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A Bite: A request by a gambler for a loan.
Action - the amount of money wagered by a player during a playing session. In
poker, the placing of money into the pot.
Action Jackson - A gambler who wagers every day - day and night.
Active - one who is still in the pot.
Active Player - One who is still in the pot.
Add on - The place where a player may purchase additional chips in a Poker
tournament.
Agent: Definition 1: Player cheat who frequents casinos and works with casino
dealers and employees. Definition 2: Person who, for a fee or commission, lures
people to a crooked game to be fleeced.
Aggregate Limit - Total payout of a casino during a single game.
Aggregate Winnings - Total winnings.
All In - When a player bets all his/her chips.
All or Nothing - In Keno, a ticket that only pays if either all of the picked numbers
are drawn or if none of the picked numbers are drawn.
Anchor - the player sitting in the last position on a Blackjack table before the
dealer. This is the person who makes the final decision, thereby anchoring the
game.
Ante - a term usually used in poker to refer to the first money wagered on a hand,
or the minimum amount that each player is required to put into the pot before a
new hand can begin.
Any Craps - a one-roll dice bet covering the 2, 3, or 12.
Any Seven - a one-roll dice bet covering any 7.
Apple: An unexperienced player who does not know how to win.
Apron - The outer edge of the felt table layout.
At Risk - Usually, when a player's bet is active or "in action"
Baccarat - a card game where the winning hand totals closest to 9 discounting all
units of 10.
Back Line - Same as the Don't Pass Line.
Backer - A person who will stake a gambler with a good reputation during a
difficult period.
Banker - In a card game, dealer or the player who books the action of the other
bettors at the table.
Bankroll - the total amount of money a player has for a gaming session.
Bar the 12 - in craps, makes the 12 a push on the Don't Pass Bar.
Barred - A person who is not allowed to enter inside the casino.
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 in order to
maximize your advantage.
Beard - A person who places bets on behalf of a bettor, so the bookmakers will
not know the identity of the actual bettor.
Beef - Any situation that is or may cause a problem.
Bet - wager or gamble
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 Line or against the shooter.
Big 6 - A bet that pays even money that a six will be rolled before a seven in
Craps.
Big 8 - A bet that pays even money that an eight will be rolled before a seven in
Craps.
Big Dime - A $10,000 bet.
Big Order - A large sports bet of five or six figures.
Big Red - Placing a bet on Any Seven.
Big Slick - A hand that contains an A-K.
Bingo - A wagering game.
Bingo Marker - A crayon or ink dauber that is used to cover the numbers on a
bingo game card.
Black - The most common color used for $100 chips.
Black Book - A list of persons not allowed to enter any casino in Nevada, USA.
Blackjack - a card game where the player tries to beat the dealer by getting
closest to 21 without going over. Also known as 21.
Blackjack Hand - a hand whose first two cards total 21.
Blind Bet - a bet that certain poker players are required to make as a result of
their betting position.
Bluff - in poker, players bluff when raising a weak hand in the hope of driving out
players with a stronger hand.
Board - In poker, the community cards dealt face-up in the center of the table are
referred to as on the board.
Boat - Another term for a full house.
Boat Race - A crooked horse race.
Bones - Dice.
Bookie - A person who takes racing and sporting bets.
Box - in craps, the area of the dice table controlled by the boxman, where the
center bets are placed.
Boxcars - in Craps, when you roll two sixes.
Boxman - the casino dealer in charge of the craps table .
Break Even Point - The point at which the bets made by a player would
approximately equal the payoffs made to that player.
Bring It In - To start the betting on the first round.
Bring-in - in seven-card stud poker, this is the mandatory bet made by the
player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting.
Broke Money - Money the casino gives a broke player for transportation home.
Buck - A $100 wager.
Buffalo - Placing a bet on each of the Hardways and Any 7.
Buffalo Yo - Placing a bet on each of the Hardways and 11.
Bug - A joker.
Bum Steer - Erroneous information.
Bump - to raise.
Burn Card - Any card placed in the discard rack without being entered into play.
After the deck is shuffled and cut, one card is burned.
Bust - to exceed 21 in Blackjack, making it a losing hand. Also known as break.
