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Glossary fi roulette
All di roulette word dem weh dis site use, wid di French original dem weh people still seh at di table.
American rouletteversionWheel wid 0 an 00, 38 pocket, house edge a 5.26%. It nuh di main model pon dis site.Announce betpon di tableNex name fi call bet: a bet pon a sector a di wheel weh yuh tell di dealer, an di dealer put dung di chip dem.Antemoney mattaA fix amount yuh pay fi tek part inna a roun, bifo anyting decide. It gone, nuh matta wah happen.AprongearDi slope part between di ball track an di pocket dem, weh di deflector dem deh.Backwards gambla fallacymathsFi decide fram one strange result seh nuff try mus come bifo it.BallgearDi likkle ball weh di dealer fling roun di track di opposite way to di rotor. Modern ball mek outta ivorine or Teflon, 18–21 mm.Ball trackgearDi groove inna di rim weh di ball run roun bifo it slow dung an drop. Nex name: upper track.Bankrollmoney mattaAll di money yuh set aside fi play. Fi manage yuh bankroll mean yuh decide ow much a it yuh a go risk pon evry bet an evry session.Basketbet demPon a single-zero wheel: 0, 1, 2, 3 wid one chip, pay 8:1. Nex name: fus four, quatre premiers.Bettin timelive gameDi time inna a live roun wen dem still tek bet, weh di game server time an show as a countdown.Betting layoutgearDi bettin grid weh print pon di table. Nex name: table, felt, cloth.Bias wheellabA wheel weh have physical defect weh mek some pocket more likely dan 1/37. It rare, an yuh can only find it out wid thousands a spin weh yuh write dung.Birthday problemmathsOw much people it tek bifo two a dem probably share a birthday, or ow much spin bifo a numba probably come again. Pon a 37-pocket wheel, 8 spin enough fi a betta-dan-even chance.Blackbet demEven-money bet pon di 18 black numba. Inna French: noir.BowlgearDi outside part a di wheel weh nuh move: di wood or composite rim weh hold di ball track an di apron, an di rotor spin inside a it.Break evenmathsDi point weh di expected value a a bet a exactly zero, suh nuh side nuh have no edge (nuh win, nuh lose). Usually a payout or a jackpot size.Buy-inpon di tableFi change cash fi chip at di table. Yuh do it between spin, an yuh put di cash pon di betting layout, yuh nuh hand it to di dealer.Call betpon di tableA bet yuh tell di dealer, yuh nuh put it dung wid yuh han, usually a bet pon a sector a di wheel like voisins or tiers. Nex name: “announce bet”.CarréFrench · cornerFrench fi corner: one chip pon di cross weh four numba meet, pay 8:1.ChevalFrench · splitFrench fi split: one chip pon di line between two numba, pay 17:1.Chi-square testlabStatistical test weh compare di hit dem yuh see inna evry pocket wid di n/37 yuh fi expec. Dem use it fi judge if a wheel bias.Chipmoney mattaA token weh stand fi a fix amount, weh yuh put pon di betting layout fi mek a bet. Nex name: check.Cold numbamyth demA numba weh nuh come up fi nuff spin. Pon a fair wheel it nuh tell yuh nutten bout di spin dem weh a come.ColonneFrench · columnFrench fi column bet, pay 2:1.Colour chippon di tableChip fi roulette only, inna one colour weh belong to only one playa at di table, wid a value weh yuh set wen yuh buy in. Nex name: wheel check.Columnbet demTwelve numba inna one column weh go up an dung pon di betting layout, pay 2:1.Complete betbet demAll di inside bet weh include one numba: di straight up, an evry split, street, corner an six line weh it inna. Nex name: complet; at di table limit, a maximum.Cornerbet demFour numba weh share a corner pon di betting layout, pay 8:1.Croupierpeople demDi dealer at a roulette table.D'Alembertstrategy demProgression weh add one unit afta a loss an tek weh one afta a win.DeflectorgearOne a di metal block dem pon di apron weh scatter di ball wen it a drop. Nex name: canoe, diamond, pin.Degrees a freedomlabDi numba a independent value inna a statistic. Fi a chi-square test pon 37 pocket it a 36, cause di count dem haffi add up to di total.DollygearDi marker weh di dealer put pon di numba weh win pon di betting layout while dem a settle di bet dem.Double zeroversionDi 00 pocket pon di American wheel. Because it deh deh, di house edge go up fram 2.70% to 5.26%.DouzaineFrench · dozenFrench fi dozen: première (1–12), moyenne (13–24), dernière (25–36).Dozenbet dem1–12, 13–24 or 25–36, pay 