
Action:
The amount of money wagered by a player during an entire
playing session.
All-in:
with all-in betting there are no refunds given for scratched
or withdrawn
competitors or teams in an event where a bet is placed.
Should an event be cancelled then the amount bet will
be refunded.
All
up: This involves picking the winners of more than
one event. A single wager
amount is placed on more than one outcome, whereby the
stake and winnings of the first selection will be rolled
over into the second selection and so on.
Anchor
Man: The player betting on the last box on the
blackjack table and making the final decision, therefore
anchoring the game.
Ante:
Usually in poker, a term used for the first money wagered
on a hand.
Any
Craps: A one-roll dice bet covering the 2, 3, or
12.
Any
Seven: A one-roll dice bet covering any 7.
Audition:
A casino test to determine if a dealer will be hired.
Can be conducted on a live game.
Baccarat:
A card game where the winning hand totals closest to 9
discounting all units of 10. Originating from the game,
Chemin de Fer.
Back
Line: See Don’t Pass Line.
Bag:
An English casino term for thousand, e.g., 5 bag
= 5 thousand.
Bankroll:
The amount of money a player has for one gaming session.
Bar
the 12: Makes the 12 a push on the Don’t
Pass Bar.
Base:
Area on the dice table where the majority of bets are
made and paid.
Base
Dealer: Dice dealer in charge of one of the bases.
Basic
Strategy: The mathematically correct way to play
blackjack.
Betting
Limits: The minimum and maximum that can be wagered
on one bet.
Betting
Right: Betting on the Pass Line or with the shooter.
Betting
Wrong: Betting on the Don’t Pass or against
the shooter.
Blackjack:
A card game where players try to beat the dealer by getting
closest to 21 without going over.
Blackjack:
A hand whose first two cards total 21.
Book:
To accept a bet.
Box:
Area of the dice table controlled by the boxman.
Boxman:
The casino employee in charge of the craps table. The
boxman sits
between the base dealers.
Break:
To exceed 21.
Burn
Card: Any card placed in the discard rack without
being entered into play.
Bust:
See Break.
Call
Bet: A bet made verbally.
Card
Counting: A system to keep track of the percentage
of high cards to low cards. Used in blackjack to gain
an advantage over the house.
Caribbean
Stud: A five-card poker game with all players playing
against the house.
Change
Color: Exchange one-color denomination casino chip
for another. All
denomination casino chips are different colors.
Chip:
Name given to the tokens used at the gaming tables.
Check:
See Chip.
Color
Up/Out: Exchange smaller denomination chips for
larger denomination chips.
Come
Bet: A wager placed on the Come Line. Same as rules
as the Pass Line, but placed after the point has been
established.
Come
Line: Area on the craps table where Come Bets are
placed.
Come-Out
Roll: The first roll of the dice or the first roll
after a point has been made. This roll establishes the
point.
Crap
Out: Rolling a Crap (2, 3, or 12) on the come-out
roll.
Craps:
Dice term for 2, 3, and 12.
Crew:
Dice/Craps dealers assigned to the game.
Croupier:
Term mainly used when referring to roulette and sometimes
baccarat
dealers.
Cut:
To divide the deck into two parts.
Cut
Card: A hard plastic card used to cut the deck.
Dealer:
A casino employee who deals the various games.
Dividend:
means the agreed payout or return on any bet.
Discard
Rack: Area of the table where the used cards are
placed.
Don’t
Come Bet: A bet placed on the Don’t Come
Bar. Same rules as the Don’t Pass Line, except placed
after the come-out roll.
Don’t
Pass Bet: A wager placed prior to the Come-Out
Roll that a seven will be rolled before a point is repeated.
Don’t
Pass Line: The area on the layout where Don’t
Pass Bets are placed.
Double
Up: To increase a wager after the first two cards
are drawn.
Draw:
Where competitors in an event finish evenly. Where there
is a draw and this is not offered as a betting option,
the return will be divided by the number of joint winners.
Edge:
The casino’s advantage.
Even
Money: When the player has a blackjack and the
dealer has an ace showing, a payout offered before the
hole card is checked. Pays 1-1 instead of 3-2.
Even-Money:
A payoff of 1-1.
Face
Cards: The king, queen, or jack of each suite.
First
Base: The first seat nearest the shoe.
Float:
The table bank.
Floorman:
A casino employee who is part of the management team.
Front
Line: See Pass Line.
George:
A good tipper.
Head
to Head: Select the team, or player, you believe
will win the game or an event.
Hit:
To take another card.
Hole
Card: The dealer's face-down card.
Horn
Bet: A one-roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11,
and 12.
Insurance:
A side bet that the dealer has a blackjack. It’s
offered when the dealer's upcard is an ace. If the dealer
has a blackjack, the bet is paid 2-1. If the dealer does
not, the insurance bet loses.
Let
it Ride: A poker game.
Lumpy:
A break-in dealer. Called this because their dealing is
not smooth.
Monkey:
Chinese term used in casinos for a card valued at ten.
Monkey:
$500.
Nickels:
$5 chips.
Non-negotiable:
A promotional chip which can’t be exchanged for
cash.
Odds:
Chances of winning expressed in dollar (monetary)
terms.
Odds
Against: The odds when you will win more than double
your money. E.g. for a $1 stake the dividend would be
anything more than $2.
Off:
Term meaning that bets are not working.
One-Roll
Bets: Wagers that will win or lose depending on
the next roll of the dice.
Pallette:
The flat paddle used on the baccarat tables to scoop the
cards.
Pass-Line
Bet: A wager made prior to the come-out roll that
a point will repeat.
Pass
Line: The area where a Pass-Line Bet is placed.
Player:
A casino patron.
Point:
Dice term for the number rolled on the come-out roll if
a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. The point has to be repeated before
a seven rolls for the Pass Line bets to win.
Press:
Increasing a bet by double.
Proposition
Bet: Dice bets on number combinations.
Punter:
A casino player.
Push:
When the dealer and the player have hands with the same
total. No one wins or loses.
Quarters:
$25 chips.
Right
Bettor: A person betting on the Pass Line.
Seven-Out:
Rolling a seven after the point has been established.
Shill:
A person employed by the casino as a game starter.
Shoe:
Name given to the box in which the dealer places the freshly
shuffled cards. Each hand is then dealt from the shoe.
Shooter:
The person rolling the dice.
Soft
Hand: Any blackjack hand that contains an ace valued
at eleven.
Sportsbook:
A collection of all the bets taken on a fixed odds
betting event
Stand:
To not take any more cards.
Stake:
The amount of money that is bet.
Stickman:
The dice dealer who calls the numbers rolled and controls
the stick.
Stud
Poker: Poker game with no draw.
Surrender:
To give up half the wager before the hand is complete.
Table
Test: See Audition.
Tip:
Gratuity.
Toke:
See Tip.
Token:
The casino coins used to play slot machines.
Upcard:
The dealer’s exposed card.
Whale:
A high roller; big spender.
Working:
A dice term meaning that the bets are in play.
World
Bet: A one-roll dice bet on the horn including
the seven.
Wrong
Bettor: A dice player who bets on the Don’t
Pass Line.
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