Translations, meanings and terms from the roulette world
Small dictionary for the most important roulette terms, including their translation and meaning.
Rien ne va plus
Rien ne va plus - "No more." One of the most famous phrases in the casino. After being said by the croupier, bets can no longer be placed.
Croupier
Croupier - The employees of the casino who are responsible for the operation of gambling. There are Maincroupiers, Saladiers, Sous- chefs, chefs table, hall chiefs and Technical Director. They earn their money through the main tips of their customers.
Jeton
Token represents the term Grand Jeu (play money). The casino is played not with cash but with play money. This game is called token money. The game chips, there are usual in 5 to 10,000 chips in the local currency. The Twenties chips are called Louisdore or Loui.
Roulette Wheel
On the roulette wheel, the main focus has been laid throughout the game. Here the winning numbers are determined. So a player decides on the profit or loss of a game. In the French version, the game consists of 37 fields (18 red and 18 black), and a green zero. In the American version, there is a double zero. So a field more.
Tableau
The "tableau" is the roulette table. Here you can bet with your tokens.
Rouge and Noirs
The red (rouge) or black (noir) fields at roulette
Rouge und Noirs
For more information, see our page about colors at roulette.
Pair and Impair
Do the straight line (pair) or Odd (impairment) numbers at roulette
Pair und Impair
For more information, visit our page about odd and even numbers.
Manque and Passe
Manque means you bet on the numbers 1-18. It is one of the easy chances. With Passe you put on the top numbers 19-36.
Manque und Passe
Orphelins
Translated it means "orphans". These complete the eight numbers that are called and that do not belong in the Small or Large series: 1, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 31, 34 These figures can only be "en plein" set and / or to the following pairs: 6/9, 14/17, 17/20, 31 / 34th The 1 can only be "en plein" set. Win a game like they get 35 times the use.
Plein or Full Number
The "Plein" is plugged directly to a number between 0-36. For a profit you get 35 times the use.
Plein
Kolonnen or Colonnes or Columns
- column 34 = The first (left) column, with the numbers 1, 4, 7, 10,...,..., 34
- column 35 = The average column with the numbers 2, 5, 8, 11,...,..., 35
- column 36 = the right column with the numbers 3, 6, 9, 12,...,..., 36
Kolonnen oder Colonnes oder Columns
Dutzende or Douzaines or Donzens
- P (Premier) = 1 dozen, the numbers from 1-12
- M (medium) = 2 dozen, the numbers of 13-24
- D (denier) = 3 dozen, the numbers of 25-36
Dutzende oder Douzaines oder Donzens
Transversale Simple or Six Line
Six numbers of two transverse rows number, for example: 16,17,18,19,20,21 or 1,2,3,4,5,6 so the payout is 5:1.
Transversale Simple oder Six Line
Carré oder Corner
The player places a number of squares of four numbers, for example, 17,18,19,20. The payout is 8:1
The first four (les quatre premiers): The first four numbers on the tableau, ie 0, 1, 2 and 3 The payout is equal to the Carre 8:1
Carré oder Corner
Transversale Pleine or Street
Three numbers in a transverse row, so for example, 0,1,2 or 10,11,12 so the payout is 11:1.
Transversale Pleine oder Street
Cheval or Split Bet
Two adjacent numbers are placed. For example, 0/3 or 7/8 or 20/23 The payout is 17:1.
Cheval oder Split Bet
Wheel Checks
The chips at the American roulette are called wheel checks. Each end of the game gets its own color assigned to it, which also determines itself before changing the values of one's own tokens.
Zero
The green field with zero is called Zero. In American roulette here all bets on simple chances, etc. However, there are exceptions in the French roulette, the casino easy betting gives a second chance. So you only lose if for example, Red box is not played when you next attempt (with a bet on black).
