| C&E |
A Craps term. Refer to a wager made that covers any craps and eleven. |
| Cage |
Location in casino to exchange casino chips for real money. |
| Calculators |
People in the calculations room like the mathematicians or odds men. |
| Call |
Poker term- The term for matching of a previously made wager. |
| Call Bet |
Wager made by verbal cues only. |
| Call Man |
The casino employee who runs the Baccarat game. |
| Caller |
A person in a Bingo or Keno game who runs the game. He calls out or posts the numbers. He chooses the game pattern also. |
| Camouflage |
Activities of a skilled gambler done to conceal it from the casino. |
| Cane |
Curved stick used by the stickman. |
| Capital |
Money available to a casino or gambler. |
| Capping bets |
Pay off by the dealer by placing the wager directly on the original wager.
Also refers to a cheating method where extra chips are placed on top of the initial bet after the game has begun. |
| Card |
Basic device used in number of games. It is usually used as a stack of 52 cards or as 53 cards including the joker in some games. |
| Card Counting |
Used in Blackjack game. The player observes and keeps tack of the cards being played on the Blackjack table and assigns a numerical number to low, middle and high cards and keeps a running count figure on the type of cards left in the deck or in the shoe. Card counting is not illegal but it is unwelcome in most casinos. |
| Card Counting |
Used in Blackjack game. The player observes and keeps tack of the cards being played on the Blackjack table and assigns a numerical number to low, middle and high cards and keeps a running count figure on the type of cards left in the deck or in the shoe. Card counting is not illegal but it is unwelcome in most casinos. |
| Card Mechanic |
Person skilled at manipulating the cards. |
| Card Sharp |
Player expert in card gaming.
Also used for someone who is skillful at cheating in card games. |
| Caribbean Stud Poker |
Five card poker game played against the house. |
| Carousel |
Group of slot machines arranged in a ring or circle. |
| Carpet Joint |
Casino for the high rollers. |
| Carre |
Roulette term. It is a wager on four numbers and forms a square on the table. |
| Carte Blanche |
Player with unlimited bank roll.
Used to refer to a hand with no face cards. |
| Cartwheel |
A term for a silver dollar. |
| Case Bet |
A wager that includes all the money chips a player has. |
| Case Money |
Emergency money |
| Case stuff |
Used to refer to not well known method of cheating. |
| Cash Bank |
Used to refer to the cash given to the banker at the start of the game to handle the transactions. |
| Cash Out |
Process of exchanging chips for money. |
| Cashier |
The employee responsible for handling transactions. |
| Cashiers cage |
Location where players exchange money for chips, chips for money, payoff and other casino financial transactions. |
| Casing |
Action of a casino cheat player preparing for their illegal activity by observing their surrounding. |
| Casino |
Legally licensed gambling centre. A casino may have attached facilities like restaurants, bars, shops, live theatre and hotel rooms. |
| Casino administrator |
Person responsible for policies and procedures of casino. |
| Casino advantage |
The edge that the house has over the player. Called House edge or house advantage. |
| Casino Manager |
Top person in a casino. |
| Casino oriented |
Used to refer a player who favors one casino to others and plays at that casino for a preferably long period of time. |
| Casino players club |
System developed to track a player’s wager. This is for the purpose of providing rewards or comps as compensation of the players gaming. |
| Casino rate |
Reduced hotel room rate for good customers offered by casinos. |
| Casino supervisor |
Casino employee who oversees the casino games. |
| Catch |
Refer to the action of selecting a winning Keno number. To catch a number means to mark a number on the keno ticket as drawn. |
| Catches |
Used to refer to the numbers that appear on the casino board. The numbers picked by the player. |
| Caught Up |
Term used for the situation when a player who owes money cannot pay it back. The credit of the player’s account tit locked. |
| Center Dealing |
It is a cheating technique. The cards are dealt from the middle of the deck. |
| Center Field |
Refers to the centre box directly across the dealer in Blackjack.
Refers to the field bet nine in the game of craps. |
| Century |
One hundred dollars. |
| Chance |
Probability |
| Change color |
Swapping of one color denomination of casino chips for another. Casino chips of different color have different denomination. |
| Check |
It is a Poker term. In case there is no current bet, then the player can pass. This is called a check. |
| Chemin de fer |
A type of Baccarat game common in Nevada. In this Baccarat variation, the players compete against each other. |
| Chicken Feed |
It refers to tiny amount of money. |
| Chill |
To lose interest. |
| Chip |
Token used instead of cash in a casino. Different chips have different color and different denomination. They have different betting denominations. They are sometimes face value like in table games or symbolism as in poker games. |
| Chip tray |
The tray in front of the dealer that holds the chips and is used to pay off the winning wagers. |
| Chippy |
Term for inexpert player. |
| Chips |
Used same as the word chip.
