Roulette Glossary – all terms related to the game

The most important terms from the roulette world for beginners and advanced players.

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A

• American Roulette - on this table, the Simple and Multiple Odds are arranged in such a way that they can be easily reached by each player himself. This speeds up the game sequence. Furthermore, the american roulette in the USA, in addition to the simple zero, there is also the double zero. American roulette is one of the most famous expressions in roulette.
• Ad announcement – In the case of an advertisement, you only hand over your bet to the croupier
  Easy odds and dozens are to be set by the player himself.

B

• Bank advantage - is the advantage for the bank "invested" by the zero, which is the same for all Roulette playing in a casino exists.
• Balung - is called a prolonged sequence of losing or winning games.
• Gang Play - Gang gambling is prohibited in the casinos. It means that you exceed the maximum of a table with the support of friendly fellow players.
• Bout de Table – when French Roulette -Table the croupier sitting at the head of the table is so called.

C

• Carré - is the betting on a cross of four numbers each forming a square.
• Chaleur - translates as heat or heat. One speaks of a chaleur when only one boiler sector appears again and again over a long playing period.
• Rewards - are divided into Simple odds and Multiple odds. The Easy odds include red/Black, Even/Odd and 1-18/19-36. The Multiple odds include all combinations consisting of at least two numbers as well as dozens and columns.
• Chief Croupier - monitors the players, the game and its staff at a table. He is responsible for the smooth running of the game, as well as the clarification of disagreements during sets of disputes.
• Cheval - this is called the possibility of betting on two numbers that are next to each other or among each other on the tableau.
• Chip - the Anglo-American term for tokens or pieces
• Croupier - An employee of the casino, who, according to a points system, is paid exclusively from tips (tronc).

D

• D'Alembert, Lean Le Ronde - famous French mathematician to whom we owe the d'Alembert progression.
• Double zero (Double zero) - either the double zero in American roulette, in which the bets are also lost on the simple chance, or the double appearance of the zero in European roulette. Here, the already blocked funds are blocked for another game.
• Doublette - is called when the same number appears twice in a row.
• Triplet - should the same number appear three times in a row
• Drehcroupier - throw the ball into the cauldron and pay out the winnings.
• Threetransversals - is the designation for three horizontally adjacent numbers on the tableau. In total there are 12 three-transversals.
• Third chance - is another name for dozens and columns.
• Dozen - it's one of those multiple chances. 1st dozen: 1 – 12, 2nd dozen: 13 – 24 and the 3rd dozen: 25 - 36.

E

• Ecart - When a simple chance occurs much more often than its alternative. If odd appears 18 times more often in a series than even, then one speaks of an 18er Ecart.
• Easy opportunities - consist of red or black, even or odd and 1-18 or 19-36.
• Unit - denotes the value you bet on a chance of winning.
• Use - is the sum of all units that a player gives a chance on all of them. Either by himself or he hands his bets to the croupier with the appropriate advertisements.

F

• Color chips - occur mainly in American roulette. Here, each player gets his chips (all of which have the same value determined by the player) in a different color.
• Favorites - Numbers or groups of numbers that appear more frequently than average

G

• Gagnate (Sortante) - is the chance that just won, On the contrary, Perdante
• Law of the Third (Two-Thirds Law) - often referred to as the law of small numbers, it says that within a rotation (37 games) usually only about two-thirds of all numbers fall, and some of them several times.
• Profit - out of a casino is tax free. (Exceptions may exist for poker professionals)
• Winning odds - are statistically the fairest of all gambling games at roulette. For Simple odds, 98.65% of the bets should be paid to the players, and for Multiple odds, 97.3%.
• Gambling - all casino games are mentioned, in which the decision about winning and losing depends solely on chance.

H

• Hand change - denotes the replacement of the spin croupier or throw croupier by another croupier, usually after 15 to 30 minutes.

I

• Intermittent employment - When simple chances alternate regularly. E.g. Red/Black, Red/Black, Red/Black, etc.

J

• Jeton - the French term for the tokens that are used instead of cash, also referred to as chips in the Anglo-American area.

