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Initials: A-M, N-Z Action Money wagered (also the placing of money into the pot) Active players Players who are still in the pot Anchor Man Player betting on the last box on the blackjack table and making the final decision, anchoring the game. Ante Small portion of the minimum bet that each player should put into the pot before a new hand starts Any Craps A one-roll dice bet covering the 2, 3, or 12 Any Seven A one-roll dice bet covering any 7 Baccarat Card game where the winning hand totals closest to 9 discounting all units of 10. Originating from "Chemin de Fer" Back Line Area of the table where the "Don't pass" bets are placed Bankroll Player's total available gaming money Banker Dealer or players who books the action of the other bettors at the table Base Area on the dice table where the majority of bets are made and paid. Base Dealer Dealer in charge of one of the dice table bases. Basic strategy Set of blackjack plays to make in order to maximize advantage Bet Wager Minimum and maximum amounts of money that a player can wager on one bet Bluff Player raising with a weak hand in hopes of driving out players with stronger hands Board Community poker cards dealt face-up in the center of the table Boat Full house Bring-in In seven-card stud, mandatory bet made by the player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting Break To exceed 21 in Blackjack Buck $100 wager Bug Joker Burn card Card temporarily removed from play, after a shuffle and cut Bust To go over twenty-one in blackjack Call In poker, when a player matches the current bet on the table. In keno and bingo, to draw the numbers for each game. Call bet Bet made verbally Card counting Keeping track of all cards that have been played since the shuffle. In blackjack, system to keep track of the percentage of high cards to low cards Card sharp Expert at cards Caribbean Stud Five-card poker game with all players playing against the house Carousel Group of slot machines positioned in a ring, enabling a change person to stand in the center Cashier’s cage Place in a casino where players may redeem their casino chips for cash Casino advantage Edge that the house has over the players Catch To catch a number in keno means that a number marked by players on their keno tickets has been drawn Check In casino gambling, another term for a chip. In poker, a player can check in order to stay in the game but not bet Chips Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash Chip tray Tray in front of a dealer that holds that table’s inventory of chips Cold Player on a losing streak. Slot machine that isn’t paying out. Combination way ticket Keno ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations. Comps Complimentary gifts used by casinos to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free room, food and beverage. 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. Credit button In slot machines and video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits. Croupier Dealer for baccarat and roulette. Cut When the dealer divides a deck into two parts and inverts them after they have been well shuffled. Cut card Card of different color that is used to cut a deck of cards Deal Act of giving out the cards during a hand Designated dealer In poker games, the player to the left of the dealer bets first. In a poker room where each game has a resident dealer, a different player serves as the designated dealer for each hand Deuce A two Dime bet $1000 wager Discard tray Tray on the dealer’s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded Dollar bet $100 wager Double down Players' option to double their original bet in exchange for receiving only one more card. To do this the player turns over their first two cards and places an equal bet alongside the original bet Draw In draw poker, the second round of cards that are dealt Draw button Video poker button, which allows the player to draw up to five new cards Drop box Box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips Edge Advantage over an opponent Even money (1:1) Bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager Expected win rate Percentage of the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win or lose over time. Face cards Jack, queen and king of any suit of cards Family pot When everyone at the poker table decides to enter a pot Fifth street In seven-card stud, the third round of betting is called fifth street because players have five cards. In hold’em , fifth street is the fifth card on board and the final round of betting. First base Position on the far left of the blackjack dealer, the first position to be dealt with Flat top Slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, opposed to a progressive amount Flop In a game of hold ‘em, the three cards dealt face-up in the center of the table Flush In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of one suit Front money Cash or bank checks deposited with the casino to establish credit for a player who bets against that money Fold When a player declines a bet and drops out of the hand in poker Foul In pai gow poker, when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand Four of a kind Four cards of the same rank, also known as quads Fourth street In seven-card stud, second round of betting (because players have four cards). In hold ‘em, fourth card on board and the third round of betting Full house In poker, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair. Hand Cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck. Hard hand In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven. High poker Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball. In high poker, high hands win. High roller Big bettor Hit In blackjack, to take another card and name of the card received. Hold ‘em Class of poker games Holding your own Breaking even Hole card In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets. In stud and hold ‘em poker, the facedown cards dealt to each player Hot A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out House edge Percentage of each bet that you make that the house takes in. Winning bets are paid off at less than the true odds to generate income for the house. Inside bets Roulette bet placed on any number, or small combination of numbers Inside straight In poker, four cards of a straight where the straight can only be completed one way Insurance In blackjack, a side bet that the dealer has a natural. Insurance is offered only when the dealers up card is an ace. The insurance bet wins double if the dealer has a natural, but loses if the dealer does not Jackpot Big win on a slot machine Joker 53rd card in a deck, sometimes used as a wild card Keno board Large electronic board that displays the winning keno numbers Keno lounge The main area within a casino where keno is played Keno runner A casino employee who shuttles your keno bet from wherever you are to the keno writer, and also delivers payment for winning tickets Kicker In a draw poker game, an odd high card held that doesn’t contribute to a straight or a flush, usually an ace or a king Limit In poker, any game that has a fixed limit on how much you can bet or raise in each round. Load up Playing the maximum number of coins per spin that a slot machine or video game will allow Loose Slot machines which are paying off and giving the house only a small advantage over the player Low poker Also called lowball: poker in which the pot is awarded to the hand with the lowest poker value Marker A check that can be written at the gaming tables by a player who has established credit with the casino Mini-baccarat Scaled-down version of baccarat, played with fewer players, dealers, and formality but following the same rules as baccarat Monkey Chinese term used in casinos for a card valued at ten |