Casino Glossary l Nevada Keno

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A Cheval	The French term for Split Bet. (In Roulette)
Action	The amount of money wagered (put into action) by a player during an entire playing session.
Active Player	In Poker, one who is still in play.
Add-on	In Poker, the facility to buy additional chips in tournaments.
Aggregate Limit Total	Payout liability of a casino during any one game.
Aggregate Winnings	Cumulative or total winnings.
All-In	In Poker, to call with (to bet) all your chips. If another player bets more chips than you have in a No Limit game, you can go All-in and stake your total stack against an equivalent amount of your opponent's stack.
All or Nothing	In Keno, a ticket that only pays if either all picked numbers are drawn or none of the picked numbers are drawn.
American Wheel	A Roulette wheel containing 0 and 00 in addition to the numbers 1-36.
Anchor	The player sitting in the last seat at the BlackJack table; the one acting upon his cards last. Also referred to as Third Baseman.
Ante	In card games, a bet required to begin a hand. The initial compulsory bet before you receive your cards in Casino Stud Poker.
Any Craps	In Craps, a one-roll bet that the next throw of the dice will come up 2, 3, or 12.
Any Seven	In Craps, a one-roll wager that the next throw of the dice will be a 7.
Arm	A term used in the game of craps to denote a player who is so skilled at throwing the dice that they are able to alter the conventional odds of the game. Such a player is said to be 'an arm'.
Auction	In Baccarat, bidding for the bank at chemin de fer at the outset of play and when a player voluntarily gives up the bank. Play Baccarat Now.

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Baccarat	A table game derived from baccara, the Italian for zero. The game uses 6 or 8 decks of cards. Play Baccarat now.
Ball	In Roulette, a plastic ball, usually white which is spun counter to the wheel’s spin, and which when landing in a pocket containing a number, determines the payoffs for that spin of the wheel.
Back-Line	In Craps, a bet on don’t pass.
Banker	In card games, the dealer. In some card games, each player becomes a banker/dealer in turn.
Bankroll	Also known as 'roll' or 'wad' (colloquial). It pertains to the total money that either the player or the casino has on hand to back their wagering activities. A player's bankroll can be classified as existing on several different levels. At the highest level it pertains to all money specifically set aside to support all gambling activities. A subset of this bankroll is the players traveling bankroll, or the amount of money carried along to support gambling on a particular trip. The traveling bankroll can be further divided into a specific lesser amounts for each day of the trip, or into even smaller amounts called table sitting or session playing stakes which predetermine how much will be risked during any given session or table sitting. These different types of bankrolls often figure into the overall money management strategy the player uses to keep control over their gambling cash activity.
Bar the 12	A term shown on the Craps layout, both in the don’t pass and don’t come betting areas, which bars the 12 as a winning bet for wrong bettors. In some casinos the 2 is barred instead of the 12.
Barred	Same as Banned. Not allowed to enter the casino premises permanently.
Beef	A dispute or claim involving a player and his bookmaker or a casino dealer. A dispute over the outcome of a bet. A problematic situation involving a bet.
Bet	The player's wager.
Bet the Limit	Wagering the maximum amount a player is allowed to risk in any game.
Betting Limits	In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that a player can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted. Some casinos, in special cases, may extend the maximum limit at a table on request by the player.
Betting Right	In Craps, betting that the dice will pass or win.
Betting Wrong	In Craps, wagering that the dice will not pass, or lose; betting against the dice.
BlackJack	1. The name of the game, also known as twenty-one. 2. A winning hand, consisting of an ace and a 10-value card, dealt as the original two cards of a hand. Play BlackJack now.
Big 6 / Big 8	In Craps, a bet, paying even money, that the 6 and/or 8 will come up on the dice before a 7 is rolled.
Big Bertha	In Slots, the slang name for a specialty machine that contains eight to ten reels and is oversize, with a gigantic handle.
Bingo	Bingo is a prize game played in halls. Basically, players buy cards with numbers on them in a 5 x 5 grid corresponding to the five letters in the word B-I-N-G-O. Numbers such as B-2 or 0-68 are then drawn at random (out of a possible 75 in American Bingo, and 90 in British and Australian Bingo) until one player completes a 'Bingo' line with five numbers in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal row on one of their cards and wins the prize. Bingo rules and payouts and play variations vary from place to place.
Black Book	The list of undesirable people who are forbidden to enter any casino in Nevada.
Blank, Blank Ticket	In Keno, A piece of paper issued by the casino, containing the numbers 1 through 80, which the player marks to play keno.
Blind Bet	In poker, a bet posted without the player sees any of his/her cards.
Blinds	A forced bet in Hold'em Poker.
Blower	In Keno, the device which blows air into the bowl or cage holding the numbered Ping-Pong balls, mixing them and forcing twenty of them into the goose.
Bonus	Money that could be given to you for free for various reasons such as when signing up to an online casino.
Boxman	A casino executive who supervises the Craps table from a seated position between two standing dealers.
Break-Even Point	The break-even point is the point at which if you played forever, the bets you made would approximately equal the payoffs you would receive.
Break/Bust	When the dealer or player’s hand exceeds a total value of 21.
Break/Bust Card	The card received which caused the dealer or player to exceed 21.
Bring Out	In Craps, a term used by the stickman exhorting players to make certain bets in order to have the point come up on the dice. “bet the hard six; bring it out.”
Buck	A $100 wager.
Bug	A joker.
Bump	To raise.
Burn Card	The Dealer’s act of taking away the top card from the deck and placing it unseen face up at the bottom of the deck or in a separate plastic case.
Bust, to Bust	In BlackJack, to hit a hand so that the total goes over twenty-one, making it a losing hand.
Bust Card	In BlackJack, the designation of a 2,3,4,5, or 6 as the dealer’s upcard.
Bust Hand	In BlackJack, a hand totaling from 12 to 16 points, which, if hit, is in danger of busting.
Buy in, Buy-in	Converting cash into chips. The amount of cash used to purchase casino chips before entering a table game: blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, etc.
Buy the 4 & 10	In Craps, paying a 5% commission to the house in order to have the place numbers 4 & 10 pay off at the correct odds of 2-1.

