ACTION - Betting
ACTION #s - Numbers spaced somewhat evenly around the wheel and always in action.
AMERICAN WHEEL - A roulette wheel and layout that contains 38 #s including 0 & 00.
BALL ACTION – The way the ball reacts in a spin.
BALL OUT - This is the call when a ball pops out of the wheel.
BALL TESTER - Small compass that test the ball for metal or magnets.
BANK - The total cash chips available at the table when it opens.
BANKROLL - The total money you come to the casino with.
BASKET BET - 11 to 1 bet covering 2,0,00 (trio bet).
BEARD - Someone who bets for someone else to hide his or her identity.
BIAS WHEEL - Worn, defective, unbalanced, or UN-leveled wheel (very, very rare).
BLACK - The color of 18 roulette numbers, or outside bet that pays 1 to 1.
BLACKS - $100 Black colored chips.
BOWL - Holds the revolving part of the wheel.
BREAK EVEN - A point at which you neither win nor lose.
BREAKING THE BANK - Winning so much that you close a gaming table.
BUY-IN - You give the dealer your money and he gives you chips in return.
CANOES - Deflectors around the inside of the bowl.
CASH IN - What you say when you are finished playing and want to turn in your Casino
value chips.
CHARTING THE PLAYERS - Finding a lucky or knowledgeable winning player and following
his/her play. We gave it the name Hitchhiking.
CHARTING THE TABLE - Watching the table to see what #s have been coming out.
CHECK RACKER - Helps dealer and piles up chips (Chip Racker).
CHIPS / CHECKS - Casino gaming tokens.
CHIP FAIRY - Someone who steals your value chips off the table.
CLOCKING THE DEALER - Watching to see if the dealer is favoring a special section of the
wheel.
COLD – A losing streak or player is called cold.
COLOR IN - What you say when you are finished playing and want to turn in your colored chips.
COLUMN BET - Wager on one of the three columns (pays 2 to 1).
COMPARTMENT - The #'s where the ball comes to rest.
COMPING/ COMP / COMPED - Term for getting things free at the casino/hotel.
CORNER BET/QUAD BET - An 8-1 bet covering 4 #s.
CROOKED WHEEL - Illegal wheel (very, very rare).
CROUPIER - French term for the dealer.
DEALER - He/she spins the wheel.
DIRTY PILE - A stack of chips with an odd color chip or different value chip in it.
DISCIPLINE - Will power important to long term and consistent winning.
DOMINANT - #s or colors, or sections that seem to be coming out at this time.
DOUBLE STREET/LINE BET/SIX # BET - A bet covering 6 #s paying 5 to 1.
DOUBLE ZERO - 38th number on the American wheel (colored green).
DOZEN - One of the three groups of twelve numbers (pays 2 to 1).
DROP BOX - The cash box where the dealer places money and tips.
EDGE – Having the advantage.
EN PRISON - Giving up half your bet for another spin/or stay in prison until you win or lose.
EUROPEAN/FRENCH WHEEL - A wheel & layout with 37 numbers including only 1 zero (0).
EVEN - Outside bets on high-low, odd-even, and red or black all paying 1-1.
EXPECTED VALUE – This is what you expect to win or should win if the Law of Average is on
time.
FISH – Sucker.
FLOATER - The ball stays around the edge of the wheel and resists dropping into number
compartment. After 10 turns of the wheel it's called no spin.
FLOORMAN - The man/woman in charge of the Casino.
FRETS - Metal partitions between #s on the wheel designed to deflect ball ensuring random play.
FRONT MONEY – Money you deposited at the casino cage.
FULL PILE - 20 chips equals a full pile of chips or full stack.
GREEN NUMBERS - Zero and double-zero (0,00).
GRIND – Losing slowly.
GRIND JOINT - A casino that doesn't cater to hi-rollers.
HIGH / LOW BET - Even money bet that the spin comes up either the high #s or low #s.
HI-ROLLER - Big gambler, could be a winner or loser.
HITCHHIKER - Someone who follows someone else's betting strategy (a term we invented).
HOT = A winning streak or player is called Hot.
HOUSE ADVANTAGE - Odds in favor of the House, House Edge, Vig.
HOUSE LIMIT = Prevents a player in a hot streak from hurting the Casino.
HOUSE #s - The numbers that we don't bet on - numbers the casino wins on.
