Small List of Casino Glossary
July 4, 2008
Casino world is different than the outer world. When you enter a casino, you will find players speaking a different language – its own Casino Language. You have to be familiar with some common terms to start-off into gambling world. Here is a short casino, poker or gambling glossary :
Action – Amount of $$$ placed in the pot on entering casino
Active Player – one who is still in the game.
Banker – same as dealer in card games who take charge of a particular play.
Bankroll – Amount of money he/she is willing to spend in casino
Bet – to put a wager
Betting limits – max/min you can allowed to bet
Blackjack – 2 cards containing an ace and a ten
Blacks – 100$ chips
Boat – often used for full house
Buck – $100 bet
Bug – joker
Check – single chip
Chips – tokens which are bought by exchanging cash of same value
Deal – to distribute or deal out the cards in players hand
Dealer – person who deals the game – mostly a person of casino
Dime – $1000 bet 
Eye in the sky – spy cameras in the casino walls for security
Face cards – any king, queen or jack
Four of a kind – four similar cards of same denomination , mostly in poker
Full house – hand with a pair and a three of a kind
Gambling – taking a voluntary risk of spending money on the outcome of a game
Hand – cards holded by the players.
Hard hand – any hand without an ace
Hole card – un-exposed downside card of dealer
Jackpot – a pair that pays only when the pair is of jacks, queens, kings or aces
Nickels or reds – 5$ red chips
Norsk casinospill – Norwegian casino and poker guide
Quarters or greens – 20$ green chips
Pit boss – a staff member who acts as a boss of sub-area of casino
Push – a tie game
Rake – fee taken by the casino for organizing the game , around 5-10%
Royal Flush – five consecutive cards of same suit from 10 to ace ie. a 10, jack, queen, king and ace of same suit.
Slots – a slot machine
Straight – five consecutive denomation cards of different suit
Straight flush – a straight with same suit
Suit – Clubs, diamonds, spades, diamonds are 4 suites in a deck
Three of a kind or Trip – three cards of same denomaination – suit can be same/different
Table game – e.g. blackjack, roulette, which is played against a dealer.
Vigorish or vig – same as Rake
Wager – to make bet
White – $1 chip usually
Wild Card – a joker which can replace any card.
Hope this will help starting your gambling knowledge. The list can go very long, so might be posting more soon. 
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