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Cage	In Keno, a bowl-like device holding the Ping-Pong balls used in the game.
Call	In Poker, to call is to match the current bet.
Caller	In Keno, the person who operates the blower and goose and calls out the numbers selected during the game, as each is forced into the goose.
Camouflage	Anything a skilled gambler does to conceal their activities from the casino. Camouflage can include mixing in playing and betting behavior that mimics typical gamblers, or using disguises, appearing to be drunk, or any number of other possible ploys intended to throw the casino's scrutiny off.
Capping	Referred to capping of bets. Placing extra chips on top of initial bet after the deal has begun. It is a serious form of cheating by a player.
Card Counter	A player who keeps track of cards played out from the deck to determine if the deck is favorable or unfavorable.
Card Counting	To keep track of several groups of cards in the deck, such as the 3-6s and 10-value cards, to determine the favorability of the remainder of the deck.
Card Shark	A person who is an expert at cards.
Carousel	A group of slot machines that are positioned in a ring, enabling a change person (to change bank-notes into coins) to stand in the center.
Carpet Joint	US slang for a luxury gambling casino.
Case money	Emergency money.
Cashcheck	A feature used by some online casinos software that allows you to review your financial transaction history.
Cashier’s Cage	The casino cash desk for cashing in the chips.
Casino Advantage	The edge that the House (casino) has over the players.
Casino Checks	The casino’s term for chips issued by the house.
Casino Rate	A reduced hotel-room rate (price) that the casinos offer to good customers.
Catches	In Keno, the numbers chosen by the player which correspond to those selected by the operator of the keno game.
Change Color	To change casino chips into larger or smaller denominations. This is done by a standing dealer.
Chase	Having lost money on a bet, 'chasing' is having another bet simply to try and get back the loss.
Check	In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip. In Poker, a player can 'check' in order to stay in the game but not bet.
Chip, Chips	Round plastic discs. Casinos require that you use chips for betting. They are purchased at the gaming tables and exchanged at the cashier's booth or cage.
Chip Tray	The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table’s inventory of chips.
Chips	The common term for the tokens issued by the casino in place of money and having the equivalent value of cash, according to the denominations of the chips.
Coat-tail	Bet the same numbers as someone who is winning at the moment.
Cold	A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that is not paying out.
Cold Dice	Dice that aren’t passing.
Color Up	When a player exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
Column Bet	In Roulette, a wager playing 2-1, whereby players bet that the next spin will come up on any one of twelve numbers in the column they’re betting on.
Combination Bet	In Roulette, a bet on more than one event or on more than one number, using a single chip.
Combination Ticket	In Keno, a ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations.
Come Bet	In Craps, betting that the dice will pass after the come-out roll.
Come Box	In Craps, the area on the layout where come bets are made.
Come-Out Roll	In Craps, The initial or first roll of the dice before a point has been established.
Comps	Complimentary gifts given by the casino to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free hotel room, meals and beverages.
Copy	In Pai-Gow Poker, when a player and the banker have the same two-card hand, or the same five-card hand. The banker wins all.
Corner Bet	In Roulette, An inside, combination bet with one chip covering four numbers at one time.
Correct Conditioning	In Keno, the writing of a ticket to correspond with the exact wishes of the player.
Cracking The Nut	Making enough money on a gambling venture to cover all expenses plus a reasonable net profit.
Craps Out	In Craps, Throwing a craps number on the come-out roll.
Craps	1. Craps is a Casino dice table-game. 2. In the game Craps, the term for a 2, 3, or 12 being rolled.
Credit	In online casinos, wagers are expressed in credits. 1 credit equals to 1 unit.
Credit Button	In slot machines or vide machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.
Crew	The four dealers who staff a craps table.
Crossroader	An old term used to denote a cheat originated in the Old West practice of cheating at saloons located at crossroads. The term is still used today for casino cheats.
Croupier	The house employee in the European game who operates the Roulette table with other croupiers. Also used to describe the Baccarat dealer.
Cut	In card games following a shuffle before the start of a new round of play, when the dealer or player divides a deck into two parts and inverts them, using a cut card (see below).
Cut Card	A faceless card of different color, usually red or black, that is used to cut a deck of cards.

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D'Alembert System	A progressive system of betting whereby two numbers are cancelled every time a previous bet is won, and one number, the total of two end numbers, is added whenever a previous bet is lost.
Deal	To give out the cards during a card game.
Dealer	A casino employee who runs the BlackJack game by dealing out the cards, collecting, and paying off the players’ bets.
Deck	The 52-card pack of cards that a game is played with.
Deposit	A payment you make usually to online casinos using a credit card, a web wallet or one of the online payment systems, in order to play casino games for real.
Deuce	A two in dice.
Dice	A pair of cubes, each with six sides and each numbered with from 1 to 6 dots, whose combinations, when thrown, determine the wins and losses in the game of craps.
Die	Singular for dice, a cube with numbers on each side, 1 to 6.
Dime Bet	A $1,000 wager.
Discard Tray	A tray on the dealer’s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded in card games like Baccarat, Blackjack and Poker.
Disk	In Craps, a round plastic object which is black on one side and white on the other. When on the white side an in a place box number, it designates that a shoot is in progress and the number is the point.
A Dollar Bet	A $100 wager.
Don’t Come Bet	In Craps, a bet made after the come-out roll that the dice will lose or won’t pass.
Don’t Come Box	In Craps, the area on the layout where a don’t come bet is made.
Don’t Pass Line	In Craps, the area on the Craps layout where a don’t pass bet is made.
Double Or Nothing	An even-money bet. A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered.
Double Down	In BlackJack, a player’s option to double his original bet by turning over his first two cards and placing an amount equal to the original bet on the layout.
Double Odds Bet	In Craps, a free odds bet made at double the original bet on a line, come, or don’t come wager.
Doubling-up	The basis of some widely used systems. After a loss the player doubles the size of his previous bet hoping to win back the money lost and make a profit. Also known as the Martingale System.
Down Card	A face down card.
Dozen Bet	A wager on either the first, second, or third dozens on the layout, such as 1-12, 13-24, and 25-36.
Draw	In Keno, it’s the movement of a numbered Ping-Pong ball into the goose, forced there by hot air from the blower.
Drop	Money lost.
Drop Box	On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.
Duplicate Ticket	In Keno, the ticket marked in ink by the keno writer and returned to the player, duplicating the original presented ticket.

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eCOGRA	(e-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) eCOGRA provides player assurance and online casino regulation by ensuring that eCOGRA approved online casinos deliver an honest and professional service. eCOGRA's Seal, displayed on the homepage of approved sites, shows that the casino and poker room operator is committed to player protection, fair gaming and responsible conduct.
Easy, Easy Way	In Craps, the roll of a 4,6,8 or 10 where the dice are not matched as a pair. For example, a 5 and 1 is an easy six.
Edge	The advantage, usually expressed as a percentage, that a casino ahs over the player on a particular bet.
Encryption	A software security measure taken by online casinos to ensure that online transactions are safe from hackers.
En Prison	In Roulette, a rule whereby the player has an option of either surrendering half his wager or allowing it to be imprisoned for another spin of the wheel, in which case, if he wins, the wager will be returned to him intact.
European Wheel	Also, French Wheel. A wheel manufactured for European and English casinos containing a single zero.
Even Money Bet	A bet with odds of 1:1. A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager.
Even-Odd Bet	In Roulette, an outside straight bet on whether the next spin will be an even or odd number, paid off at even money.
Expected Win Rate	In slot machines, the percentage on the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win back over time.
Eye in the Sky	Slang for video surveillance cameras used by casinos, usually placed on the ceiling above the gaming area.

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Face Cards	In a deck of cards, any Jack, Queen, or King.
Favorable Deck	The remainder of the deck which is so composed as to be in the player’s favor.
Field Bet	In Craps, a bet that the next roll of the dice will come up 2, 3, 4, 9, 10,11, or 12.
Fifth Street	In seven-card stud, the third round of betting is called fifth street because players have five cards. In Texas Hold‘em poker, fifth street is the fifth card on board and the final round of betting.
Fill	In poker, to draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
Fill up	In Poker, to fill a full house.
First Baseman	The player in the first seat, the one who acts first upon his hand.
Five Numbers Bet	In Roulette, a bet covering the numbers 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3, which gives the house an edge of 7.89%.
Fish	A player who loses money. (It is said that "If you can't spot the fish at the table, YOU are the fish.)
Flash	A type of no-download casino software where you can play instantly.
Flat Betting	A way of betting where the same amount is bet on each wager. For example, if a player always bets $10 on each hand or spin and never raised or lowered their bet, they would be said to be flat betting.
Flat Top	A slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive.
Flea	An annoying person who wants something for nothing. One who expects to be comped for a small wager.
Floorman	Casino executive who stands behind the craps table, overseeing the game and watching the play of junket members. He also determines whether credit should be given to a player.
Flop	In poker games, as hold'em and omaha, where five community cards are dealt. The first three of these cards are dealt all at once, face up, and are called the flop. Games with a flop can be called flop games.
Foul	In Pai-Gow Poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.
Four Flush	Four cards of the same suit, such as 8(H), J(H), Q(H), 3(H), together with an odd card.
Four of a Kind	In Poker, four cards of the same denomination.
Fourth Street	In Seven-card Stud poker, the second round of betting is called fourth street because players have four cards. In Texas Hold‘em poker, fourth street is the fourth card on board and the third round of betting.
Free Odds	In Craps, a bet made in addition to a line, come, or don’t come bet at correct odds. The house has no advantage on this bet.
Front Line	In Craps, another name for the pass line.
Front Money	Cash or bank checks deposited with the casino to establish credit for a player who bets against that money.
Full House	In Poker, a set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards of the same denomination.

