Casino Glossary

• Even Number Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on all the even numbers. Pays 1 to 1.

• Finale Schnaps

  Roulette

  French term for a bet on the numbers 11, 22 and 33.

  See also: French Roulette (European Roulette)

• Finales

  Roulette

  A bet on numbers ending with the same digit, e.g. Finale 1 means bets on 1, 11, 21 and 31.

• French Roulette (European Roulette)

  Roulette

  The version of roulette without the 00. Has half the house edge of the American version with the 00.

  Synonym: European Roulette

• High Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on the numbers 19-36, which pays 1 to 1.

  Antonym: Low Bet

• High-Low Bet

  CrapsRoulette

  In roulette, an even-money bet on either 1-18 (low) or 19-36 (high). In craps, a one-time bet on the 2 and 12 on the next roll.

• Impair

  Roulette

  French for a bet on the odd numbers. Pays 1 to 1.

• Inside Bets

  Roulette

  Bets placed on the inside part of the roulette layout, on numbers or combinations of numbers. Outside bets (e.g. black, even) have lower payout odds.

• La Partage

  Roulette

  If a 0 or 00 comes up, one of three things can happen to an even-money bet (e.g. black, even), from worst to best: a loss, la partage and en prison. In la partage, the player loses half their bet.

• Line Bet

  CrapsRouletteSlots

  1) In slots, the amount bet on each active line;

  2) In roulette, a bet on six numbers in two adjacent rows, e.g. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.