd number.The payout for an Even-Odd Bet is 1:1.

Five Number Bet – is a bet on 5 numbers: 0, 00, 1, 2, 3. It pays 6:1.

French wheel – is a Roulette wheel with only one 0 section.

High-Low Bet – is a bet on either high or low number. Low numbers are 1-18, high numbers are 19-36. It pays 1:1.

Inside Bet – is a bet represented on the table layout. There are several Inside bets in the game. They are 5-number bets, 6-number bets, Corner bets, Split bets, Straight bets and Trio bets.

Outside Bets – are Columns bets, Dozens bets, Even or Odd bets, High or Low bets and Red or Black bets.

Red-Black Bet – is betting that the winning number will be either black or red. It pays 1:1.

Six-Number Bet – is betting on six numbers at the same time.The payout for a Six-Number Bet is 5:1.

Split Bet – is a bet on two numbers at the same time. The payout for a Split Bet is 17:1.

Straight Bet – is a bet on one number only. It pays 35:1.

Trio Bet – is a bet on three numbers at the same time. It pays 11:1.

Zero – is a slot numbered 0.