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Gambler's Anonymous	A support group that assists problem gamblers and addicted/compulsive gamblers. (www.gamblersanonymous.org)
Gambling	The voluntary risking of a sum of money on the outcome of a game or other event.
George	A dealer’s term for a generous tipper.
Going All-In	In cardroom poker, to call with (to bet) all your chips. If another player bets more chips than you have in a No Limit game, you can go All-in and stake your total stack against an equivalent amount of your opponent's stack.
Goose	In Keno, a transparent tube which holds the numbered Ping-Pong balls after they’ve been forced there by the blower.
Grand Martingale System	A doubling up system, in which a player attempts to gain an additional chip’s profit after every previous loss.
Grease	A bribe.
Gross Winnings	The total payout (including your stake).
Groups	In Keno, a combination of numbers separated from other numbers by either circles or lines.
Gutshot Straight	A four straight that can be made only one way, such as 5(C) 6(D) 8(H) 9(S).

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Hand	The cards originally dealt to the player or the dealer. Also, the final total of the cards help by the player or the dealer.
Handle Slammers	In Slots, the term for a certain kind of thief who proves the weakness of the machine by manipulation of the handle and then slams it to complete his scam.
Hard Count	Activity in which coin (hard) currency is counted. It is usually done in a special room under tight security. Counting the change from slot machines.
Hard Hand	In BlackJack, any hand that does not contain an Ace valued at 11. (You can value an Ace 1 or 11 to suit you).
Hard Total	Any total not including an ace or where the act is counted as 1 in the hand. Example: 10, 6, ace or 10, 7 are hard 17s.
Hardway	The term for a 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5 pairs of dice.
Hard Way Bet	In the game of Craps, a wager that the dice will come up as a pair on any of the following numbers – 4, 6, 8, and 10, before they come up easy or before a 7 is rolled.
High-Low Bet	An outside, straight wager on whether the next spin will be a high or low number, paid off at even money.
High Poker	Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball. In high poker, high hands win.
High Roller	A player that wagers big bets.
Hit	A term used by players to indicate that they want to draw another card. In most casinos this is done by scraping the cards toward the player.
Holding Your Own	Neither winning nor losing, just breaking even.
Hole Card	The dealer’s unseen card forming half of the original hand.
Hop Bet	In Craps, a one-roll wager on any number the player selects, at disadvantageous odds to the gambler.
Horn Bet	In Craps, a combined one-roll bet on the 2,3,11, and 12.
Hot	A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out.
Hot Hand	In Craps, a shooter who is continually making points and numbers while rolling the dice is said to have a hot hand.
Hot Roll	In Craps, a roll in which the dice are continually passing and are held by the shooter for a long period of time.
House	A casino or gambling center/centre. Also the operators of a gambling game.
House Edge	The casino in-built advantage, usually gained by paying less than the odds.
House Rules	Set of rules established by the casino for the player's and dealer's to follow.

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A Cheval	The French term for Split Bet. (In Roulette)
Action	The amount of money wagered (put into action) by a player during an entire playing session.
Active Player	In Poker, one who is still in play.
Add-on	In Poker, the facility to buy additional chips in tournaments.
Aggregate Limit Total	Payout liability of a casino during any one game.
Aggregate Winnings	Cumulative or total winnings.
All-In	In Poker, to call with (to bet) all your chips. If another player bets more chips than you have in a No Limit game, you can go All-in and stake your total stack against an equivalent amount of your opponent's stack.
All or Nothing	In Keno, a ticket that only pays if either all picked numbers are drawn or none of the picked numbers are drawn.
American Wheel	A Roulette wheel containing 0 and 00 in addition to the numbers 1-36.
Anchor	The player sitting in the last seat at the BlackJack table; the one acting upon his cards last. Also referred to as Third Baseman.
Ante	In card games, a bet required to begin a hand. The initial compulsory bet before you receive your cards in Casino Stud Poker.
Any Craps	In Craps, a one-roll bet that the next throw of the dice will come up 2, 3, or 12.
Any Seven	In Craps, a one-roll wager that the next throw of the dice will be a 7.
Arm	A term used in the game of craps to denote a player who is so skilled at throwing the dice that they are able to alter the conventional odds of the game. Such a player is said to be 'an arm'.
Auction	In Baccarat, bidding for the bank at chemin de fer at the outset of play and when a player voluntarily gives up the bank. Play Baccarat Now.

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Baccarat	A table game derived from baccara, the Italian for zero. The game uses 6 or 8 decks of cards. Play Baccarat now.
Ball	In Roulette, a plastic ball, usually white which is spun counter to the wheel’s spin, and which when landing in a pocket containing a number, determines the payoffs for that spin of the wheel.
Back-Line	In Craps, a bet on don’t pass.
Banker	In card games, the dealer. In some card games, each player becomes a banker/dealer in turn.
Bankroll	Also known as 'roll' or 'wad' (colloquial). It pertains to the total money that either the player or the casino has on hand to back their wagering activities. A player's bankroll can be classified as existing on several different levels. At the highest level it pertains to all money specifically set aside to support all gambling activities. A subset of this bankroll is the players traveling bankroll, or the amount of money carried along to support gambling on a particular trip. The traveling bankroll can be further divided into a specific lesser amounts for each day of the trip, or into even smaller amounts called table sitting or session playing stakes which predetermine how much will be risked during any given session or table sitting. These different types of bankrolls often figure into the overall money management strategy the player uses to keep control over their gambling cash activity.
Bar the 12	A term shown on the Craps layout, both in the don’t pass and don’t come betting areas, which bars the 12 as a winning bet for wrong bettors. In some casinos the 2 is barred instead of the 12.
Barred	Same as Banned. Not allowed to enter the casino premises permanently.
Beef	A dispute or claim involving a player and his bookmaker or a casino dealer. A dispute over the outcome of a bet. A problematic situation involving a bet.
Bet	The player's wager.
Bet the Limit	Wagering the maximum amount a player is allowed to risk in any game.
Betting Limits	In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that a player can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted. Some casinos, in special cases, may extend the maximum limit at a table on request by the player.
Betting Right	In Craps, betting that the dice will pass or win.
Betting Wrong	In Craps, wagering that the dice will not pass, or lose; betting against the dice.
BlackJack	1. The name of the game, also known as twenty-one. 2. A winning hand, consisting of an ace and a 10-value card, dealt as the original two cards of a hand. Play BlackJack now.
Big 6 / Big 8	In Craps, a bet, paying even money, that the 6 and/or 8 will come up on the dice before a 7 is rolled.
Big Bertha	In Slots, the slang name for a specialty machine that contains eight to ten reels and is oversize, with a gigantic handle.
Bingo	Bingo is a prize game played in halls. Basically, players buy cards with numbers on them in a 5 x 5 grid corresponding to the five letters in the word B-I-N-G-O. Numbers such as B-2 or 0-68 are then drawn at random (out of a possible 75 in American Bingo, and 90 in British and Australian Bingo) until one player completes a 'Bingo' line with five numbers in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal row on one of their cards and wins the prize. Bingo rules and payouts and play variations vary from place to place.
Black Book	The list of undesirable people who are forbidden to enter any casino in Nevada.
Blank, Blank Ticket	In Keno, A piece of paper issued by the casino, containing the numbers 1 through 80, which the player marks to play keno.
Blind Bet	In poker, a bet posted without the player sees any of his/her cards.
Blinds	A forced bet in Hold'em Poker.
Blower	In Keno, the device which blows air into the bowl or cage holding the numbered Ping-Pong balls, mixing them and forcing twenty of them into the goose.
Bonus	Money that could be given to you for free for various reasons such as when signing up to an online casino.
Boxman	A casino executive who supervises the Craps table from a seated position between two standing dealers.
Break-Even Point	The break-even point is the point at which if you played forever, the bets you made would approximately equal the payoffs you would receive.
Break/Bust	When the dealer or player’s hand exceeds a total value of 21.
Break/Bust Card	The card received which caused the dealer or player to exceed 21.
Bring Out	In Craps, a term used by the stickman exhorting players to make certain bets in order to have the point come up on the dice. “bet the hard six; bring it out.”
Buck	A $100 wager.
Bug	A joker.
Bump	To raise.
Burn Card	The Dealer’s act of taking away the top card from the deck and placing it unseen face up at the bottom of the deck or in a separate plastic case.
Bust, to Bust	In BlackJack, to hit a hand so that the total goes over twenty-one, making it a losing hand.
Bust Card	In BlackJack, the designation of a 2,3,4,5, or 6 as the dealer’s upcard.
Bust Hand	In BlackJack, a hand totaling from 12 to 16 points, which, if hit, is in danger of busting.
Buy in, Buy-in	Converting cash into chips. The amount of cash used to purchase casino chips before entering a table game: blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, etc.
Buy the 4 & 10	In Craps, paying a 5% commission to the house in order to have the place numbers 4 & 10 pay off at the correct odds of 2-1.

