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Glossary of Roulette
All di roulette words wey dis site dey use, with di French original dem where pipo still dey use dem for table.
American roulettetype of rouletteWheel wey get 0 and 00, 38 pockets, house edge 5.26%. E no be di main model wey dis site dey use.Announced bettableAnoda name for call bet: bet on one sector of di wheel wey you tok give di dealer, and di dealer go put di chips.AntemoniOne fixed amount wey you pay to take part for one round, before anytin happen. E don go, whatever happen.ApronequipmentDi part wey slope between di ball track and di pockets, where di deflectors dey.BallequipmentDi small ball wey dem dey throw for di track against di rotor. Modern balls na ivorine or Teflon, 18–21 mm.Ball trackequipmentDi groove for di rim wey di ball dey run inside before e slow down and fall. Dem also dey call am: upper track.BankrollmoniDi total moni wey you set aside for play. Bankroll management na to decide how much of am you go risk for each bet and for each session.BasketbetFor single-zero wheel: 0, 1, 2, 3 with one chip, e dey pay 8:1. Dem also dey call am: first four, quatre premiers.Betting windowliveDi time inside one live round wey dem dey accept bets, wey di game server dey time and show as countdown.Biased wheellabWheel wey get physical defect wey make some pockets come out pass 1/37. E rare, and you fit only find am with thousands of spins wey you record.Birthday problemmathsHow many pipo e go take before two of dem go probably share birthday, or how many spins before one number go probably repeat. For wheel wey get 37 pockets, 8 spins don do for chance wey pass even.BlackbetEven-money bet for di 18 black numbers. For French: noir.BowlequipmentDi outer part of di wheel wey no dey move: di wooden or composite rim wey hold di ball track and di apron, and di rotor dey spin inside am.Break-evenmathsDi point where di expected value of one bet na exactly zero, so no side get edge. E dey usually be one payout or one jackpot size.Buy-intableTo change cash to chips for di table. You go do am between spins, and you go put di cash on top di layout, you no go hand am give di dealer.Call bettableBet wey you announce give di dealer instead of to put am with your hand, usually bet on one sector of di wheel like voisins or tiers. Dem also dey call am “announced bet”.CarréFR · cornerFrench name for corner: one chip for di point where four numbers meet, e dey pay 8:1.ChevalFR · splitFrench name for split: one chip on top di line between two numbers, e dey pay 17:1.Chi-square testlabStatistical test wey dey compare di hits wey you see for each pocket with di n/37 wey you expect. Dem dey use am to judge whether wheel get bias.ChipmoniToken wey stand for one fixed amount, wey you put on top di layout to make bet. Dem also dey call am: check.Cold numbermythNumber wey never show for many spins. For fair wheel, e no carry any information about di spins wey dey come.ColonneFR · columnFrench name for column bet, e dey pay 2:1.Colour chipstableChips wey na only for roulette, each player for di table get im own colour, with value wey you set when you buy in. Dem also dey call dem: wheel checks.ColumnbetTwelve numbers for one column of di layout wey stand from up to down, e dey pay 2:1.Complete betbetAll di inside bets wey include one number: di straight up, every split, street, corner and six line wey di number dey inside. Dem also dey call am: complet; when e reach di table limit, maximum.CornerbetFour numbers wey share one corner for di layout, e dey pay 8:1.CroupierpipoDi dealer for roulette table.D'AlembertstrategyProgression wey dey add one unit afta you lose and remove one afta you win.DeflectorequipmentOne of di metal tins for di apron wey dey scatter di ball as e dey fall. Dem also dey call am: canoe, diamond, pin.Degrees of freedomlabDi number of values wey no depend on each oda inside one statistic. For chi-square test on 37 pockets na 36, becos di counts must add up to di total.DollyequipmentDi marker wey dem put on top di number wey win for di layout while dem dey settle di bets.Double zerotype of rouletteDi 00 pocket of di American wheel. Becos e dey there, di house edge go up from 2.70% to 5.26%.DouzaineFR · dozenFrench name for dozen: première (1–12), moyenne (13–24), dernière (25–36).Dozenbet1–12, 13–24 or 25–36, e dey pay 2:1.DrawdownmoniHow much di bankroll fall from im highest point reach one lower point wey come later