While I'm asking dumb questions, what's this bit of the table for?



I saw one of the players in the video feed put some chips on it earlier.  Does it represent a different type of bet?

I sometimes see the bored-looking-wheel-spinner-guy put chips on it when he's working out how much to pay people out.  But maybe that's just because it's nearest to where he's standing.

Edit: like this:



It came up '12' and all those bets appear to have lost.