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Cage	In Keno, a bowl-like device holding the Ping-Pong balls used in the game.
Call	In Poker, to call is to match the current bet.
Caller	In Keno, the person who operates the blower and goose and calls out the numbers selected during the game, as each is forced into the goose.
Camouflage	Anything a skilled gambler does to conceal their activities from the casino. Camouflage can include mixing in playing and betting behavior that mimics typical gamblers, or using disguises, appearing to be drunk, or any number of other possible ploys intended to throw the casino's scrutiny off.
Capping	Referred to capping of bets. Placing extra chips on top of initial bet after the deal has begun. It is a serious form of cheating by a player.
Card Counter	A player who keeps track of cards played out from the deck to determine if the deck is favorable or unfavorable.
Card Counting	To keep track of several groups of cards in the deck, such as the 3-6s and 10-value cards, to determine the favorability of the remainder of the deck.
Card Shark	A person who is an expert at cards.
Carousel	A group of slot machines that are positioned in a ring, enabling a change person (to change bank-notes into coins) to stand in the center.
Carpet Joint	US slang for a luxury gambling casino.
Case money	Emergency money.
Cashcheck	A feature used by some online casinos software that allows you to review your financial transaction history.
Cashier’s Cage	The casino cash desk for cashing in the chips.
Casino Advantage	The edge that the House (casino) has over the players.
Casino Checks	The casino’s term for chips issued by the house.
Casino Rate	A reduced hotel-room rate (price) that the casinos offer to good customers.
Catches	In Keno, the numbers chosen by the player which correspond to those selected by the operator of the keno game.
Change Color	To change casino chips into larger or smaller denominations. This is done by a standing dealer.
Chase	Having lost money on a bet, 'chasing' is having another bet simply to try and get back the loss.
Check	In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip. In Poker, a player can 'check' in order to stay in the game but not bet.
Chip, Chips	Round plastic discs. Casinos require that you use chips for betting. They are purchased at the gaming tables and exchanged at the cashier's booth or cage.
Chip Tray	The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table’s inventory of chips.
Chips	The common term for the tokens issued by the casino in place of money and having the equivalent value of cash, according to the denominations of the chips.
Coat-tail	Bet the same numbers as someone who is winning at the moment.
Cold	A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that is not paying out.
Cold Dice	Dice that aren’t passing.
Color Up	When a player exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
Column Bet	In Roulette, a wager playing 2-1, whereby players bet that the next spin will come up on any one of twelve numbers in the column they’re betting on.
Combination Bet	In Roulette, a bet on more than one event or on more than one number, using a single chip.
Combination Ticket	In Keno, a ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations.
Come Bet	In Craps, betting that the dice will pass after the come-out roll.
Come Box	In Craps, the area on the layout where come bets are made.
Come-Out Roll	In Craps, The initial or first roll of the dice before a point has been established.
Comps	Complimentary gifts given by the casino to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free hotel room, meals and beverages.
Copy	In Pai-Gow Poker, when a player and the banker have the same two-card hand, or the same five-card hand. The banker wins all.
Corner Bet	In Roulette, An inside, combination bet with one chip covering four numbers at one time.
Correct Conditioning	In Keno, the writing of a ticket to correspond with the exact wishes of the player.
Cracking The Nut	Making enough money on a gambling venture to cover all expenses plus a reasonable net profit.
Craps Out	In Craps, Throwing a craps number on the come-out roll.
Craps	1. Craps is a Casino dice table-game. 2. In the game Craps, the term for a 2, 3, or 12 being rolled.
Credit	In online casinos, wagers are expressed in credits. 1 credit equals to 1 unit.
Credit Button	In slot machines or vide machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.
Crew	The four dealers who staff a craps table.
Crossroader	An old term used to denote a cheat originated in the Old West practice of cheating at saloons located at crossroads. The term is still used today for casino cheats.
Croupier	The house employee in the European game who operates the Roulette table with other croupiers. Also used to describe the Baccarat dealer.
Cut	In card games following a shuffle before the start of a new round of play, when the dealer or player divides a deck into two parts and inverts them, using a cut card (see below).
Cut Card	A faceless card of different color, usually red or black, that is used to cut a deck of cards.

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D'Alembert System	A progressive system of betting whereby two numbers are cancelled every time a previous bet is won, and one number, the total of two end numbers, is added whenever a previous bet is lost.
Deal	To give out the cards during a card game.
Dealer	A casino employee who runs the BlackJack game by dealing out the cards, collecting, and paying off the players’ bets.
Deck	The 52-card pack of cards that a game is played with.
Deposit	A payment you make usually to online casinos using a credit card, a web wallet or one of the online payment systems, in order to play casino games for real.
Deuce	A two in dice.
Dice	A pair of cubes, each with six sides and each numbered with from 1 to 6 dots, whose combinations, when thrown, determine the wins and losses in the game of craps.
Die	Singular for dice, a cube with numbers on each side, 1 to 6.
Dime Bet	A $1,000 wager.
Discard Tray	A tray on the dealer’s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded in card games like Baccarat, Blackjack and Poker.
Disk	In Craps, a round plastic object which is black on one side and white on the other. When on the white side an in a place box number, it designates that a shoot is in progress and the number is the point.
A Dollar Bet	A $100 wager.
Don’t Come Bet	In Craps, a bet made after the come-out roll that the dice will lose or won’t pass.
Don’t Come Box	In Craps, the area on the layout where a don’t come bet is made.
Don’t Pass Line	In Craps, the area on the Craps layout where a don’t pass bet is made.
Double Or Nothing	An even-money bet. A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered.
Double Down	In BlackJack, a player’s option to double his original bet by turning over his first two cards and placing an amount equal to the original bet on the layout.
Double Odds Bet	In Craps, a free odds bet made at double the original bet on a line, come, or don’t come wager.
Doubling-up	The basis of some widely used systems. After a loss the player doubles the size of his previous bet hoping to win back the money lost and make a profit. Also known as the Martingale System.
Down Card	A face down card.
Dozen Bet	A wager on either the first, second, or third dozens on the layout, such as 1-12, 13-24, and 25-36.
Draw	In Keno, it’s the movement of a numbered Ping-Pong ball into the goose, forced there by hot air from the blower.
Drop	Money lost.
Drop Box	On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.
Duplicate Ticket	In Keno, the ticket marked in ink by the keno writer and returned to the player, duplicating the original presented ticket.

