Roulette Lingo at a Glance

Roulette has its own language which can be extremely confusing for the novice player. That’s why we’ve listed some of the terms you can expect to hear at a roulette table.

Action: this is the amount of money you have wagered over a given period of time.
The Backtrack/ball track: this is the outer wheel where the ball is spun.
The bottom track: the inner area of the roulette wheel where the ball slides down.
Corner bet: a bet on four numbers
High bet: a bet for the top half of the numbers (1-18)
Low bet: a bet for the bottom half of the numbers (19-96)
Wheel roller/croupier: the roulette dealer
Red Bet: a bet on red
Black bet: a bet on black
Street bet/trio bet: a bet on three numbers
Straight up bet: a bet on one number
Split bet: a bet on two numbers

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