K

• Boiler - is usually made of high-quality wood (mahogany). A disc with 37 or 38 number slots rotates inside it.
• Column - is a possibility to bet and is one of the multiple chances. Here, the 12 numbers on the tabelau are played. There are three columns in total.
• Concession - is the state permit to operate a casino.
• Ball - is white in roulette and was formerly made of ivory, while today the plastics dominate everywhere.

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L

• Ludography - is called the systematic roulette game research

M

• Manque - one of the easy chances. The numbers 1 to 18 are used.
• Marche - your longer lasting series of an easy chance
• Maximum - is the respective maximum bet at a table and is staggered according to chances. The highest maximum is for Simple chances, this is shown at each table.
• Multiple chances - include all combinations of at least two numbers as well as dozens, columns and squares. Are so called because the multiple of the bet is paid out on a win.
• Minimum - the smallest bet that has to be played at a table and is written on each table.

N

• Nose - a once interrupted series e.g. Black, Black, Black, Black, Red, Black, Black
• Secondary numbers / Secondary numbers - are the numbers that lie to the right and left of a certain number in the boiler, also called neighboring numbers (neighboring numbers

P

• Pair - are all even numbers and belongs to the Easy odds.
• Match - completed section of the game that was completed with a win or loss
• Fit - the numbers are 19 to 36 and is one of the Easy chances.
• Perdante - Chance just lost. Opposite Gagnate
• Permanence - the sequence of the fallen numbers at a roulette table, in Europe these are usually displayed visually on an electronic board.
• Platzer - when you have completely lost your pre-determined game capital. (Should not happen to you with my system)
• Plein - when betting on a single number. This also includes the zero or the double zero. In Europe, it is customary to tip your bet when you win.
• Progression - The increase of his bet to compensate for a previous loss
• Prison - comes from the French and means that when the zero appears, the bet on the Easy Chances is blocked. First, the so-called En Prison rule applies. This means that if the ball falls to zero, the chips used will be locked and will be sent to prison. They now do not belong to either the player or the bank. Only the next coup decides who will be awarded the chips. If the chosen chance falls on the next throw, the blocked bet becomes free again and the player can decide whether to leave the bet on the chance or take it for himself. If Zero comes again, the chosen chance must fall twice so that the player's bet becomes free again. However, the player can Partagez la Masse always demand that half of his stake be paid out to him as an alternative

Q

• Quicktable - Roulette tables with a faster pace of play, where players have to place their bets themselves.

R

• Rateau - the rake of the croupier, with which he pulls the lost chips from the table. In a small edition also possible as a guest-Rateau. However, this may only be used for betting and withdrawing winnings.
• Rien ne va plus - means "Nothing works anymore" and sounds a few seconds after the bullet has been thrown into the boiler. After this announcement, no more bets may be made, changed or removed.
• Rotation - is a playthrough of 37 coups. Theoretically, all 37 numbers could have occurred once now. But, as a rule, only 2/3 of the existing numbers appeared.

S

• Saalchef - the superordinate person responsible for the operation of the game at all tables for each croupier.
• Saladier - the croupier who sorts the chips according to their piece size at a French table.
• Sector - a section in the roulette wheel
• Piece - general name for a unit, indicates the size or value of the individual token.

T

• Tableau - the green, blue or red felt cloth. It contains the 36 numbers, zero, zero and double zero, as well as dozens, columns and Simple odds.
• Transversal - it's one of those multiple chances. There are 12 three-way transversals, where you bet on three horizontally adjacent numbers at the same time, and 6 six-way transversals, where you bet on six numbers next to each other.
• Grape - denotes a longer-lasting series that is not interrupted, such as black six times in a row.
• Tip - also often referred to as Tronc. It is expected that if you bet on a number and win, the croupier will receive a tip in the amount of the bet. Otherwise, a tip is only common for a longer winning streak.
• Tronc - the salaries of the croupiers are distributed according to a point system, paid from the tip contained therein. The casinos also take into account the type of activity and the duration of the business affiliation.

V

• Voisins - this is how the secondary numbers are called in French.

Z

• Zero - the French word for the zero, often also as the Gold Dredger the bank is named. In the case of Zero, all bets on the Easy Chances are blocked in Europe and all bets on the multiple chances lose and go to the bank. In the USA, the bets on the Easy chances also lose at Zero.

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