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eCOGRA	(e-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) eCOGRA provides player assurance and online casino regulation by ensuring that eCOGRA approved online casinos deliver an honest and professional service. eCOGRA's Seal, displayed on the homepage of approved sites, shows that the casino and poker room operator is committed to player protection, fair gaming and responsible conduct.
Easy, Easy Way	In Craps, the roll of a 4,6,8 or 10 where the dice are not matched as a pair. For example, a 5 and 1 is an easy six.
Edge	The advantage, usually expressed as a percentage, that a casino ahs over the player on a particular bet.
Encryption	A software security measure taken by online casinos to ensure that online transactions are safe from hackers.
En Prison	In Roulette, a rule whereby the player has an option of either surrendering half his wager or allowing it to be imprisoned for another spin of the wheel, in which case, if he wins, the wager will be returned to him intact.
European Wheel	Also, French Wheel. A wheel manufactured for European and English casinos containing a single zero.
Even Money Bet	A bet with odds of 1:1. A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager.
Even-Odd Bet	In Roulette, an outside straight bet on whether the next spin will be an even or odd number, paid off at even money.
Expected Win Rate	In slot machines, the percentage on the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win back over time.
Eye in the Sky	Slang for video surveillance cameras used by casinos, usually placed on the ceiling above the gaming area.

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Face Cards	In a deck of cards, any Jack, Queen, or King.
Favorable Deck	The remainder of the deck which is so composed as to be in the player’s favor.
Field Bet	In Craps, a bet that the next roll of the dice will come up 2, 3, 4, 9, 10,11, or 12.
Fifth Street	In seven-card stud, the third round of betting is called fifth street because players have five cards. In Texas Hold‘em poker, fifth street is the fifth card on board and the final round of betting.
Fill	In poker, to draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
Fill up	In Poker, to fill a full house.
First Baseman	The player in the first seat, the one who acts first upon his hand.
Five Numbers Bet	In Roulette, a bet covering the numbers 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3, which gives the house an edge of 7.89%.
Fish	A player who loses money. (It is said that "If you can't spot the fish at the table, YOU are the fish.)
Flash	A type of no-download casino software where you can play instantly.
Flat Betting	A way of betting where the same amount is bet on each wager. For example, if a player always bets $10 on each hand or spin and never raised or lowered their bet, they would be said to be flat betting.
Flat Top	A slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive.
Flea	An annoying person who wants something for nothing. One who expects to be comped for a small wager.
Floorman	Casino executive who stands behind the craps table, overseeing the game and watching the play of junket members. He also determines whether credit should be given to a player.
Flop	In poker games, as hold'em and omaha, where five community cards are dealt. The first three of these cards are dealt all at once, face up, and are called the flop. Games with a flop can be called flop games.
Foul	In Pai-Gow Poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.
Four Flush	Four cards of the same suit, such as 8(H), J(H), Q(H), 3(H), together with an odd card.
Four of a Kind	In Poker, four cards of the same denomination.
Fourth Street	In Seven-card Stud poker, the second round of betting is called fourth street because players have four cards. In Texas Hold‘em poker, fourth street is the fourth card on board and the third round of betting.
Free Odds	In Craps, a bet made in addition to a line, come, or don’t come bet at correct odds. The house has no advantage on this bet.
Front Line	In Craps, another name for the pass line.
Front Money	Cash or bank checks deposited with the casino to establish credit for a player who bets against that money.
Full House	In Poker, a set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards of the same denomination.

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Gambler's Anonymous	A support group that assists problem gamblers and addicted/compulsive gamblers. (www.gamblersanonymous.org)
Gambling	The voluntary risking of a sum of money on the outcome of a game or other event.
George	A dealer’s term for a generous tipper.
Going All-In	In cardroom poker, to call with (to bet) all your chips. If another player bets more chips than you have in a No Limit game, you can go All-in and stake your total stack against an equivalent amount of your opponent's stack.
Goose	In Keno, a transparent tube which holds the numbered Ping-Pong balls after they’ve been forced there by the blower.
Grand Martingale System	A doubling up system, in which a player attempts to gain an additional chip’s profit after every previous loss.
Grease	A bribe.
Gross Winnings	The total payout (including your stake).
Groups	In Keno, a combination of numbers separated from other numbers by either circles or lines.
Gutshot Straight	A four straight that can be made only one way, such as 5(C) 6(D) 8(H) 9(S).

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Hand	The cards originally dealt to the player or the dealer. Also, the final total of the cards help by the player or the dealer.
Handle Slammers	In Slots, the term for a certain kind of thief who proves the weakness of the machine by manipulation of the handle and then slams it to complete his scam.
Hard Count	Activity in which coin (hard) currency is counted. It is usually done in a special room under tight security. Counting the change from slot machines.
Hard Hand	In BlackJack, any hand that does not contain an Ace valued at 11. (You can value an Ace 1 or 11 to suit you).
Hard Total	Any total not including an ace or where the act is counted as 1 in the hand. Example: 10, 6, ace or 10, 7 are hard 17s.
Hardway	The term for a 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5 pairs of dice.
Hard Way Bet	In the game of Craps, a wager that the dice will come up as a pair on any of the following numbers – 4, 6, 8, and 10, before they come up easy or before a 7 is rolled.
High-Low Bet	An outside, straight wager on whether the next spin will be a high or low number, paid off at even money.
High Poker	Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball. In high poker, high hands win.
High Roller	A player that wagers big bets.
Hit	A term used by players to indicate that they want to draw another card. In most casinos this is done by scraping the cards toward the player.
Holding Your Own	Neither winning nor losing, just breaking even.
Hole Card	The dealer’s unseen card forming half of the original hand.
Hop Bet	In Craps, a one-roll wager on any number the player selects, at disadvantageous odds to the gambler.
Horn Bet	In Craps, a combined one-roll bet on the 2,3,11, and 12.
Hot	A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out.
Hot Hand	In Craps, a shooter who is continually making points and numbers while rolling the dice is said to have a hot hand.
Hot Roll	In Craps, a roll in which the dice are continually passing and are held by the shooter for a long period of time.
House	A casino or gambling center/centre. Also the operators of a gambling game.
House Edge	The casino in-built advantage, usually gained by paying less than the odds.
House Rules	Set of rules established by the casino for the player's and dealer's to follow.

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Inside Numbers	In Craps, the place numbers 5, 6, 8 and 9
Inside Bets	In Roulette, a wager on any of thenumbers 1-36, 0, 00 or any combination of these numbers.
Insurance	An optional wager by a player that the dealer has a BlackJack when the upcard is an ace.

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Jackpot 1. In Slots, the highest payout on any machine.

2. In Poker, a pair that pays off only if the cards in the pair are Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces. Lower pairs do not pay off.

