Do I need to know every foreign word before I sit down at a table?
No. Ten or twelve words are enough to start; look up the rest in the help when they appear. One rule matters: if a term sits next to a button that moves money, understand it first and click second.
We grouped the terms by where you will meet them.
Words around the wheel: six roulette terms
| Term | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Call bet | A preset group of numbers on one section of the wheel. | Placed on the oval area known as the racetrack. |
| En Prison | On zero, the stake goes ‘to prison’ until the next spin. | If it wins next round, you get the stake back. |
| Even-money bet | A bet on half the wheel: colour, odd/even, or low/high. | Pays 1:1 and loses on zero (unless a French rule applies). |
| Inside and outside bets | Inside: on numbers in the grid; outside: dozens, columns, colours. | A chip on 17 is an inside bet. |
| La Partage | When zero lands, you recover half of an even-money stake. | 10 EUR on red, zero lands: 5 EUR returned. |
| Single- and double-zero wheel | 37 or 38 pockets. | European 2.70%, American 5.26% house edge. |
The logic behind the numbers is set out in roulette basics.
Cards in hand: eight blackjack expressions
| Term | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Double down | Doubling your stake in exchange for exactly one more card. | A 10 EUR bet becomes 20 EUR. |
| Hard hand | A hand with no ace counted as 11. | 10 + 7 = hard 17. |
| Hit / stand | Ask for a card, or stop. | Many hit on 12 and stand on 19. |
| Insurance | An extra wager that the dealer’s ace hides a blackjack. | Offered when the dealer shows an ace. |
| Push | A tie: your stake comes back, no win, no loss. | You 20, dealer 20. |
| Shoe and S17/H17 | The shoe holds several decks; S17: dealer stands on soft 17, H17: dealer hits. | Printed on the felt or in the help. |
| Soft hand | A hand where the ace counts as 11 but can switch to 1. | Ace + 6 = soft 17. |
| Split | Separating two matching cards into two hands, with an extra stake. | Two 8s become two hands. |
How these choices shift the house edge is shown in blackjack basics.
Baccarat: four words printed on the betting area
| Term | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | The cut taken from Banker wins; the table help states the rate. | On a no-commission table the payout changes elsewhere. |
| Natural | 8 or 9 points from the first two cards; the round ends there. | 6 + 3 = natural 9. |
| Player, Banker, Tie | The two hands and the tie: the three things you bet on. | You put your chip on Banker. |
| Third-card rule | A fixed chart deciding when a hand draws a third card. | You do not decide; the rule does. |
Studio language: seven expressions from the edge of the screen
| Term | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Bet behind | Backing the hand of someone seated at the table, whose choices you cannot influence. | You can join even when the table is full. |
| Betting window | The countdown while the table accepts bets. | At zero the buttons grey out. |
| Dealer / croupier | The studio staff member who spins the wheel or deals. | Has no influence on the outcome. |
| Delay | The few seconds’ lag between the studio and your screen. | On a weak connection the picture stalls, the round does not. |
| Results bar | A list of recent round outcomes. | Past data, not a forecast. |
| Side bet | A separate, optional bet next to the main game, with its own payout. | In blackjack, a pair in your first two cards. |
| Table limit | The minimum and maximum stake at that table. | Shown on the table tile or in the help. |
The Dukat.bet live section has its own offer too (Live Casino Bonus – 500% up to 3,000 EUR + 15% Cashback); related words such as contribution are explained in the bonus terms lesson. How a live round runs: live dealer games.
Three words beginners regularly get wrong
| What many people believe | What is actually true | How to check it |
|---|---|---|
| Insurance protects you from losing. | A separate bet that pays only if the dealer has blackjack, with its own house edge. | Compare its payout in the help with the odds. |
| A push is the same as a loss. | In a tie your stake comes back. | Look at your history: the stake returns to your balance. |
| The results bar shows the trend. | The bar only shows the past; the next round is independent. | Write down twenty results and compare them with the next twenty. |
Decode the screen: the vocabulary of a made-up blackjack round
Practice exercise with made-up numbers – not Dukat.bet data:
The felt says ‘S17’. You bet 10 EUR. You get an ace and a 6; the dealer shows a 5. You double and receive a 4. The dealer reveals a 6, then draws a 10. Name the terms and say what comes back.
Solution. Ace + 6 was soft 17; doubling made it 20 EUR for exactly one card: ace + 6 + 4 = 21. The dealer has 5 + 6 + 10 = 21, a hard 21. That is a push: the 20 EUR comes back, with no profit and no loss.
Five words to save in your phone notes
- La Partage / En Prison – lowers the price of zero on even-money bets.
- Push – a tie; the stake comes back.
- Insurance – a separate bet, not protection.
- Betting window – at zero your bet no longer goes in.
- Table limit – read it from the help, not from habit.
Next, go through the account vocabulary: account terms.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a difference between a dealer and a croupier?
In everyday use, no. Croupier is more common at roulette, dealer at card games.
Why are most terms in English or French?
Studios serve an international audience and roulette vocabulary is French, so buttons often keep the original word.
Do push and tie mean the same thing?
Not quite. A push is a blackjack tie in which your stake comes back; Tie in baccarat is a separate betting spot you back in advance.
Do I have to place a side bet at a live table?
No, it is always optional. It has its own payout and house edge, which the help screen lists.
Where do I find a table’s own terminology?
In the table help, usually behind a question mark or i icon. If a word is defined differently there, that description wins.