Casino Glossary

• American Roulette

  Casino GameRoulette

  One of two versions of roulette, which has the numbers 1-36, 0 and 00, as opposed to the European version, which has no 00. Adding the 00 doubles the house advantage.

• Ball

  Roulette

  A white ball used to determine the winning roulette number; the dealer spins it around the wheel, and it eventually falls into a numbered slot.

  Synonym: Pill

• Basket Bet

  Roulette

  The worst single bet in roulette: betting on 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously. It pays 6 to 1, making the house advantage the highest possible.

• Black Bet

  Roulette

  A bet that the next number will be one of 18 black ones. There are also 18 red and one or two green numbers (0, 00).

  Antonym: Red Bet

• Carré

  Roulette

  French for a corner bet, i.e. placing a bet on the corner where four numbers meet. If any of the numbers is the winner, the bet pays 8 to 1.

• Chameleon Strategy

  Roulette

  Mimicking the play or strategy of a winning roulette player.

  Synonym: Coat-tail

• Cheval

  Roulette

  French for a split bet, i.e. betting two numbers at once by placing a chip on the line between the two. Pays 17 to 1.

  Synonym: Split Bet

• Choppy Game

  Roulette

  A session that does not favor either the casino or the roulette players.

• Coat-tail

  Roulette

  Bet the same way as a winning player.

  Synonym: Chameleon Strategy

• Colonne

  Roulette

  French for column. In roulette, a bet on all 12 numbers in one of three columns.

  Synonym: Column Bet