Jacks or Better In video poker games the payout starts at a certain level ranking of hands. When playing Jacks or Better, if you get a pair of Jacks or a higher ranking, you win. You don't win anything on a pair of tens or lower.

Joker The 53rd card in a deck, sometimes used as a wild card.

Joker Wild A type of video poker machine that has a joker in addition to the normal 52-card pack. The joker is a pure wild card and can be used as any card to enhance tor make any hand.

Juice (USA) Vig. or Vigorish. Commission taken by the house

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Keno Board In Keno, an electronic board showing the twenty numbers selected for each game of keno.

Keno Lounge The area of a casino where the game of keno is called and operated and where players may sit while watching the calling of the game.

Keno Runner In Keno, a house employee who collects players’ tickets throughout the casino and adjacent areas and presents them to the keno writers as a convenience to the bettors.

Keno Writer The casino employee who collects the bet, writers the duplicate ticket, and pays off winners at keno.

Kicker An odd card, usually a high card, held by the player for the draw. Thus, a 3 3 A hand consists of a pair of threes plus the ace kicker.

King, King Number In Keno, any one number circled on a ticket, whose purpose is to combine with other numbers to form ways.

King Ticket In Keno, a ticket played with one or more king numbers marked on it, making it a very versatile ticket.

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Ladderman Casino employee who oversees the baccarat game. Personnel working this game are two dealers seated together at the center of the table, a caller standing at the table across from the dealers, and the ladderman, supervising the action from a chair above the table.

Layout In Craps, the imprint on the felt surface of a craps table, showing all the best that can be made with spaces for those bets outlined.

Lay the Odds In Craps, an odds bet by a wrong bettor against a number, which if won, will be paid off at less that even money.

Liberty Bell The name of the original machine invented by Charles Fey of San Francisco.

Load up To play the maximum number of coins per spin that a slot machine or video game will allow.

Lobby The lobby is a portal within your casino software that lets you choose which game you want to play and gives you access to all the latest news and promotions.

Long Run The number of rounds of play, hands or spins, needed for the ratio of wins to losses to reach a point where they are changed very little by the cumulative effect of outcomes.

Loose Machine A slots machine that pays off liberally and gives the house only a small advantage over the player.

Low Poker Also called lowball, is poker in which the pot is awarded to the hand with the lowest poker value.

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Marker A check that can be written at the gaming tables by a player who has established credit with the casino. An IOU.

Match Play The competition system used in tournaments (usually card games) in which two participants play a series of games which ends when one player accumulates a required number of points. Each game could be worth one, two, or more points.

Maximum Bet The highest bet you are allowed to make. Also in slot machines, a button that lets you bet the maximum coin size and the maximum number of coins taking into account the total number of pay-lines.

Mechanic Slang meaning a dealer who cheats.

Mills Slots The first machines used nationwide and the first to have a jackpot as well as the standard fruit symbols.

Mini-Baccarat The scaled-down version of baccarat, played with fewer players, dealers, and formality but following the same rules as baccarat.

Money Management Determining the minimum bet one can afford to make based on the bankroll available (money you have to play with).

Money Put In Action This is not the actual dollar amount of money you bring to the table to play with.

Mucker, Hand Mucker A cheat who adds favorable cards to a multiple-deck game.

Multi-Player Casino A feature offered by online casinos that lets you play against other players.

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Multiple Deck A game in which more that one deck of cards is used.

Natural 1. Blackjack: The combination of an ace and a 10-value dealt on the first two cards, forming a BlackJack.

2. Baccarat: A two-card total of 8 or 9.

3. Craps: Player rolls a 7 or 11.

Negative ExpectationThe long-run disadvantage or loss of a given situation without reference to any particular outcome; that is, what you figure to lose on average after a considerable time of play, or after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.

Net Winnings Total payout less your stake.

Nickels An insider’s term for $5 chips at a casino.

Non-negotiable Chips Promotional casino chips that cannot be exchanged for cash.

Non-value Chip A gaming chip which the dollar value is determined by the amount of the buy-in and the amount of chips taken.

Number Pool The range of numbers from which you select the ones you want to play. A typical lottery pool ranges from 1 to 60, and the keno pool is 1 to 80. A Bingo pool can be 1 to 75 or 1 to 90.

Nut Either the overhead costs of running a casino, or the fixed amount that a gambler decides to win in a day.

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Odds Ratio of probabilities. The casino's view of the chance of a player winning. The figure or fraction by which the casino offers to multiply a bettor's stake, which the bettor is entitled to receive (plus his or her own stake) if they win.

One-Armed Bandit A popular slang term for the slot machines.

On tilt Going 'on tilt' is a bad reaction to an unlucky hand resulting in uncontrolled wild play.

Open In poker, the player who bets first.

Original Ticket In Keno, the blank filled out by the player and presented to the keno writer, which is the basis for all keno payouts.

Outside Wager In Roulette , a bet on any event at the table other than the numbers 0, 00, 1-36.

Overlay A good bet where the player has an edge over the casino.

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Paint A picture or face card: Jack, Queen or King.

Palette The tool (usually a long flat wooden baton) used in the Baccarat game to move cards on the table.

Pass A winning decision for the dice.

Pass Line In Craps, the area on the layout where a pass-line bet is made.

Pat In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more hands. In blackjack, an unbusted hand worth at least 17 points.

Payline The line on a slot machine window on which the symbols from each reel must line up. Slot machines can have as many as 20 paylines, although most have only one.

Payoff The return or payback the player receives for his or her wager.

Payoff Odds The form of odds that are conventionally posted in the casinos. Payoff odds specify how much a winning wager will be paid for each wager or chip that was bet. The casinos post the 'payoff odds' in terms of the number of chips won relative to the number of chips bet.

Payout The amount of money paid out to you as a win.

Payout Percentage Also referred to as the payback percentage, the percent of each dollar played in a video or slot machine that the machine is programmed to return to the player. Payback percentage is 100 percent minus the house edge.

Payout Table A posting somewhere on the front of a slot or video poker machine that tells you what each winning hand will pay for the number of coins or credits played.

Pigeon An uneducated, naive, or unsophisticated gambler.

Pit An area of a casino in which a group of table games are arranged, where the center area is restricted to dealers and other casino personnel.

Pit Boss A supervisor who oversees a gaming area. Usually supervises more than one table at the same time.

Pit Manager A pit manager is in charge of all the table games, enforcing casino policy. He deals with any problems that may arise during the shift where a crucial decision must be made that may lead to a customer being dissatisfied or angry. Also, he handles Comps and dodges undeserving customers who are trying to get free Room, Food, Beverage.

Playing the Rush A poker term referring to a player who has just enjoyed a short-run of good luck marked by winning a very large pot of money in one hand or winning several hands in close succession. If the player subsequently begins to play more loosely or more aggressively they are said to be 'playing the rush'.

Playing Strategy A self-imposed set of rules designed to give the player the best odds for defeating the dealer.

Plug A shuffling technique that is sometimes employed in card games like blackjack where the game is often dealt from a multi-deck shoe. When freshly shuffled cards are brought back into action a substantial portion of the cards are kept out of play by the insertion of a cut-card at the back of the deck or shoe. The placement of the cut card marks the place where play will be stopped and the cards are again shuffled. During the play, used cards are stacked in a discard tray. When the cut-card is reached, the game is stopped, and the remaining un-dealt cards are inserted somewhere into the middle of the cards that have already been stacked up in the discard tray. The cards so inserted are referred to as a 'plug'. Such action is called 'plugging' the deck.

Pocket Cards In poker where some of the player's cards are dealt to them face down. These cards are called pocket cards.

