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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