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Roulette Terms




Author: Dolly Gambler


American Roulette
This style consist of a roulette wheel which has 38 compartments and numbers from 1 to 36 with the addition of 0 and 00

Backtrack
The outer rim of the wheel in roulette where the ball spins. It is also known as ball-track

Croupier
An employee of the casino who operates the Roulette table

European Roulette
This style consists of a Roulette wheel which has 37 compartments and numbers from 1 to 36 with the addition of a 0

High Bet
When players place bets on numbers 19 to 36

Inside Bet
When a player bets on or between numbers in the boxes of the layout

Low Bet
When players bet on numbers 1 – 8

Outside Bet
When a player bets with even money (for example black/red, high/low, odd/even) and the payout is 1:1

Parlay
When a player places his bet on the table and leaves it along with an added new bet, ready for the next spin

Street Bet
When a player bets on three numbers

Wheel Head
The part of the Roulette wheel that has the numbered pockets