Point (The Point) The number that is established on the come-out roll. Only place numbers (4,5,6,8,9,10) can become the point. The shooter will attempt to repeat throwing the point before throwing a 7 in order to win that round of betting.

Poker Basically a card game. But poker isn't just a card game - it is many card games. The majority of poker games do share some common features, especially betting in rounds and the ranking of hands. Poker is commonly played in cardrooms (often within casinos) and in private home games. The games played in cardrooms seem to divide into stud games, draw games, and flop games. In home games, however, anything goes, including games that seem to have no reason to be called poker. The varieties played in home games probably number in the hundreds. Some common cardroom games include Texas Hold'em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha, Razz, Lowball, and Pineapple.

Pot In a poker game, the amount of money that accumulates in the middle of the table as each player antes, bets, and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand.

Press a Bet Adding the winnings over the current bet, to 'let it ride'.

Pressing A player is pressing the bet when they let winnings ride by wagering them along with the original bet.

Probability A mathematical calculation that establishes the likelihood that an event will occur. Probabilities are expressed as numbers between 0 and 1. The probability of an impossible event is 0, while an event that is certain to occur has a probability of 1.

Progression Betting A system of betting applied to many games where bet-size is systematically changed, up or down, across as series of rounds of play according to some predetermined formula.

Progressive A slot machine whose potential jackpot increases with each coin that is played. When the progressive jackpot finally hits, the amount resets to the starting number.

Pull Tab, Pulltab A game similar to the lottery game. Tickets sell for 25 cents or 50 cents or even more and typically offer prizes ranging from free tickets to $500. Each ticket has perforated windows which open revealing symbols similar to those found on slot machines or some lottery games.

Punch Board Another lottery-type game. The player punches out a slot on a board for a chance to win a merchandise prize. Punch boards offering cash prizes are also common.

Punch Out In Keno, a ticket, also known as a draw ticket, which has the called numbers for the previous game punched out on a keno blank so that the keno writer can easily determine if a presented ticket has enough catches for a payoff.

Punto Banco European name for Baccarat; Punto is for Player and Banco is for Bank.

Push A tie hand between a dealer and a player. A round of play where neither the player nor the casino wins.

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Quads In poker, four of a kind.

Qualifier In poker, the minimum ranking a hand must have in order for it to be eligible to take part of the pot.

Quartet Quartet Pools are conducted by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. The investor is required to select the first four place-getters in a selected event in the correct order. Generally fields are confined to 14 starters.

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Racehorse Keno The term for the game of keno prior to 1951, when each number also had the name of a racehorse attached to it.

Racinos Racetrack casinos.

Rack A plastic container in which you can transport and count large-denominational coins, slot machine tokens, and casino plastic chips.

Rake The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting.

Rank In poker, the worth of a set of cards.

Rate Card In Keno, the booklet issued by the casino, containing the costs and payoffs on tickets containing from one to fifteen spots.

Rated Determination by the casino that a player's skill level is above average or on a professional level. A player's rating may be stored on computer and referred to the pit.

Red-Black Bet In Roulette, an outside, straight wager on whether the next spin will be a red or black number, paid off at even money.

Reel A vertical and continuous holder of the symbols on the machine. There are generally three reels on each slot machine, though some machines may contain up to ten reels.

Riffling (Card Riffling) A commonly used shuffling process. To accomplish a riffle, the deck is divided roughly in half and the two halves are interleaved by pulling the card corners up with the thumbs and letting the two halves 'riffle' together. Riffling is also sometimes called 'zipping' the cards. Like card Stripping (see below), the riffling process can span a range from a fine riffle to a coarse riffle.

Right Bettor In Craps, a player betting with the dice, wagering that they’ll pass.

River In poker, the final card dealt in a hand of stud or hold‘em. In seven-card stud, staying in until the fifth and final round of betting is called going to the river.

RNG (Random Number Generator) A computer generated randomness that randomly assigns the outcome of a result such as a roulette spin, keno game or a cards shuffle.

Round of Play A round or hand of play can consist of a single wager or several wagers made during the time of a short wagering event.

Royal Flush An Ace-high straight flush (Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten, all of the same suit); the best possible poker hand.

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Sawdust Joint (US) A term for a non-luxury gambling club.

Sawbuck Ten dollars.

Scared Money Insufficient cash to gamble with.

Session A period of play or a table sitting at any gambling game.

Set In Pai-Gow poker, players set their seven cards into two separate hands of two and five cards each.

Seven Out In Craps, The roll of a 7 after a point is established, ending the shooter’s roll.

Seventh Street In seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting is called seventh street because players have seven cards.

Shark A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game. See also "Fish".

Sharker/Sharper/Cardsharp A cheater.

Sharp Astute bettor.

Shill A person who actively plays in the game for the house, club, or casino. Usually seen at a Baccarat table to fill empty seats, until more real players join in.

Shiner A tiny mirror or any reflecting device used by a cheater to see unexposed cards. A reflecting device used to try and glimpse the dealer's hole card.

Shoe Device, usually a wooden box, used for holding and dispensing playing cards to be dealt. Shoe games are typically composed of six or eight decks of cards.

Shooter In Craps, a complete series of rolls until the shooter sevens out.

Short Run A short series of wagers or game events.

Showdown In poker, after the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner.

Shuffle Tracking A high level blackjack playing strategy used by card counters.

Shuffle Up To mix up the cards prior to dealing them out. Also known as reshuffling the cards.

Shuffling (Card Shuffling) Is a generic term which encompasses all card mixing techniques used to prepare a deck or a shoe for continued play. All casino shuffling processes employ a combination of mixing techniques. These may include 'Stripping' or 'washing' the cards as well as 'riffling', 'boxing', 'plugging', 'cutting' and other off-spring techniques. All shuffling processes employ multiple riffles of 'clumps', 'picks', or 'grabs' to achieve some level of randomization. The shoe games, which use multiple decks of cards (4, 6, or 8 decks), will often employ the most intricate riffling patterns of all. In these, the picks are riffled together and then re-picked and re-riffled in complex symmetric patterns.

Shutter A window covering a number on a reusable bingo card. The shutter can be pulled down to mark each number as it is called.

Silver Mining/Slot Walking The practice of looking for coins left in unattended slot machines.

Single A Straight bet on one selection, also known as a straight-up bet.

Singleton In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank.

Sixth Street In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting is called sixth street because players have six cards.

Six-Numbers Bet In Roulette, an inside combination bet on six numbers at one time.

Skin A dollar.

Skin Gam In poker, a game having two or more collusion cheaters.

Skinning the Hand In poker, a cheater's technique to get rid of extra cards.

Skoon A dollar.

Slot Club Member Slot clubs were invented for slot fanatics. By becoming a member you are given a card (like a credit card). Using your card while playing the slots (also table games in some casinos) helps you earn free points / cash. The rules, number of points needed to achieve regular club status, and the benefits given to the player are different at every casino.

Slot Walking/Silver Mining The practice of looking for coins left in unattended slot machines.

Snake Eyes When you roll a two in craps is called 'Snake Eyes' - eyes because they look like eyes, snake because they are bad news (for the shooter).

Snapper A slang term for a BlackJack.

Soft Hand In BlackJack, a hand in which the total value is determined by using the ace as an 11. Example: ace, 7 = soft 18

Soft Double Down In blackjack, doubling down is when one of the two cards is an ace.

Spinner A winning streak.

Split Option to play each of two like cards as a separate hand (a separate bet equal to the original wager must be made).

Split Bet An inside combination wager on two numbers at one time.