HOUSE WALK - Walking when a lot of house #s are coming out.
INSIDE BET - Bets on any of the numbers, including O and OO.
INSURANCE OR HEDGE BET - An additional bet that reduces your odds of losing if it hits.
LAW OF AVERAGES - Everything evens out in time.
LAYOUT - Playing surface.
LONG SHOT - A bet with high odds against your winning.
LOOSE MACHINE – A slot machine that keeps paying off.
LOSS WALK - Your loss walk goal (loss limit) (stop loss).
LUCK - Good or bad depending on a winning or losing streak.
MARKER/DOLLY/CROWN - Marks the winning #'d location.
MARTINGALE SYSTEM - A doubling up system after each loss (bad system of play).
MAXIMUM - Largest bet allowed.
MONEY MANAGEMENT - The method of controlling your money during play.
MUCKING - What a dealer is doing when he/she is sorting and re-stacking chips.
NEIGHBORS - The group of #s to the immediate left and right of the winning #.
NET PROFIT - The difference between what you bet and won.
NICKELS/REDS - Roulettese for $5.00 Value Chips (checks).
ODD - An even money bet that an odd number will win.
ODDS - pay back ratio example 2 to 1.
OUTSIDE BET - Betting area on the layout outside the numbers.
PARLAY - When you bet back the entire previous winning bet.
PIT - The area where the Dealer and the Pit Boss stands.
PIT BOSS - Supervisor of the roulette area.
PLAYER - A real gambler who does well.
PLAYER CARD - An ID card the casino gives you.
PRESS - Adding chips to the last winning pile of chips.
PROBABILITY – Repetitive events subject to logical observations.
PROFIT - chips/money in excess of what you started with.
PROGRESSION - Increasing your bet.
ROULETTESE / INDEX
TERM DEFINITION
PUNTER - A gambler, comes in with a short-range goal, hits his/her goal, and gets right out.
PURPLES - $500 purple colored value chips.
QUARTERS / GREENS - Roulettese for $25.00 Value Chips (checks).
RATED - Term to describe how the casino qualifies you for comping (free room/food/drinks).
RED / BLACK BET - An even money bet on either red or black.
REGRESS - To reduce your bets.
ROULETTE - A game of chance.
ROULETTESE - Roulette terms.
RUN - A series of numbers starting with a win and ending with a loss or visa versa.
SCARED MONEY - A player who is nervous about betting.
SESSION BANKROLL - The total money you come to the table with.
SERIES – A round of betting starting and ending with a win or loss.
SHARP - A wise guy.
SHILL - An undercover Casino employee.
SHORT STACK - A pile of chips that has fewer chips than it should.
SKY EYE - Person or camera watching the play.
SLEEPER - A # that hasn't come out in a while.
SPIN WALK - # of spins in a row you'll lose then walk.
SPLIT BET - A bet covering two numbers paying 17-1.
SPRING VALUE - The ability for a particular system to win back losses.
STACK - 1 Pile of 20 chips.
STRAIGHT-UP BET - A roulette single-number bet paying 35-1.
STRATEGY - A plan.
STREAK - A run of good or bad luck.
STREET BET / SINGLE STREET BET / TRIO BET - An 11-1 bet covering 3#s.
SURE BET - A bet with low or no odds against your losing.
SYSTEM - Method of play for winning.
TABLE MINIMUM - Minimum allowable on inside or outside bets.
TALL STACK - A pile of chips that has more chips than it should.
TIPPING - Sharing some of your good fortune with the casino employees.
TOKE – Tip to the dealer.
TOP LINE BET -(Also sometimes referred to as first five) a specific roulette bet paying 6-1
(covering 0,00,1,2,3) odds are 7.89% in favor of the house.
TRENDS - Recognizable sequence of #s, colors, odds, evens, columns, or sections.
UP & DOWN TABLE - A table where you win, lose, win, lose, win, lose.
VALUE CHIPS – Chips with values marked on them.
VIGORISH (VIG) - In Roulette vigorish is the house cut or edge of 5.263% or 2.703%.
WHITE CHIPS - $1 while colored value chips (whites).
WIN WALK - Your win walk goal (e.g. 30% profit).
ZERO - The 37th number on a roulette wheel (colored green).
ZERO ZERO - The 38th # on an American Wheel (colored green), also called Double Zero.
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