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Roulette French Terms

The following glossary is a listing of commonly used roulette terms:
ActionThe amount of money wagered over a given period of time.
Adrenotrend systemClassification of systems that wager on the side that won previously. Another name for a streak method of betting.
Alenbert systemA progressive system of betting where you increase your bet by one unit after a loss and decrease your bet by one unit after a win.
American WheelA roulette wheel with 38 slots numbered 1 to 36 plus two zeros, 0 and 00.
BacktrackThe outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called the ball-track.
Ball-trackThe outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called the backtrack.
Biased numbersA Big Number that continues through long-term analysis and produced by Biased Wheels.
Biased wheelA roulette wheel that has an imperfection that causes certain numbers or sections of numbers to appear at a higher frequency than probability allows for.
Big numberA number that has hit more than its theoretical average.
Black betA wager on the black color numbers with a payout of 1 to1.
Bottom trackThe slanting, stationary, inner area of a roulette wheel down which the ball slides before bouncing onto the wheel head and into a pocket.
Cancellation betting systemA betting system using a series of numbers that cancels numbers after winning a bet and adds numbers after losing a bet. One specific type of Cancellation System is known as the LaBouchere System.
Capping a betIllegally adding more chips to a bet that has already won. It is a form of Past Posting.
Carr�French for Corner bet.
Chameleon strategyLooking for players who have been winning and then mimicking their betting patterns in the hope that they will continue to be lucky, have found biased wheels, or are visual wheel trackers.
Chasing lossesIncreasing your bets in order to recoup what you've lost.
ChevalFrench for Split bet
Choppy gameA game where neither the player nor the house has been winning consistently. Or, a game where no discernible streaks nor patterns have been appearing.
Cold tableAny table where you and/or other players have been losing.
Color upTo exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips at a table.
Column betOne of the three longer divisions of the layout containing 12 numbers.
ColonneThe French term for Column Bet.
Combination betA bet with one chip or more chips on two or more numbers.
Corner betA bet on four numbers
CroupierThe person who operates the roulette table.
d'Alembert betting systemA system of betting where you increase your bet by one unit after a loss and decrease your bet by one unit after a win.
DerniereA French term for last and refers to the last group of 12 numbers in the Dozen Bet.
Dozen betOne of three dozen numbers on the layout, 1-12, 13-24, 25-36.
Double-up system of bettingA betting system whereby bets are doubled after a loss in hopes of recouping the previous loss.
Double-zero00 number slot on the roulette wheel. Only found on American roulette wheels.
DouzaineFrench term for the Dozen Bet.
En pleinFrench for Straight up bet.
En prisonFrench 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 wheelA roulette wheel with 37 slots numbered 1 to 36 plus one zero, 0.
Even betA wager on even numbers with a 1 to 1 payoff.
Even moneyA bet that pays off at one to one. In roulette Red, Black, Odd, Even, Low, and High bets all pay even money.
Fibonacci betting systemA progressive betting system where each bet is a combination of the two previous numbers.
Flat bettorA player who never varies the size of his bets, and bets the same amount each time.
Five number betCommon with American double zero roulette wheels. It is a bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3.
French wheelA wheel containing just one zero.
Gaffed WheelA wheel that has been rigged.
Golden NumbersNumbers that have hit out of all proportion to their probability.
Grand MartingaleA variant of the Martingale System where you double your bets and add one extra unit after a loss.
High betAn even money bet for the top half (1-18) of the numbers
ImpairFrench term for the Odd Bet.
Inside betA bet anywhere on the number betting area of the roulette layout.
La partageFrench phrase. A 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.
LaBouchere betting systemA type of Cancellation Betting System where numbers are cancelled out from a user-defined string of numbers after a win and added to the string after a loss. The string of numbers determines the next amount to bet.
Layout strategiesBetting systems and strategies that try to overcome the house edge simply by placing different types of bets, without trying to determine if the wheel or dealer is biased.
Line betA wager that one of six numbers will win.
Low betAn even money bet for the bottom half (19-36) of the numbers.
ManqueFrench term for Low Bet.
Martingale betting systemA type of Double-Up System whereby you double your bets after every loss. Meaning that when you win, you'll win back all of your loss, plus the payoff for the original wager.
Money playsThe call that alerts the dealer and the pit that you are betting cash and not chips.
Negative progressionAny system of wagering where you increase bets after a loss.
NoirFrench term for Black Bet.
Non-value chipA gaming chip for which the dollar value is determined by the amount of the buy-in and the amount of chips taken. This is usually established by the 'Table Minimum Bet' amount displayed on the table.
Odd betA wager on odd numbers with a 1 to 1 payoff.
OrphansFrench 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.
OrphelinsFrench 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.
Oustide betBets on the non-number sections of the roulette layout.
PairFrench term for Even Bet.
PasseFrench term for High Bet.
Positive progressionAny system of wagering where you increase bets after a win.
PremiereFrench term for first and refers to the first group of 12 numbers in the Dozen Bet.
Quarter betA wager that one of four numbers will be hit on the next spin.
Red betA wager on the red color numbers with a payout of 1 to 1.
Reverse-LaBouchere betting system A system of playing the LaBouchere System 'in reverse'. That is, you cancel numbers after each loss and add them after each win.
Reverse-Martingale betting systemA system of playing the Martingale System 'in reverse'. That is, you double-up after each win instead of after each loss.
RougeFrench term for Red Bet.
Section shootingThe act of placing the ball in a given section of the wheel.
Section slicingDividing the wheel into sections based upon which numbers have been hitting for the purpose of discovering biases.
SixainneFrench for Six line bet.
Six line betA bet on six numbers.
Split betA bet on two numbers.
Straight up betA bet on one single number.
Street betA bet on three numbers.
SurrenderThe option whereby a casino only takes half a player's losing wager on the even-money bets when the 0 or 00 hits. Few US casinos offer this.
Tiers du cylindreFrench 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.
TransversaleFrench for Street bet.
Trio BetA bet on three numbers.
Visual wheel trackingThe ability to judge where the ball will land by sight.
Voisins du zeroFrench 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.
Wheel-clockingThere are two main definitions for or types of Wheel-Clocking. One is to keep track of the results of roulette spins to ascertain patterns and possibility of wheel bias. The other is to visually or electronically clock the speed of the wheel in an effort to predict where the ball will land.
Wheel rollerA roulette dealer or croupier.
Zero0 number slot on the roulette wheel.
Roulette French Terms Crossword
Roulette French Terms Definition

Roulette came to the United States via France, and many people use the original French terms instead of the English. You'll find some of the French terms in the glossary below for informational purposes. For each French term, you'll see French: English term. See the corresponding English term for the definition. A Cheva French:split bet.
Roulette French Terms Crossword

Roulette came to the United States via France, and many people use the original French terms instead of the English. You'll find some of the French terms in the glossary below for informational purposes. For each French term, you'll see French: English term. See the corresponding English term for the definition. A Cheva French:split bet.
Roulette French Terms CrosswordRoulette French Terms DefinitionRoulette is a casino game named after the French word meaning little wheel.In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number, various groupings of numbers, the colors red or black, whether the number is odd or even, or if the numbers are high (19–36) or low (1–18).
An American Roulette wheel has both zero and double zero, setting the house edge at 5.26%, whereas a European or French Roulette wheel has just one, cutting the house edge in half to just 2.7%.