inside one session. Maximum drawdown na di biggest of dat kind fall.En prisonruleFrench rule: when zero come out, dem go hold even-money bet for di next spin instead make e lose. E dey cut di house edge for dose bets into half.European roulettetype of rouletteSingle-zero wheel, 37 pockets, house edge 2.70%. Na di main model for dis site.Even-money betbetRed/black, odd/even, high/low. 18 numbers, e dey pay 1:1.Expected lossmathsExpected value times di total moni wey you bet; di average amount wey you go lose for one session or one period.Expected valuemathsDi average result for each bet for di long run. −1/37 of di stake for every standard European bet.Fair gamemathsGame where no side get edge: every bet get expected value of zero.Faites vos jeuxFR · procedure“Put your bets.” Di call of di dealer wey dey open betting for one round.FibonaccistrategyProgression wey dey follow di sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…: one step forward afta you lose, two steps back afta you win.FinalebetCall bet on all di numbers wey end with di same digit, for example finale 5: 5, 15, 25, 35.Flat bettingstrategyTo bet di same amount every spin. Na di baseline wey dem dey compare every progression with.French roulettetype of rouletteSingle-zero wheel with la partage or en prison, wey dey bring di even-money house edge down to 1.35%.FretequipmentDi metal wey divide two pockets for di wheel.Gambler fallacymathsDi belief sey di spins wey don pass dey change di odds of di next one. Dem no dey change am: spins no dey depend on each oda.High / LowbetEven-money bets wey cover 19–36 (high, passe) or 1–18 (low, manque).HoldmoniDi part of di moni wey players bring come di table wey di casino keep for real. E high pass di house edge becos players dey bet dia winnings again.Hot handmythDi belief sey wins wey follow each oda, or one result wey dey repeat, go make anoda one more likely. For di wheel, na di gambler fallacy wey dem turn around.Hot numbermythNumber wey don show pass wetin dem expect recently. For fair wheel e no dey predict anytin.House edgemathsDi part of each stake wey di casino dey keep for average: 2.70% for European roulette.Impair / PairFR · odd/evenFrench name for odd and even.Independent spinsmathsEach spin get di same probabilities no matter wetin happen before. Na di base for every calculation for dis site.Inside betbetAny bet wey you put on top or between di numbers of di grid: straight up, split, street, corner, six line.Inverse gambler fallacymathsTo conclude from one result wey no common sey many tries must don happen before am.Jeu zéroFR · sector“Zero game”: di seven numbers wey near zero pass (12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15), wey you bet with four chips.La partageruleFrench rule: when zero come out, dem go return half of even-money stake. E dey cut di house edge for dose bets into half, to 1.35%.LabouchèrestrategyCancellation system: write one line of numbers, bet di total of di two ends, cancel dem afta you win, add di stake wey you lose afta you lose.Law of large numbersmathsDi average of results wey no depend on each oda dey move near di expected value as di number of tries dey grow.LayoutequipmentDi betting grid wey dem print for di table. Dem also dey call am: table, felt, cloth.Manque / PasseFR · low/highFrench name for low (1–18) and high (19–36).MartingalestrategyProgression wey dey double di bet afta every loss. Check di Strategy section to see wetin e dey do and wetin e no dey do.Monte Carlo simulationlabTo run thousands of random sessions to see how di outcomes dey spread. Na di method wey di simulators for here dey use.NeighboursbetOne number and di two pockets for each side of am for di wheel, five straight-up chips.No more betsprocedureDi call of di dealer (or di prompt for screen) wey dey close betting. Nobody fit put, move or remove chips again.Noir / RougeFR · black/redFrench name for black and red.Odd / EvenbetEven-money bets on di 18 odd numbers or di 18 even numbers. Zero no be any of dem.OrphelinsFR · sector“Orphans”: di eight numbers wey voisins and tiers leave: 17, 34, 6 and 1, 20, 14, 31, 9.Outside betbetBet on di boxes wey surround di grid: dozens, columns and even-money bets.p-valuelabDi probability to see deviation wey big reach di one wey you see or pass am, if di wheel dey fair.ParolistrategyPositive progression: double afta you win, start again afta you lose or afta three wins one afta di oda. Dem also dey call am: reverse