2:1.Drawdownmoney mattaDi drop fram di top a yuh bankroll to a lower point afta dat, inside one session. Maximum drawdown a di bigges drop like dat.En prisonrule demFrench rule: wen zero hit, dem hold a even-money bet fi di nex spin instead a yuh lose it. It cut di house edge pon dem bet deh inna half.European rouletteversionSingle-zero wheel, 37 pocket, house edge a 2.70%. Di main model pon dis site.Even-money betbet demRed/black, odd/even, high/low. 18 numba, pay 1:1.Expected lossmathsExpected value times all di money yuh bet; di average amount yuh lose ova a session or a period (di loss yuh fi expec pon average).Expected valuemathsDi average result pon evry bet inna di long run. −1/37 a di stake fi evry standard European bet.Fair gamemathsA game weh nuh side nuh have no edge: evry bet have a expected value a zero.Faites vos jeuxFrench · how di table run“Put dung unu bet.” Di dealer call weh open di bettin fi a roun.Fibonaccistrategy demProgression weh follow di sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…: one step forward afta a loss, two step back afta a win.Finalebet demCall bet pon all di numba dem weh end wid di same digit, like finale 5: 5, 15, 25, 35.Flat bettinstrategy demFi bet di same amount evry spin. Di baseline weh dem compare evry progression gainst.French rouletteversionSingle-zero wheel wid la partage or en prison, weh bring di even-money house edge dung to 1.35%.FretgearDi metal divider between two pocket pon di wheel (di likkle wall between pocket).Gambla fallacymathsDi wrong idea seh di spin dem weh pass change di odds a di nex one. Dem nuh change it: evry spin independent.High / Lowbet demEven-money bet pon 19–36 (high, passe) or 1–18 (low, manque).Holdmoney mattaDi part a di money weh playa bring to di table weh di casino really keep (di part weh di house keep). It higher dan di house edge cause people bet di winnins again.Hot handmyth demDi idea seh a run a win, or a one result, mek anodda one more likely. At di wheel it a di gambla fallacy tun roun.Hot numbamyth demA numba weh come up more dan expected lately. Pon a fair wheel it nuh predict nutten.House edgemathsDi part a evry stake weh di casino keep pon average: 2.70% inna European roulette.Impair / PairFrench · odd/evenFrench fi odd an even.Independent spinmathsEvry spin have di same probability dem, nuh matta wah happen bifo (one spin nuh know bout di nex one). Di base fi evry calculation pon dis site.Inside betbet demAny bet weh yuh put pon or between di numba dem pon di grid: straight up, split, street, corner, six line.Jeu zéroFrench · sector“Zero game”: di seven numba closes to zero (12, 35, 3, 26, 0, 32, 15), bet wid four chip.La partagerule demFrench rule: wen zero hit, half a di even-money stake come back. It cut di house edge pon dem bet deh inna half, to 1.35%.Labouchèrestrategy demCancellation system: write a line a numba, bet di sum a di two end, cross dem off afta a win, add di stake weh yuh lose afta a loss.Law a big numbamathsDi average a independent result dem come closer an closer to di expected value as di numba a try dem grow (di more spin, di closer to average).Manque / PasseFrench · low/highFrench fi low (1–18) an high (19–36).Martingalestrategy demProgression weh double di bet afta evry loss. Look inna di Strategy section fi see wah it do an wah it nuh do.Monte Carlo simulationlabFi run thousands a random session fi see di distribution a di result dem. Di method behind di simulator dem pon dis site.Neighboursbet demA numba an di two pocket pon evry side a it pon di wheel, five straight-up chip.Noir / RougeFrench · black/redFrench fi black an red.Nuh more bethow di table runDi dealer call (or di prompt pon di screen) weh close di bettin. Nobaddy cyaan put dung, move or tek up chip again.Odd / Evenbet demEven-money bet pon di 18 odd or di 18 even numba. Zero nuh odd an nuh even.OrphelinsFrench · sector“Orphan dem”: di eight numba weh voisins an tiers lef ova: 17, 34, 6 an 1, 20, 14, 31, 9.Outside betbet demA bet pon di box dem roun di grid: dozen, column an even-money bet.p-valuelabDi probability fi see a deviation at leas as big as di one yuh see, if di wheel did fair.Parolistrategy demPositive progression: double afta a win, start ova afta a loss or afta tree win straight. Nex name: reverse Martingale.Pay tablemoney mattaDi list a wah evry bet or result