Casino terms and glossary guide
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Aggregate limit is the casino's obligation to pay out bets in any one game. All-in is when a player bets all their chips at once. Ante is a small bet made by all players before a hand of cards is dealt.
Baccarat is a casino table game of chance played between a player and a banker. The dealer is responsible for paying out winnings and collecting losing bets.
Black chip is a betting token worth $100.
Blind bet is a bet made in poker before a player sees their cards. All players take turns making blind bets for set amounts.
Blackjack is a casino table game played against a dealer. The player who goes over 21 in the total value of 21 wins. Board is an exposed card used by all players. Brick is not improving a player's hand.
Burn card is a poker term that describes a card taken off the top of the deck before one or more board cards are revealed by the dealer. Call is poker word that matches a bet already made. Cannon is player who consistently bets big.
Card wash is an extra shuffle before cards are dealt. Check is staying in a hand but declining the option to bet. Cooler is a bad run of cards or a generally unlucky player.
Commission is a set percentage or amount raked by the casino in some table games. Cowboy is slang term for a king card in table game or poker. Craps is casino tablegame that uses dice. Croupier is roulette dealer. Dealer is employee that distributes cards to players, pays out winnings and rakes in losing bets.
Down card is a card dealt face-down. Drop is the house rake or money collected by a dealer. Deuce is card with a value of 2. Edge is casino's advantage.
Expected win rate is the percentage of the total money a player is expected to win or lose.
Fish is a player who makes ill-advised bets. Flat bet is when the same amount is bet each time. Flop is the first three common or community cards in hold ‘em poker.
Green chip is a betting token worth $25. Grinder is skilled player who rarely bets unless they believe they have an advantage.
Gross winnings are the total amount returned to a player from winning bets. Hand is the number of cards dealt to the player.
High-roller is a big bettor. Hit is an action in blackjack to draw an additional card.
Hot table is a game where most of the players are winning. House is another name for a casino.
Inside bets are bets made on a number or series of numbers in roulette.
Insurance is a side bet in blackjack offered when the dealer shows an ace.
Jackson five is two cards, a jack and a five. Jackpot is a large prize pool or individual win. Johnnie is pair of cards that are both jacks. Ladies are a pair the cards both queens.
Minimum bet is the lowest amount that can be bet. Monster is a hand of cards with a huge value. Natural is cards in blackjack or baccarat that automatically win. No-limit betting is when a player can bet all their chips at any time.
Omaha is a poker game similar to hold ‘em with four cards dealt to players instead of two.
Orange chip is a betting token worth $1,000. Out is an out-of-the-ordinary card that will improve a player's hand. Paint is another term for face cards — kings, queens and jacks. Parlay is to take the winnings from one bet and make another bet with it.
Payout table is a guide that shows the amount that bets will pay at some table games.
Pocket cards are dealt face-down to players in poker.
Pot limit is a variation of poker betting where players can bet or raise by the total amount already in the pot. Pot odds are the return offered on a winning bet.
Purple chip is a betting token worth $500.
Rag is a card that does not improve a player's hand. Quick pick is keno term for playing random numbers chosen by a computer.
Red chip is a betting token worth $5.
Reload bonus is extra money paid by online casinos to customers who top up their accounts. River is the fifth and final common or community card dealt in hold ‘em poker or similar games. Roulette is a casino table game that uses a spinning wheel with numbers from one to 36.
The Royal flush is the five highest cards of the same suit.
Shark is a highly skilled poker player. Semi-bluff is betting on a poker hand that has a reasonable chance to improve.
Short-stacked is playing with limited chips. Shuffle is to mix cards face-down on the table. Side bet is a special bet that can be made in some table games.
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A smooth call is calling a bet with a poker hand that is strong enough to raise with. Split is to separate two cards of the same denomination in blackjack.
Tapped out is to lose all your money. Tell is a poker term referring to subtle clues or hints that a player unknowingly conveys about the strength or weakness of their hand.
Texas hold 'em poker is the most popular type of poker. Trey is a card with a value of three. Turn is fourth community or common card in hold ‘em. Underdog is hand that is not a favourite to win.
Unit is a bettor's standard amount to wager. Up card is card dealt face-up. V.I.P. is someone who bets large amounts and is considered a high-value player by a casino. Wash is when neither the casino nor the player is paid. Whale is one who takes more losses than wins.
