Terms and Definitions

ACE

• The highest card in each of the four suits in a standard deck of 52 cards. In Blackjack, can count as 1 or 11. In CRAPS, the single spot on a die.

ACE-DEUCE

• In CRAPS, the two-dice combination of 1 and 2.

ACTION

• Total amount of money wagered in a game.

AHEAD

• Winning during any session of play.

ALL ACROSS

• In CRAPS, a bet that covers all the box numbers, (Across the Board).

BACKBOARD

• In CRAPS, the side of the table farthest away from the shooter, where dice are thrown.

BACK LINE

• In CRAPS, the DON'T PASS and the DON'T COME areas on the table layout.

BANK

• The HOUSE money in any given game.

BEST BET

• Odds are better for the player in any gambling game.

BET

• Any wager placed by players in any gambling game.

BET THE LIMIT

• Wager most money allowed.

BIRD CAGE

• Machine that draws KENO numbers.

BLACK

• In ROULETTE, 18 numbers colored in black.

BLACKJACK

• In BLACKJACK, a natural 21.

BOX CARS

• In CRAPS, two dice combination of 6 - 6.

BOX NUMBERS

• In CRAPS, numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10. Also known as PLACE NUMBERS.

BREAKING HAND

• In BLACKJACK, any two-card hand that can exceed 21 with one more card drawn.

BUST

• In BLACKJACK, to go over 21, to GO BROKE.

CAGE

• Area where all money and chips are stored.

CASH IN

• Exchange chips for cash at the cage.

CATCH A NUMBER

• In KENO, select any winning number.

COLUMN BET

• In Roulette, bet on twelve numbers lined up in a column on the table layout.

COME BET

• In CRAPS, bet in COME area made after the shooter has established a point.

COME OUT

• In CRAPS, first roll of the dice by the shooter.

CRAPS

• In CRAPS, numbers 2, 3, and 12.

CRAP OUT

• In CRAPS, to throw any CRAPS on the COME OUT roll. Also, rolling a '7' before the point.

CROUPLER

• In Roulette, French name for the dealer.

DEUCE

• Shorthand named for the number 2.

DON'T COME

• In CRAPS, bet placed in the DON'T COME area, exact opposite of the COME BET.

DON'T PASS

• In CRAPS, a bet against the Shooter.

Double Down

• In BLACKJACK, double your bet on first two cards dealt.

EASY

• In CRAPS, roll of dice which the two-dice combinations of 4, 6, 8, 10, are rolled other than pairs.

EVEN MONEY

• A winning bet payoff equal to the original amount wagered.

FACE CARD

• Any King, Queen, or Jack in a deck.

FIELD

• In CRAPS, numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

FIELD BET

• In CRAPS, a bet on the FIELD numbers.

FIRST BASE

• In BLACKJACK, first position at the table to the let of the dealer.

FLAT BET

• Any bet that pays off at even money.

FLUSH

• A hand with any five cards of the same suit.

FOUR OF A KIND

• Any four cards the same.

FRONT LINE

• In CRAPS, a bet on the Pass Line or COME.

FULL HOUSE

• Any hand with three of a kind combined with any other pair.

HARDWAYS

• In CRAPS, 2+2, 3+3, 4+4, and 5+5.

HIGH-LOW

• In CRAPS, ONE-ROLL bet either 2 or 12.

HIGH ROLLER

• Any gambler who bets a lot of money.

HIT

• In BLACKJACK, to ask for another card.

HOUSE

• Any casino where gambling is offered.

HOUSE LIMIT

• The most the HOUSE allows you to bet.

HOUSE NUMBERS

• In Roulette, the 0 and 00.

HOUSE PERCENTAGE

• By virtue of the rules, the HOUSE takes in as income. Same as HOUSE EDGE.

INSURANCE

• In BLACKJACK, bet made to protect your hand against dealer's BLACKJACK.

IN THE HOLE

• Losing during any session.

JACKPOT

• Top prize on SLOT, VIDEO POKER and KENO.

KENO BOARD

• Big illuminated panel, on which numbers drawn in KENO, are displayed.

LAYOUT

• Design printed on felt table.

LET IT RIDE

• After winning, leaving it on the table for the next bet. Also, PRESSING the bet.

LINE BET

• In Craps, a bet on the Pass Line.

NATURAL

• In BLACKJACK, a 21 on the first two cards. In CRAPS, a 7 on the COME OUT roll. InBACCARAT, a two-card total of 8 or 9.

NO DICE

• In CRAPS, when dice bounce over the table.

ODDS

• The mathematical likelihood that a certain event will or will not occur. In CRAPS, an extra bet in addition to the original bet.

ODDS ON

• In CRAPS, leave odds in action on the COME OUT roll.

OFF

• In CRAPS, any be a player has suspended.

ONE ROLL BETS

• In CRAPS, any bet which wins or loses on a single roll of the dice.

PAIR

• In any game, two of the same.

PASS

• In CRAPS, a win on the Pass Line.

Pass Line

• In CRAPS, front line, RIGHT WAY bet.

PAYLINE

• A line on SLOT MACHINE windows to determine a winner a winning must line up.

PAYOFF

• The return on a winning wager.

PAYOFF ODDS

• Odds at which bets are paid off.

PERCENTAGE

• Amount of your bet HOUSE keeps by paying you at less that true odds when you win.

PICTURE CARD

• Any King, Queen, or Jack in the deck.

PIT

• Area in casino, collection of table games. Off limits to all but casino personnel.

PIT BOSS

• Person who supervises all games.

PLACE BET

• In CRAPS, a bet on 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10.

POINT

• In CRAPS, numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10, when rolled following the COME OUT roll.

PRESS A BET

• To increase size of a bet. Often done after a win by the amount of that win.

PROPOSITION BET

• In CRAPS, any bet other that PASS, DON'T PASS, COME, and DON'T COME.

PUSH

• In BLACKJACK, a tied hand - no win and no loss.

RACK

• A storage device to hold gaming chips or slot tokens.

RED

• In Roulette, eighteen numbers in red.

ROYAL FLUSH

• A hand of 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace, all of the same suit.

SEVEN OUT

• In CRAPS, to roll a '7' after the POINT had been established, shooter loses.

Shooter

• In CRAPS, person rolling the dice.

SIX and OVER

• In BLACKJACK, a hand of six or more cards totaling 21 or less. In some casinos an automatic win often paying 2 to 1.

SNAKE EYES

• In CRAPS, two dice of 1 and 1.

SOFT HAND

• In BLACKJACK, any two-card combination of an ace and any card other than a 10-value or face care. Ace counts as either 1 or 11.

SPLIT

• In BLACKJACK, to divide any first two cards of the same value into separate hands.

SPLIT BET

• In Roulette, placing a chip on the line between two numbers.

STAKE

• Amount of money you allocate to any gambling session.

STAND

• In BLACKJACK, to decline any more cards.

STICKMAN

• In CRAPS, the person who wields the stick.

STIFF

• In BLACKJACK, two cards totaling 12-16.

STRAIGHT

• A hand of five cards of consecutive value, such as 7, 8, 9, 10, and Jack.

STRAIGHT ROYAL FLUSH

• Five cards constituting a ROYAL FLUSH lined up in sequence, 10, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace.

SUCKER BET

• Any bet with bad odds, and getting a win is almost impossible.

THIRD BASE

• In BLACKJACK, the last position on the table, the last to receive a card.

TOKE

• A tip for the dealer.

VIGORISH

• Commission paid by players to the HOUSE.

WORKING

• In CRAPS, any bet which had been called OFF buy now wants back in action.