Casino Terms (cont.)

C
Call
 In Poker, to call is to match the current bet.
Caller
 In a bingo game, the person who is responsible for choosing the game pattern, drawing each bingo ball and reading each number clearly.
Camouflage
 Anything a skilled gambler does to conceal their activities from the casino. Camouflage can include mixing in playing and betting behavior that mimics typical gamblers, or using disguises, appearing to be drunk, or any number of other possible ploys intended to throw the casino's scrutiny off.
Capping
 Referred to capping of bets. Placing extra chips on top of initial bet after the deal has begun. It is a serious form of cheating by a player.
Card Counting
 Used in blackjack game. Recording (in memory) played cards (usually high cards) so as to establish a conditional probability advantage on the remaining cards against the dealer.
Card Sharp
 A person who is an expert at cards
Carousel
 A group of slot machines that are positioned in a ring, enabling a change person (to change bank-notes into coins) to stand in the center.
Carpet Joint
 US slang for a luxury gambling casino.
Case money
 Emergency money.
Cashcheck
 A feature used by some online casinos software that allows you to review your financial transaction history.
Cashier’s Cage
The casino cash desk for cashing in the chips.
Casino Advantage
 The edge that the House (casino) has over the players.
Casino Rate
 A reduced hotel-room rate (price) that the casinos offer to good customers.
Catch
 In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn.
Chase
 Having lost money on a bet, 'chasing' is having another bet simply to try and get back the loss.
Check
 In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip. In poker, a player can \'check\' in order to stay in the game but not bet.
Chemin De Fer
 (French) A table game using 6 or 8 decks of cards, similar to Baccarat but requires skill. See Chemin de Fer on this site.
Chip, Chips
 Round plastic discs. Casinos require that you use chips for betting. They are purchased at the gaming tables and exchanged at the cashier's booth or cage.
Chip Tray
 The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table’s inventory of chips.
Chips
 Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash.
Coat-tail
 Bet the same numbers as someone who is winning at the moment.
Cold
 A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that is not paying out
Color Up
 When a player exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
Combination Way Ticket
 In keno, a ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations.
Comps
 Complimentary gifts given by the casino to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free hotel room, meals and beverages.
Copy
 In Pai-Gow Poker, when a player and the banker have the same two-card hand, or the same five-card hand. The banker wins all copies.
Cracking The Nut
 Making enough money on a gambling venture to cover all expenses plus a reasonable net profit.
Craps
 Casino dice table-game.
Credit
 In online casinos, wagers are expressed in credits. 1 credit equals to 1 unit.
Credit Button
 In slot machines or video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.
Crossroader
 An old term used to denote a cheat originated in the Old West practice of cheating at saloons located at crossroads. The term is still used today for casino cheats.
Croupier
 French word for Dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette.
Cut
 In card games following a shuffle before the start of a new round of play, when the dealer or player divides a deck into two parts and inverts them, using a cut card (see below).
Cut Card
 A faceless card of different color, usually red or black, that is used to cut a deck of cards.
D
D'Alembert System
 A staking plan where one unit is added for a losing bet and one deducted for a winning bet.
Deal
 To give out the cards during a card game.
Deposit
 A payment you make usually to online casinos using a credit card, a web wallet or one of the online payment systems, in order to play casino games for real.
Designated dealer
 In poker games like Texas Hold'em, the player to the left of the dealer bets first. In a poker room where each game has a resident dealer, a different player serves as the designated dealer for each hand.
Deuce
 A two in dice.
Dice
 Two identical numbered cubes. (see Die below)
Die
 Singular for dice, a cube with numbers on each side, 1 to 6.
Dime Bet
 A $1,000 wager.
Discard Tray
 A tray on the dealer’s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded in card games like Baccarat, Blackjack and Poker.
Dollar Bet
 A $100 wager.
Double Or Nothing
 An even-money bet. A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered.
Doubling Down
 A betting option in blackjack where the player's opening two-card hand is turned face up and player's original wager is doubled. The player is then dealt one additional card only, to complete the hand. In the event that the player beats the dealer's hand or the dealer busts, then the player wins twice the amount of their original wager. If the player loses, then the player loses twice the amount of their original wager.
Doubling-up
 The basis of some widely used systems. After a loss the player doubles the size of his previous bet hoping to win back the money lost and make a profit. Also known as the Martingale System.
Down Card
 A face down card.
Down to the Felt
 Totally out of money, broke.
Draw
 Relates to the poker games. Basically it means to draw a card (e.g. if you need a card to make a straight, you are on a 'straight draw' or are 'drawing to a straight'. In 'draw poker' game, it means the second round of cards that are dealt.
Drop
 Money lost.
Drop Box
 On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.

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