| Magnet |
Cheating technique in which the cheat places a magnet on the slot machine to control the reels movement. |
| Mallard |
Refers to a hundred dollar bill. |
| Man Upstairs |
Used to refer to the top management. |
| Mark |
Used to describe the target of the conman. |
| Marker |
A promissory note given to a casino assuring that the player will pay off the debt to the casino. |
| Marker card |
A plastic card placed in a deck of card to gesture end of play or shuffle. |
| Marker Down |
Gesture by the casino personnel to inform the floor person that a player has paid off their ‘Marker’ |
| Mark Off |
Process used by a dealer to store stacks of chips in a rack. The dealer marks off each stack with each chip size. |
| Martingale |
A negative betting progression where the player doubles the wager after each loss. |
| Mason |
A stingy player. |
| Maximum |
Largest single wager allowed by the casino for each player. |
| Mechanic |
Refers to a dealer who is very skilled at cheating techniques. |
| Mechanical games |
Games requiring no skills to play. Keno and slots game fall in this category. |
| Memphis Dominoes |
Dice |
| Mexican Standoff |
Refers to a gambling session with minimal losses or winnings. |
| Michigan Bankroll |
The act or wrapping together large denomination bill over a core of smaller denomination bill to give an effect of a huge amount. |
| Mini-Baccarat |
A lower-limit variation of American Baccarat. |
| Minimum |
The lowest wager allowed by a casino at a table. |
| Missout |
Craps term for the situation where the shooter does not make points. |
| Mixed Stack |
A stack of chips with chips of different denomination and colors. |
| Money Line |
Sports betting term for the risk taken by a person to lay odds. |
| Money Wheel |
A big six wheel |
| Monkey |
Refers to a face card. |
| Mouthpeice |
Refers to a lawyer |
| Move |
Cheating technique involving a trivial of hand. |
| Muck |
Poker term for the act of throwing away of cards. |
| Mucker |
Cheating technique where the cheater palms and switches cards. |
| Mug Punter |
Refers to a gambler who has no good idea of the game odds. |
| Multiple Action Blackjack |
A blackjack variation where the player can wager on three hands from the same deck. |
