The two variants of Online Roulette games available at Lucky Nugget Online Casino
are European and American Roulette. The difference between these two classic games
can be found in the layout between European and American Roulette.
Roulette can be a rather daunting game for new or inexperienced players due to the
large number of unique terms used during the course of play. Below is a list of
all the most important terms with a brief description of what they mean to the game
of Roulette.
TERM DESCRIPTION
American Roulette - Roulette
with a 38 pocket wheel numbered 1 to 36 with 2 zero pockets, 0 and 00.
European Roulette - Roulette
with a 37 pocket wheel numbered 1 to 36 with one zero pocket, 0.
5 number Bet - An American
Roulette bet against 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3.
A bet on the Layout -
A bet anywhere on the numbers of the table.
Carré - A corner bet.
Cheval - A split bet.
En Plein - A straight
up bet.
Sixainne - A six line
bet.
Spin- A single Roulette
game.
Split Bet - When a Roulette
player bets on 2 numbers.
Street Bet - When a Roulette
player bets on 3 numbers.
Six line Bet - When a
Roulette player bets on 6 numbers.
Transversale - See Street
bet above.
Column Bet - A bet on
one of the 3 strips on the outside of the Roulette table with a payout of 2:1.
Combination Bet - A bet
on more than one outcome in a single spin of the Roulette wheel (this means a player
to duck their bets).
Corner Bet - A 4 number
bet on a Roulette table that offers an 8:1 payout.
Dozen Bet - An outside
Roulette bet that the ball will land on 1-12,13-24 or 25-36.
Even/Odd Bet - Roulette
bet on whether a result will be even or odd.
En Prison - Applied to
even money bets. When the result is zero certain roulette tables give players half
the original bet or wager to bet again on another round.
High/Low Bet - Roulette
bet on high numbers (19-36) or low numbers (1-18).
Inside Bet - Roulette
bet on the numbers in the roulette layout.
La Partage - Similar to
"en prison". Here, you lose half the bet and you cannot leave your bet en prison
for another round.
Orphelins - Roulette bet
on a combination of numbers that are adjacent on the wheel, but separated on the
betting layout.
Outside Bet - Any Roulette
bet that is not a numbers bet.
Red-Black Bet - Roulette
bet on either a red or black number that pays 1:1.
Straight up Bet - Roulette
bet on one number that pays 35:1.
Tiers du Cylindre - Roulette
bet on a combination of numbers that are adjacent on the layout but separate on
the roulette wheel (the opposite to Orphelins).
Trio Bet - A bet on the
result being one of three possible numbers.
Voisins du Zero (Neighbors of Zero) -
A bet on a group of numbers adjacent to the zero.