Casino Glossary

• Even Number Bet

  Roulette

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

• 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.

• Street Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on three numbers in one of the 12 rows. E.g. 7, 8, 9. Pays 11 to 1.

  Synonym: Transversale Simple

• 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

• 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.

• En Prison

  Roulette

  French for a bet that must be left on the table for the next spin when there is a tie on an even-money wager (when a 0 or 00 is the outcome).

• Pill

  Roulette

  Another name for the roulette ball.

  Synonym: Ball

• Rouge

  Roulette

  French for "red". In roulette, a red number.

• 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.

• 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.