They are also known as French bets because of their names: However, the difference is that the latter requires you to lay your chips down on the racetrack while announcing your bet, and the former doesn’t. Players place them on a racetrack, an oval-shaped area away from the main betting board.Ĭall and announced bets are similar in how they are both made on the racetrack and have to be announced. Aside from the standard inside and outside roulette bets, there is another category - announced bets, also known as call bets.