Announced bet
Synonym for call bet: a wheel-sector bet spoken to the dealer, who places the chips.
In context
“Voisins, by five” at a physical table means five chipsmoneyChipA token representing a fixed amount, placed on the layout to make a bet. Also: check.Read full →’ worth of the voisins pattern; on live tables you tap the racetracktableRacetrackThe oval strip on live and electronic layouts showing the numbers in wheel order, used to place neighbors and sector bets in one tap.Read full → instead.
Some jurisdictions require the chips to be on the layoutequipmentLayoutThe printed betting grid on the table. Also: table, felt, cloth.Read full → before the ballequipmentBallThe small ball launched along the track against the rotor. Modern balls are ivorine or Teflon, 18–21 mm.Read full → drops, so “announced” bets are technically placed bets with a nickname.