New to Roulette? Stood at a roulette table in your local casino and not sure what certain words mean in roulette? Then don’t worry because we’ve got you covered with our complete roulette terminology guide, and we break down the definition of every word, slang term or not, used in the game of Roulette.

American Roulette: The game of roulette played on an American-style wheel, with a zero and a double zero, meaning 38 numbers in total.

Ball: The small white thing that goes round the roulette wheel and lands in a number slot in the wheel.

Black Bet: A bet on the number the ball lands on being black. Pays 1-1.

Column Bet: A bet on 12 numbers, defined by the columns on the roulette table. Pays 2-1. The 1st column is: 1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22,25,28,31,34. The 2nd column is: 2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26,29,32,35. The 3rd column is 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36.

Corner Bet: A bet placed on the corner of four boxes on the table. For example: 1,2,4,5. Pays 8-1.

Dozen Bet: A bet on 12 numbers, similar to a column bet. The 1st dozen is 1-12, the second dozen is 13-24, and the 3rd dozen is 25-36. Pays 2-1.

European Roulette: The game of roulette played on a European-style wheel, with a single zero, meaning 37 numbers in total.

Evens Bet: A bet on the number the ball lands on to be even. Pays 1-1.

High Bet: A bet on the number being high, which means 19-36. Pays 1-1.

Inside Bet: A bet on the numbers, as they are on the inside section of the table.

Jeu Zero: Translates as “zero game”. This is a series of bets on the numbers either side of zero. It consists of: a split bet on 0/3, a split bet on 12/15, a straight up bet on 26 and a split bet on 32/35.

Le Tiers du Cylindre: This translates as “thirds of the wheel” and is a term for betting on the numbers between 27 and 33 on a roulette wheel. The bet consists of 6 split bets which are: 5/8, 10/11, 13/16, 23/24, 27/30 and 33/36

Low Bet: A bet on the number being low, which means 1-18.

Neighbours: The two numbers to the left of a number on the wheel and the two numbers to the right. Commonly used when betting a number straight up: “Eleven and the neighbours,” would mean straight up bets on 11, 13, 36, 30 and 8.

Odds Bet: A bet on the number the ball lands on to be odd. Pays 1-1.

Orphelins: This translates as “orphans”. It’s the name for the numbers not in the “tiers” or “voisins” bet: 17,34,6, 1,20,14,31 and 9. This bet consists of a straight up bet on 1 and then 4 bets on the splits, which are: 6/9, 14/17, 17/20 and 31/34.

Outside Bet: A bet made on the sections of the table that aren’t the numbers, as they are on the outside of the table.

Red Bet: A bet on the number the ball lands on being red. Pays 1-1.

Six Line Bet: A bet on two adjacent horizontal rows of numbers. For example, 4, 5, 6,7,8,9. Pays 5-1.

Split Bet: A bet on two adjacent numbers on the wheel. For example, 1 and 2, or 17 and 20. Pays 17-1.

Straight Up Bet: A bet in a single number on the roulette wheel. Pays 35-1.

Street Bet: A bet on a horizontal row of three numbers. For example, 4, 5 and 6. Pays 11-1.

Table Limit: how much you can place on a specific bet. Generally the table limit for a straight up bet is less than outside bets.

Voisins du Zero: This translates as “neighbours of zero” and is a term for betting on the 17 numbers on a roulette wheel from 22 to 25. The bet consists of 2 chips on the 0, 2, 3 combination, then bets on the following splits: 4/7, 12/15, 18/21, 19/22 and 32/35, as well as 2 chips on the 25/26/28/29 corner bet.

Wheel: The main focus of the game of roulette. This is the round thing that the ball spins round. It has the numbers 1-36 on it, with a single 0 on European roulette wheels and single 0 and a double 0 on American roulette wheels.

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