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Casino Terms |
| Call |
In Poker, to call is to match the current bet. |
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| Camouflage |
Anything a skilled gambler does to conceal their activities from the casino. |
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| 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. |
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| 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.
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| Card Sharp |
A person who is an expert at cards. |
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| 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. |
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| Carpet Joint |
US slang for a luxury gambling casino. |
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| Case Money |
Emergency money. |
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| Cashier’s Cage |
The casino cash desk for cashing in the chips. |
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| Casino Advantage |
The edge that the House (casino) has over the players. |
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| Casino Rate |
A reduced hotel-room rate (price) that the casinos offer to good customers.
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| Catch |
In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn. |
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| Chase |
Having lost money on a bet, 'chasing' is having another bet simply to try and get back the loss. |
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| 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.
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| Chemin De Fer |
(French) A table game using 6 or 8 decks of cards, similar to Baccarat but requires skill.
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| Chip, Chips |
Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash. |
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| Chip Tray |
The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table’s inventory of chips.
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| Coat-tail |
Bet the same numbers as someone who is winning at the moment. |
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| Cold |
A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that is not paying out. |
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| Color Up |
When a player exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips. |
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| 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.
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| Comps |
Complimentary gifts given by the casino to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free hotel room, meals and beverages. |
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| 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.
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| Cracking The Nut |
Making enough money on a gambling venture to cover all expenses plus a reasonable net profit. |
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| Craps |
Casino dice table-game. |
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| Credit Button |
In slot machines or video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits. |
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| 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. |
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| Croupier |
French word for Dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette. |
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| 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 |
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| 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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Casino Terms |
| D'Alenbert System |
A staking plan where one unit is added for a losing bet and one deducted for a winning bet. |
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| Deal |
To give out the cards during a card game. |
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| Deuce |
A two in dice. |
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| Dice |
Two identical numbered cubes. |
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| Die |
Singular for dice, a cube with numbers on each side, 1 to 6. |
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| Dime Bet |
A $1,000 wager. |
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| 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.
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| Dollar Bet |
A $100 wager. |
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| Double Or Nothing |
An even-money bet. A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered. |
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| Doubling Down |
A betting option in blackjack where the player's opening two-card hand is turned face up and player's original wager is doubled. The player is then dealt one additional card only, to complete the hand. In the event that the player beats the dealer's hand or the dealer busts, then the player wins twice the amount of their original wager. If the player loses, then the player loses twice the amount of their original wager. |
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| 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. |
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| Down Card |
A face down card. |
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| Down to the Felt |
Totally out of money, broke. |
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| Draw |
Relates to the poker games. Basically it means to draw a card (e.g. if you need a card to make a straight, you are on a 'straight draw' or are 'drawing to a straight'. In 'draw poker' game, it means the second round of cards that are dealt. The word draw has slightly different meanings in different contexts, although generally it has something to do with receiving more cards, with the hope of improving your hand. Draw games are games where at some point during the hand you are allowed to discard some or all of your cards, to be replaced from the deck. Drawing two is thus exchanging two of your cards. 'The draw' is the point during the game at which players may do this. By default, when someone asks you if you want to play some draw, they usually mean five card draw. In other poker games, drawing simply means staying in the game with the hope of improving your hand when more cards come. When you stay in a hand with the hope of improving, you are said to be 'on a draw'. |
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| Drop |
Money lost. |
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| Drop Box |
On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.
Edge - An advantage over an opponent. |
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