Online Casino Glossary

GLOSSARY A-C / D-H / I-P / Q-W

A

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.

B

Banker - In card games, the dealer. In some card games, each player becomes a banker/dealer in turn.

Bankroll - A player’s total gambling money.

Barred - Same as Banned. Not allowed to enter the casino premises permanently.

Bet - Wager.

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.

Black Book - The list of undesirable people who are forbidden to enter any casino in Nevada.

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.

Buck - A $100 wager.

Bug - A joker.

Bump - To raise.

Burn Cards - Remove cards from the top of the deck, not to be dealt, and place them in the discard tray after a shuffle and cut.

C

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 Counting - Used in blackjack game. Recording (in memory) played cards (usually high cards) so as to establish a conditional probability advantage on the remaining cards against the dealer.

Card Sharp - 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.

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 Rate - A reduced hotel-room rate (price) that the casinos offer to good customers.

Catch - In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn.

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 Tray - The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table’s inventory of chips.

Chips - Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash.

Cold - A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that is not paying out.

Color up - When a player exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.

Combination Way Ticket - In keno, a ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations.

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 copies.

Craps - Casino dice table-game.

Credit Button - In slot machines or video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.

Croupier - French word for Dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette.

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 that is used to cut a deck of cards.

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