pay. Pon machine an side bet, a deh so dem set di house edge.Payoutmoney mattaWah a bet weh win gi yuh back, weh dem quote as “X to 1” on top a di stake weh come back.PleinFrench · straight upFrench fi straight up: one chip pon one single numba, pay 35:1.PocketgearOne a di 37 compartment wid numba pon di rotor. Nex name: slot, cup.Prime numbamathsA whole numba ova 1 weh only 1 an itself divide exact: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 an suh on.ProbabilitymathsDi chance fi a result, fram 0 to 1 or 0% to 100%. One numba: 1/37 = 2.70%.Progressionstrategy demAny rule weh change di stake based pon di result dem weh pass. Negative progression raise it afta loss, positive progression afta win.Progressive jackpotmoney mattaA top prize weh grow by a slice a evry bet till smaddy win it, den drop back to a startin amount, di seed.Quatre premiersFrench · basketFrench fi di basket bet: 0, 1, 2, 3 (fus four).Racetrackpon di tableDi oval strip pon live an electronic betting layout weh show di numba dem inna wheel order, weh yuh use fi put dung neighbour an sector bet wid one tap.Redbet demEven-money bet pon di 18 red numba. Inna French: rouge.Rien ne va plusFrench · how di table run“Nutten nuh go again.” Di French call fi nuh more bet.Risk a ruinmathsDi probability fi lose di whole bankroll bifo yuh reach a target or a spin count.RNG rouletteversionRoulette wid a software random numba generator instead a a real wheel. Same odds, an no wheel bias cyaan happen.RotorgearDi part a di wheel weh spin an carry di pocket dem.RTPmoney mattaReturn to playa: di part a di bet dem weh come back pon average. European roulette RTP: 97.30%, weh a 100% minus di 2.70% house edge.Sectorpon di wheelA piece a di wheel weh di pocket dem follow one anodda roun di arc, nuh a group pon di betting layout.Side betbet demA extra bet weh yuh nuh haffi mek, weh hook on to di main game, usually pon a run, a bonus ting or a jackpot. Almos always it cost more dan di standard bet dem.Six linebet demSix numba inna two row weh deh side by side, pay 5:1. Inna French: sixain.SixainFrench · six lineFrench fi six line: six numba inna two row, pay 5:1.Snake betbet demTwelve red numba weh zigzag dung di betting layout: 1, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 32, 34. It pay 2:1 like a dozen, wherever dem offa it.Splitbet demTwo numba weh deh side by side, pay 17:1.Standard deviationmathsDi square root a variance; ow far a result usually deh fram di expected value.Stop-lossstrategy demA amount a loss weh yuh set fram bifo, an wen yuh reach it yuh end di session (di loss weh mek yuh stop).Stop-winstrategy demA profit target weh yuh set fram bifo, an wen yuh reach it yuh end di session (di win weh mek yuh stop).Straight upbet demOne single numba, pay 35:1.Streetbet demTree numba inna a row pon di betting layout, pay 11:1. Inna French: transversale.Table limitpon di tableDi minimum an maximum bet dem allow. Di maximum a weh stop progression weh double up.Tiers du cylindreFrench · sector“One third a di wheel”: di twelve numba opposite zero, 27 to 33 pon di wheel, bet wid six split.TransversaleFrench · streetFrench fi street (transversale pleine, 3 numba) an six line (transversale simple, 6 numba).True oddsmathsDi payout weh woulda mek a bet fair: di result dem weh lose divide by di one dem weh win. A straight up pon 37 pocket have true odds a 36 to 1.Turnovermoney mattaAll di money yuh bet ova a session or a period, countin di winnins yuh bet again (all di money yuh bet, roun afta roun). Nex name: handle, action.Unitmoney mattaDi base stake weh a system or a playa work wid. Dem describe progression inna unit suh dem work at any table.VariancemathsA measure a ow wide di result dem spread roun di expected value. High fi straight up, low fi even-money bet.Visual ballisticslabFi predict di sector weh di ball drop wid yuh yeye, fram ow fast di ball an di rotor a go, widout no device.Voisins du zéroFrench · sector“Di neighbour dem a zero”: di seventeen numba fram 22 to 25 pon di wheel, bet wid nine chip.Wheel headgearNex name fi rotor: di part weh spin an carry di numba dem.Wild cardrule demA card, usually a joker, weh count as whatever card mek di bes hand.Zeropon di wheelDi one green pocket weh no even-money, dozen or column bet nuh cover; a weh di house edge come fram. Nex name: single zero, 0.