Casino Glossary

• Low Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on the numbers 1-18.

  Synonym: Manque

  Antonym: High Bet

• Manque

  Roulette

  A bet on the numbers 1-18.

• Noir

  Roulette

  French for "black". In roulette, a bet on a black number.

• Odd-Number Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on the odd numbers. Pays 1 to 1.

• Orphans

  Roulette

  Eight numbers on the two sections of the wheel (17, 34, 6, and 1, 20, 14, 31, 9) between the Voisins du zero and tiers du cylindre sections. Also a five-chip bet on those numbers: straight up on the 1, and split bets on 6 and 9, 14 and 17, 17 and 20, and 31 and 34.

• Outside Bets

  Roulette

  A bet on the outside part of the layout. The odds range from 1 to 1 to 3 to 1 as the player is betting on a lot of numbers, such as black, even or 1-18.

• Pair

  Roulette

  1) In poker, two cards of the same rank;

  2) In roulette, a bet on the even numbers (vs impair for the odd numbers).

• Parlay

  Roulette

  Increasing a bet with the winnings of the previous spin. Has essentially the same meaning in craps.

• Paroli

  Roulette

  A betting system in which the player increases their bet after a win, as opposed to the Martingale system, where a bet is increased after a loss.

  See also: French Roulette (European Roulette)

• Passé

  Roulette

  A bet on the number 19-36.