If you are at the casino and hear a bunch of terms you don't understand, it's time for a fast course in casino terminology. Below are terms you need to learn.
Action
The amount of money a person is wagering is their action.
Add-On
In poker tournaments which are classified as re-buy tournaments, players will add-on more money to their bankroll.
All-In
In poker, moving all your chips in on the wager is going all-in with all of your money on the call or raise.
Ante
In poker and other table games, the amount of money wagered at the start of the game.
Arm
The casino player who plays craps and can control the outcome of the dice is said to be the arm.
Baccarat
This game is called Punto Banco by some players. The game is a card game where players bet on the player, the banker or a tie hand.
Banker
The dealer in table games.
Bankroll
Amount of money a player has budgeted for their gambling fun.
Bet
How much the player is wagering is called a bet.
Betting Limits
Table limits are called betting limits. Betting limits are minimum and maximum bets allowed at the table.
Blinds
The forced bet in poker's game of Texas Hold'em.
Bump
To Raise Burn Cards Cards the dealer burns before starting the deal.
Buy-In
The pre-determined amount of money required to buy-in at any table.
Call
In order to stay in the game of poker, you have to match the current bet played with a call.
Card Counting
Ken Uston made this little trick famous. There's a way to count cards which can determine the probable outcome in blackjack. Card counting is varied and players can count an entire shoe or they can simply count fives and aces.
Casino Advantage
House Edge the casino has over the players of the game which is usually calculated by a certain percentage.
Chips
Casino's answer to money so players don't view their money in cash, but instead only see chips on the table.
Cold
A player on a losing streak or a cold table means everyone (for the most part) appears to be losing.
Comps
Casino freebies
Craps
A casino table game which involves shooting two dice and players winning big money or going for broke unless they have some money management control; craps is a fast-paced game.
Croupier
The dealer of a roulette or baccarat game is called a croupier.
Cut Card
The plastic card used to cut the cards fairly.
Deal
When the cards are dealt to the player, it is called the deal.
Deuce
The "2" card.
Dice
The two little box-like cubes used in sic-bo and craps
Doubling Down
A blackjack betting option usually only offered on 9, 10, and 11 in standard variation games of blackjack.
Down Card
The card dealt face down which you can not see the value of at the time.
Draw
The most common use of the word is when you "draw" cards in the game and you can be "drawing" on a straight which means you need to draw a card to complete your straight.
Edge
An advantage over an opponent or the house's advantage over you.
Even Money Bet
A wager which pays players even money means the bet pays 1 to 1
Eye in the Sky
Surveillance cameras in the casino
Face Card
Jacks, Queens, Kings, Aces
Fifth Street
In seven card stud, the third round of betting.
Fish
In cards, an easy player to beat.
Flop
The first three community cards dealt in Texas Hold'em.
Fourth Street
In seven card stud, the second round of betting.
Hand
The cards you are dealt become your hand.
Hard way Bet
Betting on the hard ways in craps means you place a bet for the dice to be thrown with matching faces. There are 4 ways this can happen. Fives, fours, threes and twos.
High Roller
Someone who spends a lot of money in the casinos.
Hole Card
The facedown card of the dealer in blackjack.
Hot
A player who is untouchable by the casino because of their winning streak or a "hot" table is a table which is paying off for the players.
House Edge
This is the casino's advantage over players.
Inside Bets
In roulette, bets on the numbers inside on the board. The inside bets can be any inside bet combination.
Insurance
A bet for dummies in blackjack.
Jackpot
Large or the largest payout on a slot machine
Juice
Commission added for the house. Often used in sportsbetting more than anything else.
Kicker
Usually a high card in poker which makes the hand a winning hand.
Loose
Slots which are paying out.
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