Roulette Glossary

Definitions for the terms used in roulette games.

Corner bets, high bets, a six line — it's not always easy to know what's going on during a game of roulette. So, we've compiled a few useful terms:

American roulette:: The American variation of roulette, where the wheel features an extra pocket for double zeros.
Corner bet:: A bet placed on the corner of four numbers, encompassing each pocket.
Dozen bet:: A bet on the first second or third groups of twelve numbers on the board.
European roulette:: European variation of the game, containing only one green square.
Fibonacci system:: Very similar to the Labouchere betting system, only using the Fibonacci number sequence to work from.
French roulette:: French variation of the game very similar to European roulette with the added bonus en prison, which allows you to rebet any color bets that land on green.
High bet:: Consists of the top half of the 36 numbers (not including zero).
Inside bet:: Any bets placed within the board.
Labouchere system:: Elaborate betting system using random numbers that equate to the desired amount to win.
Low bet:: Consists of the bottom half of the 36 numbers (not including zero).
Martingale system:: Betting system relying on the fallacy that future random events are directly influenced by past events.
Odd/Even bet:: Betting on the next number coming out being odd/even.
Outside bets:: Bets placed outside the board on predefined groups of numbers such as red or odd numbers.
Six line:: Two street bets (six pockets).
Straight bet:: Betting on a single number.
Street bet:: Betting on three numbers in a line.
Wager:: Another word for a bet.
Wheel:: The roulette wheel (where the pockets are and where the ball is spun around).