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roulette
A game of chance played in casinos, in which a ball is thrown into a spinning wheel with numbered pockets and players bet on the number or color on which the ball will land.
Er hat beim Roulette sein ganzes Geld auf die Zahl 17 gesetzt.
He bet all his money on the number 17 at roulette.
'Roulette' comes from French and literally means 'little wheel' or 'small wheel'. This perfectly describes the spinning wheel that is central to the game.
Die Kugel rollt im sich drehenden Roulette-Kessel.
The ball rolls in the spinning roulette wheel.
The typical verb is 'Roulette spielen' (to play roulette). When talking about the game, you often use the preposition 'beim': 'beim Roulette gewinnen' (to win at roulette) or 'beim Roulette verlieren' (to lose at roulette).
Am Wochenende gehen wir ins Kasino, um Roulette zu spielen.
At the weekend, we're going to the casino to play roulette.
When you bet, you use the verb 'setzen auf' + accusative. You can bet on a number, a color, or a group of numbers.
Sie setzte 100 Euro auf die Farbe Rot.
She bet 100 euros on the color red.
gambling
'das Glücksspiel' and 'das Roulette' both have to do with playing for money and chance. 'Glücksspiel' is the general term for such games. 'Roulette' is a specific casino game of chance in which a ball falls onto a number or color in a spinning wheel. The words can be confused because roulette is always a form of gambling. But not every form of gambling is roulette. If you are speaking generally about games played for money, 'Glücksspiel' fits. If you mean this exact casino game, use 'Roulette'.
Im Kasino schaute Tom eine Weile beim Roulette zu.
At the casino, Tom watched the roulette for a while.
Glücksspiel kann schnell teuer werden, wenn man die Kontrolle verliert.
Gambling can quickly become expensive if you lose control.