Used to refer to a gambler with a large amount of money. |
| Chuck a Luck |
It’s a dice game. Also called Grand Hazard or Hazard. |
| Chunk |
Used to refer to a player who regularly makes large bets or a single too large bet. |
| Circled Game |
Refers a situation where the sports book reduces the normal betting limit on a game. |
| Clapper |
It’s a part of the big six wheel. Its made of leather and makes a noise when it rides on top of the pegs as the wheel is spun. When the wheel stops spinning, the clapper indicates the winning number. |
| Clean |
Refers to the action of taking all of a player’s money. |
| Clean Move |
Used to refer to a well accomplished cheating action. |
| Clear |
Not being found guilty of cheating.
To be free of debt. |
| Clerk |
Dealer |
| Clip |
To cheat |
| Clocking |
Used to refer to a tracking action. |
| Closed cards |
Used to refer to cards dealt face down. |
| C-Note |
Used to refer to a hundred dollar bill. |
| Cognette |
A slot reserved for bank winnings or cut of winnings in a Baccarat game table. |
| Cold |
Refers to a tale or game that does not produce a win and is also used to refer to a person unable to produce a win. |
| Cold Deck |
A deck or shoe unfavorable to the player. |
| Cold Dice |
A dice that doe not make the player’s point. |
| Cold Player |
Used to refer to a player who is on a run of bad luck or is on a loosing streak. |
| Color for color |
Used by the dealer when he pays off the winning wager by matching the colors of the winning wager. |
| Color Up |
Trading of chips of lower denomination for chips of higher denomination. |
| Combination |
Association of gamblers |
| Combination Bet |
Roulette term for the act of betting on more than one number using a single chip. |
| Combination Ticket |
Keno ticket for more than one wager.Come Bet |
| Come Bet |
Wager used in craps. Same as pass line wager. |
| Come Line |
The line on which the Come Bets are made in a Craps game. |
| Come Out Roll |
The first dice roll in the game of Craps. |
| Come Up |
A number or chance that wins. |
| Commission |
Fee charged by casinos on some games. |
| Complete Hand |
Used to refer to a five card hand in Poker |
| Complimentary |
Rewards offered to the player for their wager. |
| Comps |
Short form for complimentary. |
| Cop |
To win a bet |
| Corker |
Term for an unusually good or bad player. |
| Corner Bet |
Another term for square bet. A roulette game bet in which four numbers intersect. |
| Count |
Collective value of all cards played at a given time. |
| Counter |
Used to refer to a player who tally’s the cards in Blackjack. |
| Coup |
European casino term which indicates a complete round of game play. |
| Court Cards |
Court cards refer to the face cards in a deck of cards. The values of face cards differ from zero in Baccarat to ten in Blackjack. |
| Cover |
Placing of wager or to accept a bet. |
| Cowboy |
Refers to a fast gambler. |
| Cracking the nut |
Winning a gambling venture which can cover all expenses and also gives a realistic net profit |
| Crap out |
A craps term in which the player rolls a two, three or twelve on the first roll and looses the game. |
| Crap Shoot |
A situation where the outcome is unknown. |
| Craps |
It is a table dice game. The player bets on the numbers that will be rolled when he rolls two dice. |
| Craps dealer |
The person in charge or craps table responsible for paying off and collecting wagers. |
| Credit |
Some casino patrons are allowed to play without having money. This is done in the understanding that the person will payback in due time with interest. |
| Credit Button |
The button in slot machines or video machines that allow players to get coins as credits. |
| Credit Manager |
The person who decides if a player is eligible for credit and the amount that can be given as credit. |
| Croupier |
The term used instead of dealer in Europe. |
| Curator |
Baccarat term for the player whose turn is to deal. |
| Currency |
Coins and paper money |
| Cushion |
Money that is held back also called as reserve bankroll. |
| Cut |
An action done after shuffling the cards to ensure an unbiased shuffle. The cards are split into two piles and they are put in a different order. |
| Cut Card |
A faceless card usually made of plastic that is inserted into the deck of cards to be shuffled to cut the deck. |
| Cut Cheques |
The action of creating two or more separate but equal stacks of chips by the dealer. Also known as thumb cut or a drop cut. |
| Cut Into |
Matching of a stack of chips of one color with another stack of a same color. |
| Cut Tokes |
Dividing of tips among the dealers. |
| Cut up Jackpots |
The exaggerated discussion of the large pervious wins in the open. |