Split Ticket In Keno, a ticket by which a player can play two or more groups of numbers separately.

Spooking Used in blackjack game. The act of standing behind the dealer to peak at the hole card and then secretly convey the information to a partner player sitting at the table. An illegal form of cheating.

Spot Any number from 1 to 80 that a player selects on a keno ticket. It also refers to the number of numbers that are marked on a ticket.

Stack A stack of chips, usually 20 chips in a column commonly used in Roulette.

Stand In Poker, five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit.

Stand Card Term used when the dealer has a 7 or greater showing.

Standing Hand In blackjack, meaning a hand which hard-totals to 17 or more, which is very likely to bust if one more card is called and therefore the player is expected to stand.

Steaming A blackjack term where a player has become frustrated with how badly the events of a session of play have turned out. 'Steaming' in blackjack has practically the same meaning as 'going on tilt' in poker. In either case the player has lost emotional control and is betting more aggressively and often recklessly in an attempt to turn things around.

Stiff (A Stiff Hand) In BlackJack, a hand containing 12 or more points as a hard total,in danger of busting if hit.

Straight In Poker, five consecutive denomination cards of different suit.

Straight Bet A single bet on any one number, or any of the outside even-money or 2-1 bets.

Straight Flush In Poker, five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit.

Straight Keno The basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket.

Straight Slots Slot machines that pay out in fixed amounts according to the payoffs shown on the front of the machine.

Straight Ticket In Keno, the simplest and most common keno ticket, in which the player selects from one to fifteen spots or numbers and is paid off according to the amount bet and the number of spots chosen.

Straight Up Bet A wager on a single number, paid off at 35-1.

Streak Betting/Progressive Betting A system of raising or lowering the size of one's wager based on what happened on the previous round or rounds. There are basically two kinds of streak betting systems; negative and positive. In a positive streak betting or positive progression betting system the size of the player's wager is raised on the next round after a winning round. In a negative streak betting or negative progression betting system you do exactly the opposite by increasing the wager size on each subsequent loss. There is an almost endless number of variations of both negative and positive streak betting progressions, each one distinguished by when the progression is invoked, how much the wagers are raised or lowered, and when the progression is terminated.

Stripping/Card Stripping Is a shuffling technique which reverses the sequential order of the cards in the deck. Often the dealers will speed up the process by rapidly pulling small clumps of cards off the top of the deck rather than a single card at a time. The number of cards in the clumps determine how fine or coarse the striping process is.

Stud Poker One of the two basic forms of poker game (the other is draw poker) and played with open or exposed cards (up cards) and with one or more concealed cards known as hole cards (down cards).

Suit Any one of the four types of cards: clubs, diamonds, hearts or spades.

Sulky The modern harness racing vehicle (a driving rig) developed from a single-seat. Earlier racing had used carts. In its final form the sulky is little more than a U-shaped shaft mounted on two wheels with a seat at the end of the U.

Surrender In blackjack, to give up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand. In roulette, you effectively lose only half on an even-money bet when the ball lands on 0.

Symbols The various kinds of marking son a slot machine reel. The most popular are these originated by the Mills Company, consisting of fruits, bells, and bars.

System A method of betting, usually mathematically based, used by a punter or bettor to try to get an advantage. A prominent factor in most systems is the criteria used to determine when the player's wagers should be raised or lowered.

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Table Hold The amount of money won by the casino table game from the players during an eight-hour work shift.

Table Stakes In poker, stakes in which the betting and raising is limited to the amount of money a player has on the table in front of him.

Take the Odds An odds bet made by a right bettor, which, if won, will be paid off at better than even money.

Tapping Out Losing one's entire gambling bankroll and thus having to stop playing.

Tell Play Observing the dealer's body language and expressions to determine his hole card. In a poker game 'tells' pertain to quirks or readable aspects of a players actions, verbal behavior, or body language that give away information about what cards they are holding.

Third Base In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer’s right hand, which will be played last before the dealer’s hand is played.

Third Street In seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards.

Three-Card Monte A three-card game similar to Bragg.

Three of a Kind In poker, three cards of the same rank.

Ticket A card.

Tight Machine A slot machine that gives the casino a large win percentage by paying out relatively few coins to the players.

Time Cut/Axe/Collection Money charged each player on a time basis by the casino or by the poker room owner. Charge is usually on a 3 minute or an hourly basis.

Toke Toke is short for 'token'. A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips. Unlike tokens, tokes are more specifically the tips that the game dealers receive from the players. A player who is known to toke the dealer heavily is sometimes referred to as a 'George' or a 'Real George'.

Token The casino own coins used to play slot machines instead of real coins.

Tom The dealer’s term for a poor tipper.

Touch Wand A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers.

Tournament Basically, a competition game between groups of players over a period of time.

Trio Bet An inside combination bet on three numbers at one time.

Trips Three cards of the same rank.

True Odds The real odds of something happening. Actual odds taking into account the casino edge. The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times that it will not. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.

Two Pairs In Poker, two sets of pairs of the same card denomination.

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Underlay A bad or unfavorable bet. An event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening.

Unit (Betting Units) Technical term used to express the smallest amount of money used in wagering without specifying the actual Dollar or other currency amount. The player's actual 'chip' bet may be $1, $5, $25, $100 or other value. However, for purposes of simplifying gambling related calculations, the wager is specified as simply one betting unit or one chip.

Up Card (Upcard) The face up card of the dealer's initial hand in BlackJack. Standard casino rules require the dealers to deal their own opening hands with one card face-up and one card face-down. The card that is dealt face-up is the dealers 'up card'. The card is dealt face-down is said to be the dealers 'hole card'.

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Vig., Vigorish The casino edge, fee or commission taken by the house.

VIP A Very Important Person. Usually a big bettor or a high roller.

VLT Video Lottery Terminal

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Wager Any Bet.

Washing (Card Washing) A card shuffling technique where the dealer spreads the cards on the table face down and then proceeds to mix them around with his hands flat in a face-washing-like action before gathering them up and performing a more normal shuffle. Card washing is intended to remove any consistencies in the sequencing among the cards that new decks of cards have, or that were produced in play prior to the present shuffle. In standard table poker the cards are washed after every hand before they are subjected to a more conventional shuffling. In blackjack and baccarat, the cards are washed when old decks are taken out of play and fresh new decks brought in to replace them.

Way In Keno, each individual group of numbers played separately by the player, or combinations of groups played the same way, for a possible payoff.

Way Ticket A Keno ticket consisting of at least three equal groups of numbers combining in various ways.

Web Wallet A secure and convenient software tool for managing your online transactions, such as depositing money with online casinos or making a withdrawal from your balance.

Well The area at the bottom of a slot machine where coins that have been paid out fall to.

Whale A player who makes extremely large wagers. Unlike high rollers who consistently wager $100 or more per round, whales are typically those who make wagers amounting to thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per round.

White Meat Profit.

Wild Card A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand in card games.

Wild Royal Flush A Royal Flush that makes use of a wild card.

Wired cards In poker, a pair, trips, or four of a kind dealt consecutively or back-to-back in a hand, usually in a stud hand starting with the first card.

Withdrawal A request you make to receive money from your account.

Wong, Wonging, Wonger Named after Stanford Wong. In Blackjack, to count the cards dealt at a particular table and to then join play only when the count indicates the game has swung to the player's advantage. The term has been expanded to include playing in favorable situations in a number of other games.

Wrong Bettor In Craps, a player who bets against the dice; one who bets that the dice won’t pass.

Zero, Double Zero These numbers can be bet on in the same manner as the numbers 1-36, but their addition to the layout determines the house advantage in Roulette.