Call bet
A bet announced to the dealer rather than placed by hand, usually a wheel-sector bet such as voisins or tiers. Also “announced bet”.
In context
Call bets in roulette exist because the numbers they cover are scattered across the layoutequipmentLayoutThe printed betting grid on the table. Also: table, felt, cloth.Read full →; naming the sectorwheelSectorA contiguous arc of pockets on the wheel, as distinct from a group on the layout.Read full → is faster than placing nine chipsmoneyChipA token representing a fixed amount, placed on the layout to make a bet. Also: check.Read full →.
In French casinos the dealer repeats the call back to you (“voisins du zéroFR · sectorVoisins du zéro“Neighbors of zero”: the seventeen numbers from 22 to 25 on the wheel, bet with nine chips.Read full →, cinq pièces”) before placing it. Silence means the bet was not taken.