Busted - A player who has run out of funds and credit.
Buster - Odds of 15 to 1 on a winning horse.
Button - In poker, a small plastic disc used as a marker that is moved from player
to player after each hand to designate the dealer position.
Buy - Paying the house a 5% commission to get true odds on a Place bet.
C and E Bet - A proposition bet on the 11 (E) or any Craps (C).
C Note - A $100 note.
C.O.D - No assets, no credit. All bets must be for cash only.
Call - In poker, when a player matches the current bet on the table. In keno and
bingo, to draw the numbers for each game.
Came Up Lame - A person who left town owing money leaving no forwarding
address.
Camouflage- What a gambler does to hide his/her activity from the casino.
Cap - Definition 1: Maximum amount a player may wager on a specific bet or
event. Definition 2: Maximum amount a player may increase a previous bet (at
poker, etc). Definition 3: Maximum amount bet before the casino/bookie changes
odds and/or the points.
Capped Dice - Crooked dice.
Card Counting - A system to keep track of the percentage of high to low cards
since the last time the deck was shuffled. The system can be used in Blackjack to
reduce the house advantage.
Card Sharp - A person who is an expert at cards.
Caribbean Stud Poker - a five-card poker game where all players play against
the house.
Carousel - A group of slot machines that are positioned in a ring.
Carpet Joint - A plush class operation.
Cashier - The person (casino employee) who assists players in redeeming their
casino chips for cash.
Cashier’s Cage - The place in a casino where players may redeem their casino
chips for cash.
Cash-in - To cash-in a positive casino account balance for real-world money.
Casino Advantage - The edge that the house has over the players.
Casino credits- Refers to money in your casino account, which can be wagered
online.
Casino Rate - A reduced hotel room rate that the casinos offer good customers.
Catch - In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on
your keno ticket has been drawn.
Chalk - Any favorite team, horse, greyhound etc.
Chalk Player - Player who only bets on favorites.
Change Color - to exchange one-color denomination casino chip for another. All
denomination casino chips are different colors.
Chase - Trying to win back lost money through a second bet.
Check - 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 - tokens used at gaming tables in lieu of cash.
Coat Tail - Betting on the same numbers on a table that someone else (who is
winning) is betting on.
Cold - a player on a losing streak or a slot machine that does not pay out.
Cold Deck - A pre-arranged deck or shoe of cards.
Cold Table - When shooters are not making their points.
Color Up/Out - exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination
ones.
Come Bet - a wager placed on the Come Line in craps. Same rules as the wager
on the Pass Line except it is placed after the point has been established.
Come Line - the area on a Craps table where the Come Bets are placed.
Come Out Roll -the first roll of the dice or the first roll after a point has been
made in craps. This roll establishes the point.
Complete Hand - a Poker hand that is defined by all five cards. That is a straight,
flush, straight flush, or a full house.
Comps - Complimentary gifts used by casinos to reward players for Gambling.
Cooler - A pre-arranged deck or shoe of cards.
Copper - When a gambler takes the opposing side of another gambler's bet,
position or opinion.
Copy - In pai gow poker, when a player and the banker have the same 2 card
hand, or the same 5 card hand.
Correct Odds - The ratio of favorable vs. unfavorable possibilities.
Cover - As in "covering the spread". This occurs when a favorite you have bet on
wins by more points than you have had to give up.
Cowboys - Two Kings.
Cracking The Nut - Winning enough money to cover one's expenses and make a
little profit.
Craps Out - rolling a Crap (2, 3, or 12) on the come-out roll.
Craps - dice term for 2, 3, or 12.
Credit Button - a button in Video Poker that allows the player to bank coins won
as credits and to use the credits to play without depositing more money.
Crew - Craps dealers assigned to the game.
Crossroader- A gambler who does not bet without cheating.
Croupier - The French word for casino dealers, mainly referring to Roulette and
Baccarat dealers.
Cycle - in video poker it's the statistically predicted average number of hands
dealt per top jackpot, usually a royal flush.
Cut - the dealer divides the deck of cards into two parts and then inverts them
after they have been shuffled.
Cut Card - a hard plastic card used to cut the deck or a card of a different color.
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