Roulette Lingo
Roulette lingo is the jargon used in this game by players and casinos. Knowing these terms and glossary words proves to be of great help, especially if you are a beginner. A major benefit of being familiarize with Roulette lingo or glossary is that it helps the various rules of the game.
Given below are some of the most common Roulette lingo and terms:
European Roulette
It is a Roulette variant played with a Roulette wheel with 37 pockets in total including a single-zero pocket. This variant has lower house advantage.
American Roulette
This is a Roulette variant where the Roulette wheel has 38 pockets which also includes single as well as double zero pockets. This Roulette variant is known for having higher house advantage.
Backtrack
Backtrack is the rim in a Roulette wheel where a ball is spun. It is always on the outer surface of the wheel.
Bottom Track
Bottom Track is the inner side of a Roulette wheel where a ball slants and slides prior to bouncing in to a Roulette wheel pocket.
Cheval
Cheval is Roulette is a French term used for a Split Bet.
Double Zero
Double Zero is referred to the extra double digit pocket in an American Roulette.
En Prison Rule
This is a popular betting rule where if the ball stops at a zero pocket player loses only half of the bet. Player also has an option of using the half bet money on the next bet made at the game.
Inside Bet
This is a group of bets made inside the Roulette table, including single digit bet, straight lien bet and so on.
Outside Bet
It is a group of bets which includes betting on red or black numbers, high or low numbers, odd or even numbers and offers a payout of 1:1.
Split Bet
Split Bet is a kind of a bet where player can wage on two separate numbers at same time.
Wheel Clocking
It is a predicting method where paler keeps a mental track of the spins to calculate and come up with patterns, bias and possibilities.
Low bet
It is a type of bet where players can bet on numbers between 1 and 8.
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