Gambling Glossary of Terms

Home » Online Casinos » Gambling Glossary of Terms

Action – the amount of money wagered by a player.

Anchor – the player sitting in the last position on a blackjack table before the dealer.

Ante – a term usually used in poker to refer to the first money wagered on a hand.

Baccarat – a card game where the winning hand totals closest to 9 discounting all units of 10.

Bankroll – the amount of money a player has for a gaming session.

Bar the 12 – makes the 12 a push on the Don’t Pass Bar.

Base – Area on the table where most of the bets are made and paid.

Base Dealer – Dice dealer in charge of one of the bases.

Basic Strategy – a mathematically correct way to play blackjack without resorting to card counting.

Betting Limits – minimums and maximums 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.

Blackjack – a card game where the players try to beat the dealer by getting closest to 21 without going over. Also know as 21.

Blackjack Hand – a hand whose total from the first two cards total 21.

Box – Area of the dice table controlled by the boxman.

Boxman – the casino dealer in charge of the craps table.

Burn Card – any card placed in the discard rack without being entered into play.

Bust – to go over 21 in blackjack.

Call Bet – a bet made verbally.

Card Counting – a system to keep track of the percentage of high to low cards used in blackjack to reduce the house advantage.

Caribbean Stud Poker – a five card poker game where all players play against the house.

Change Color – to exchange one-color denomination casino chip for another.

Chips – the currency used in casinos to avoid dealing with cash. Also has the advantage of keeping people within a casino as the chips are specific to each casino.

Color Up/Out – exchange smaller denomination chips for larger ones.

Come Bet – a wager placed on the Come Line in craps. Same 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. 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.

Craps Out – rolling a crap on the Com Out Line (2, 3, or 12).

Carps – dice term for 2, 3, or 12.

Crew – Dice/craps dealers.

Croupier – European term for casino dealers.

Cycle – in video poker it’s the statistically predicted average number of hands dealt per top jackpot, usually a royal flush.

Cut – to divide the deck of cards into two parts.

Cut Card – a hard plastic card used to cut the deck.

Dealer – a casino employee who deals the various games.

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 as the Don’t Pass Line except it is placed after the Come-Out Roll.

Don’t Pass Bet – a bet placed prior to the Come-Out Roll that a 7 will be rolled before a point is repeated.

Don’t Pass Line – area of the table where the Don’t Pass bets are placed.

Dozen Bet – a bet on twelve numbers in roulette. ie 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36.

Edge – or house edge, is the casino’s advantage.

Even Money – a pay-off of 1-1.

Expected Return – in video poker it’s the average amount payed back on a particular play for a particular bet.

Face Cards – the king, queen or jack of each suite.

First Base – the first seat nearest the shoe in blackjack.

Five Number Bet – a bet only possible on the double zero roulette games which includes 00,0,1,2,3 and has the highest house edge of 7.89%.

Float – the table bank.

Floorman – a casino employee who is part of the management team.

Full Pay – in video poker it’s usually the best payoff schedule offered for a particular game.

George – a good tipper.

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.

Inside Bet – a bet in roulette on a single number including 0 or 00, or any combination of numbers.

Insurance – a side bet in blackjack that’s offered when the dealer’s upcard is an ace.

Let It Ride – a poker game.

Loose/Tight Slots – a loose slot indicates a machine with a higher payout over a period of time. Conversely, tight slots have a lower payout over a period of time.

Non-negotiable – a promotional chip that can’t be exchanged for cash.

Odds – the amount a bet pays. For example 2-1, 5-2.

Off – bets that are not working.

One-Roll Bets – bets that win or lose depnding on the next roll of the dice.

Pallette – the flat paddle used on the baccarat table to gather the cards.

Pass Line Bet – a wager made prior to the Come-Out roll that a point will be repeated.

Payoff Schedule – in video poker it’s the details of the payoffs on the front of the machine. Usually expressed in coins paid for each final hand for each number of coins bet.

Player – a person gambling at a casino.

Point – Dice term for the number rolled on the Come-Out Roll if a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10.

Press – increasing a bet by double.

Proposition Bet – dice bets on a number combination.

Punter – another term for a player.

Push – a stand off when the dealer and the player have the same total. No-one wins and bets are returned.

Reels – display wheels showing the symbols and usually three or five per machine.

Right Bettor – a person betting on the Pass Line.

Ring Game – a regular poker game rather than a tournament. Can be referred to as a live game because actual money is used rather than chips.

RNG – the random number generator which is a computer chip inside a slot machine. It is constantly generating thousands of numbers every second.

Rock – one who plays very tight in poker. Only raising with the best hands etc.

Seven-Out – rolling a seven after the point has been established.

Shoe – the box in which the dealer places the shuffled cards. Cards are then dealt from the shoe.

Shooter – the person rolling the dice.

Slot Schedule – the details usually at the top of a slot machine detailing the type of machine, denomination and payout details.

Soft Hand – a hand in blackjack that contains an ace valued at 11.

Split Bet – a combination bet across two numbers on the inside of the roulette table .

Stand – to not take anymore cards.

Stickman – the dice dealer who calls the numbers rolled and controls the stick.

String Bet – a bet in which the player doesn’t get all the chips required for the raise in the pot in one motion. Unless they verbally declare a raise, they can be forced to withdraw it, and just call. Why do this? To see the effect on the other players and then possibly raising.

Stud Poker – a poker game with no draw.

Surrender – to give up half the wager before the hand is complete, thus saving half the wager.

Tip – gratuity given to the casino employees.

Toke – also known as a tip.

Token – the casino coins used to play slot machines.

Trips – three of a kind.

Upcard – the exposed card held by the dealer.

Whale – a high roller.

Working – dice term meaning that the bets are in place.

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.

Share
Top Casino
Latest Casinos
Exclusive Games with Fast & Secure Payments
Get up to $8000 Bonus + 100 Free Spins on signup
WagerWeb 50% Cash bonus OR 75% Cashback
Sportbet.one 125% signup bonus up to $1000
Slots Animal Casino 5 Free Spins ( No Deposit )
Big Thunder Slots Up to £6000 triple welcome package
Cop Slots Win up to 500 Free Spins On Starburst No Deposit
wagerweb sportsbetting
Latest Games
1 Million Megaways BC

Play 1 Million Megaways BC Slot Game from Iron Dog Gaming at this Casino

Aztec Powernudge

Play The Aztec Powernudge Slot from Pragmatic Play at this Casino

Thunderstruck II

Play Thunderstruck II Slot Game from Microgaming at this Casino

Love is in the Fair

Play Love is in the Fair Slot from Play’n GO at this Casino

Fortunes of Olympus

Play Fortunes of Olympus Slot from Real-time Gaming at this Casino