Roulette terms, glossary, meaning of words: Roulette Terminology, Jargon, Slang, Vocabulary.

• A
• Anchor - Last taken sit to the dealer's right.
• 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.
  B
• Ball - A small plastic ball, spun in the opposite direction of the wheel's spin. The roulette ball determines the payoffs for each spin each time it land in one of the number pockets.
  C
• 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.
• Croupier  -  An employee of a European casino. Operates the roulette table with other croupiers.
  D
• Dozen bet - One of three dozen numbers on the layout. (This is an outside bet.)
  Double-zero  - Green in color. Can be wagered the same way as numbers 1-36.
  E
• 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.
• Even-Odd Bet  -  Pays 1-1 if the winning number is Even or Odd. This is an 18 number wager on the outside.
  F
• Five number bet - Common with American double zero roulette wheels. It is a bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3.
• French wheel - A wheel containing just one zero. Mainly found in the European casinos.
  G
• Grand Martingale System - See Martingale System. The player tries to get an additional chip profit after each loss.
  H
• 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.)
  I
• Inside bet - A bet anywhere on the layout (on numbers).
  L
• 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.
  N
• 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 usually established by the "Table Minimum Bet" amount displayed on the table.
  O
• Orphans - French phrase. Common in European casinos. It's a bet on three specific numbers 6, 34 and 17 that are neighbors 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 neighbors on the wheel, but apart on the layout.
• Outside bet - Bets on 1 to 1 even money (red/black, odd/even, high/low) and 2 to 1 (dozen or column) payouts.
  R
• Red-Black Bet  -  An 18 number wager which pays off at 1-1.
  S
• 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.
  T
• 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 neighbors on the layout.
• Transversale - French for Street bet.
  V
• 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 neighboring the zero.