Casino Dictionary - Online Casino Dictionary

ACTION
- The amount of money wagered by a player during an entire playing session.
ANCHOR MAN
- The player betting on the last box on the blackjack table and making the final decision, therefore anchoring the game.
ANTE
- Usually in poker, a term used for the first money wagered on a hand.
ANY CRAPS
- A one-roll dice bet covering the 2, 3, or 12.
ANY SEVEN
- A one-roll dice bet covering any 7.
AUDITION
- A casino test to determine if a dealer will be hired. Can be conducted on a live game.

BACCARAT
- A card game where the winning hand totals closest to 9 discounting all units of 10. Originating from the game, Chemin de Fer.
BACK LINE
- See Don't Pass Line.
BAG
- An English casino term for thousand, e.g., 5 bag = 5 thousand.
BANKROLL
- The amount of money a player has for one gaming session.
BAR THE 12
- Makes the 12 a push on the Don't Pass Bar.
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.
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 or against the shooter.
BLACKJACK
- A card game where players try to beat the dealer by getting closest to 21 without going over.
BOOK
- To accept a bet.
BOX
- Area of the dice table controlled by the boxman.
BOXMAN
- The casino employee in charge of the craps table. The boxman sits between the base dealers.
BREAK
- To exceed 21.
BURN CARD
- Any card placed in the discard rack without being entered into play.
BUST
- To go over 21.

CALL BET
- A bet made verbally.
CARD COUNTING
- A system to keep track of the percentage of high cards to low cards. Used in blackjack to gain an advantage over the house.
CARIBBEAN STUD
- A five-card poker game with all players playing against the house.
CHANGE COLOR
- Exchange one-color denomination casino chip for another. All denomination casino chips are different colors.
CHIPS
- Name given to the tokens used at the gaming tables.
CHECK
- Name given to the tokens used at the gaming tables.
COLOR UP/OUT
- Exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
COME BET
- A wager placed on the Come Line. Same as rules as the Pass Line, but placed after the point has been established.
COME LINE
- Area on the craps table where 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.
CRAPS OUT
- Rolling a Crap (2, 3, or 12) on the come-out roll.
CRAPS
- Dice term for 2, 3, and 12.
CREW
- Dice/craps dealers assigned to the game.
CROUPIER
- Term mainly used when referring to roulette and sometimes baccarat dealers.
CUT
- To divide the deck 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 rules as the Don' t Pass Line, except placed after the come-out roll.
DON'T PASS BET
- A wager placed prior to the Come-Out Roll that a seven will be rolled before a point is repeated.
DON'T PASS LINE
- The area on the layout where Don' t Pass Bets are placed.
DOUBLE UP
- To increase a wager after the first two cards are drawn.

EDGE
- The casino's advantage.
EVEN MONEY
- When the player has a blackjack and the dealer has an ace showing, a payout offered before the hole card is checked. Pays 1-1 instead of 3-2.
EVEN-MONEY
- A payoff of 1-1.

FACE CARDS
- The king, queen, or jack of each suite.
FIRST BASE
- The first seat nearest the shoe.
FLOAT
- The table bank.
FLOORMAN
- A casino employee who is part of the management team.
FRONT LINE
- See Pass Line.

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.

INSURANCE
- A side bet that the dealer has a blackjack. It. s offered when the dealer's upcard is an ace. If the dealer has a blackjack, the bet is paid 2-1. If the dealer does not, the insurance bet loses.

LET IT RIDE
- A poker game.
LUMPY
- A break-in dealer. Called this because their dealing is not smooth.

MONKEY
- Chinese term used in casinos for a card valued at ten.
MONEY
- $500.

NICKEL
- $5 chips.
NONNEGOTIABLE
- A promotional chip which can. t be exchanged for cash

ODDS
- The amount a bet pays out: 2-1, 7-5, 35-1.
OFF
- Term meaning that bets are not working.
ONE-ROLL BETS
- Wagers that will win or lose depending on the next roll of the dice

PALETTE
- The flat paddle used on the baccarat tables to scoop the cards.
PASS-LINE BET
- A wager made prior to the come-out roll that a point will repeat.
PASS LINE
- The area where a Pass-Line Bet is placed.
PLAYER
- A casino patron.
POINT
- Dice term for the number rolled on the come-out roll if a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. The point has to be repeated before a seven rolls for the Pass Line bets to win.
PRESS
- Increasing a bet by double.
PROPOSITION BET
- Dice bets on number combinations.
PUNTER
- A casino player.
PUSH
- When the dealer and the player have hands with the same total. No one wins or loses.

QUARTER
- $25 chips.

RIGHT BETTOR
– A person betting on the Pass Line

SEVEN-OUT
– Rolling a seven after the point has been established.
SHILL
– A person employed by the casino as a game starter.
SHOE
– Name given to the box in which the dealer places the freshly shuffled cards. Each hand is then dealt from the shoe.
SHOOTER
– The person rolling the dice.
SOFT HAND
- Any blackjack hand that contains an ace valued at eleven.
STAND
– To not take any more cards.
STICKMAN
– The dice dealer who calls the numbers rolled and controls the stick.
STUD POKER
– Poker game with no draw.
SURRENDER
– To give up half the wager before the hand is complete.

TABLE TEST
– See Audition.
TIP
– A gratuity.
TOKE
– See Tip.
TOKEN
– The casino coins used to play slot machines.

UDCARD
– The dealer’s exposed card.

WHALE
– Name given to a high roller.
WORKING
– A dice term meaning that the bets are in play.
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.