Martingale.Pay tablemoniDi list of wetin each bet or each result dey pay. For machines and side bets, na there dem dey set di house edge.PayoutmoniWetin bet wey win dey return, wey dem dey quote as “X to 1” on top di stake wey dem return.PleinFR · straight upFrench name for straight up: one chip on one single number, e dey pay 35:1.PocketequipmentOne of di 37 small boxes wey get number for di rotor. Dem also dey call am: slot, cup.Prime numbermathsWhole number wey pass 1 wey only 1 and imself fit divide exactly: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 and so on.ProbabilitymathsDi chance of one outcome, from 0 to 1 or from 0% to 100%. One number: 1/37 = 2.70%.ProgressionstrategyAny rule wey dey change di stake based on di results wey don pass. Negative progressions dey raise am afta losses, positive ones afta wins.Progressive jackpotmoniTop prize wey dey grow with small part of every bet until person win am, den e go drop back to one starting amount, di seed.Quatre premiersFR · basketFrench name for di basket bet: 0, 1, 2, 3.RacetracktableDi oval strip for live and electronic layouts wey dey show di numbers for wheel order, wey you dey use to put neighbours and sector bets with one tap.RedbetEven-money bet on di 18 red numbers. For French: rouge.Rien ne va plusFR · procedure“Notin dey go again.” Di French call for no more bets.Risk of ruinmathsDi probability sey you go lose di whole bankroll before you reach one target or one number of spins.RNG roulettetype of rouletteRoulette wey dey use software random number generator instead of real wheel. Di same odds, and wheel bias no fit happen.RotorequipmentDi part of di wheel wey dey spin and carry di pockets.RTPmoniReturn to player: di part of di bets wey dem dey pay back for average. RTP of European roulette: 97.30%, wey na 100% minus di 2.70% house edge.SectorwheelPockets wey follow each oda for one arc of di wheel, no be group for di layout.Side betbetExtra bet wey you fit choose wey dem join to di main game, usually on streak, bonus event or jackpot. E dey almost always cost pass di standard bets.Six linebetSix numbers for two rows wey dey near each oda, e dey pay 5:1. For French: sixain.SixainFR · six lineFrench name for six line: six numbers for two rows, e dey pay 5:1.Snake betbetTwelve red numbers wey dey zigzag go down di layout: 1, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 32, 34. E dey pay 2:1 like dozen where dem offer am.SplitbetTwo numbers wey dey near each oda, e dey pay 17:1.Standard deviationmathsSquare root of variance; di normal distance between one result and di expected value.Stop-lossstrategyOne amount of loss wey you set before, wey you go end di session when you reach am.Stop-winstrategyOne profit target wey you set before, wey you go end di session when you reach am.Straight upbetOne single number, e dey pay 35:1.StreetbetThree numbers for one row of di layout, e dey pay 11:1. For French: transversale.Table limittableDi minimum and maximum bet wey dem allow. Na di maximum dey stop progressions wey dey double.Tiers du cylindreFR · sector“One third of di wheel”: di twelve numbers wey dey opposite zero, from 27 to 33 for di wheel, wey you bet with six splits.TransversaleFR · streetFrench name for street (transversale pleine, 3 numbers) and six line (transversale simple, 6 numbers).True oddsmathsDi payout wey go make bet fair: di outcomes wey lose divided by di ones wey win. Straight up on 37 pockets get true odds of 36 to 1.TurnovermoniDi total moni wey you bet for one session or one period, including winnings wey you bet again. Dem also dey call am: handle, action.UnitmoniDi base stake wey system or player dey work with. Dem dey describe progressions in units so dat dem go fit work for any table.VariancemathsOne measure of how wide di results dey spread around di expected value. E high for straight up, e low for even-money bets.Visual ballisticslabTo predict di sector where di ball go drop with your eye, from di speed of di ball and di rotor, without any device.Voisins du zéroFR · sector“Neighbours of zero”: di seventeen numbers from 22 to 25 for di wheel, wey you bet with nine chips.Wheel headequipmentAnoda name for rotor: di part wey dey spin and carry di numbers.Wild cardruleCard, usually joker, wey dey count as any card wey go make di best hand.ZerowheelDi one green pocket wey no even-money, dozen or column bet dey cover; na im be di source of di house edge. Dem also dey call am: single zero, 0.