Term Category Short Definition
21

casino

The top value for any hand in Blackjack and another name for Blackjack.

Australian Pontoon

casino

A card game, similar to Spanish 21, played in Australia

baccarat

casino

A casino card game with several popular variants.

Bingo Casino Terms

A game based on chance odds of having five numbers on a playing card that forms an accepted pattern, such as a row, as it is called out randomly.
 

Blackjack

casino

A wagering card game played at casinos.

Bookie

Sports Betting

Slang for a gambling Bookmaker

Bookmaker

Sports Betting

A person, shop or organization that accept, or book, sports bets.

Card Counting Casino Terms

Card counting – is the act of strategically keeping a mental tally of which cards have been thrown out of a deck of cards, as opposed to which one’s have not.

Casino

casino

A place where wagering on games of chance is offered for play.

Chemin de Fer

casino

A variant of the casino card game Baccarat

Chip Casino

A chip, also known as a casino token, is sometimes made of clay and multi-coloured. It is used in place of actual currency for gambling.

Craps

casino

a casino game played with two, 6-sided dice on a felt covered table.

Craps

casino

A losing roll in the game of craps where the sum both 2 dice of 2, 3 and 12.
Definition of the game Craps

Dealer

casino

A person distributing cards during a card game. A casino gaming floor employee working individually or in a group operating gambling table games.

Dice Control Casino Terms

Dice Control – Is the style in which one uses when throwing dice in a game requiring dice, craps being the most notable.
 

Even Money

Sports Betting

A wager where the winning payout is $1 for each $1 wagered.

Flop

poker

The process of dealing and displaying the first 3 of 5 community cards in the center of the table during a Poker game.

Football Pool Sports Betting Terms

Football Pool- Is a betting pool predicting winning football teams, in which the winnings are divided and shared amongst the winners.
 

Gambler

General

A person who wagers.

Gimmick Bet

General

Any exotic racing bet or casino side bet.

Hendon Mob Poker Terms

Hendon Mob – The ‘Hendon Mob’ is four famous poker players from the U.K.
 

Hole Card

General

A card that is dealt face down in blackjack or poker games.

Inside Bet

casino

A single roulette bet place on one or more of the numbers 0 through 36.

Jackpot

General

The top prize in a gambling games, such as slot machines, progressive jackpots and lotteries.

Keno

casino

A game styled on Lotto that is played at casinos and via lotteries.

Let It Ride

Casino

A casino card game where players wager against the house rather than each other.

Loaded Dice Casino Terms

Loaded Dice – Are playing dice that have been altered as to make them more predictable in regards to the side in which they come to a rest.
 

Marker

casino

A receipt signed by a casino player for accessing a line of credit from the house.

No Limit

poker

A poker betting rule that allows any player to bet all of their chips at any option to bet.

Omaha

poker

A type of poker, similar to Texas Hold'em where players are dealt 4 down cards and share 5 community cards.

Pit Boss

casino

The first level of manager on a casino's gaming floor

Poker

casino

A group of card games that share betting rules and hand rankings, with a number of exceptions

Poker Hand Ranks Poker Terms

Poker hand ranks are the standards by which determine the quality of cards held from best to worst.
 

Poker Table Poker Terms

Poker Table – A poker table is a piece of furniture exclusively used when playing the card game of poker.

Poker Tells Poker Terms

Poker tells, or telegraphing describes a player’s outward response to game play no matter how subtle which may be possible to be read by other players.

Progression Betting Poker Terms

Progression Betting – Is a formula based theorem, which is used in wagering.
 

Quarter

casino

A $25 casino chip, often green.

Roulette

casino

a casino game that uses a numbered wheel, spinning on a verticle axis and a ball to determine the random outcome of the game.

Slot Machine

casino

A gambling machine that uses spinning reels to determine the outcome of a wager

Spanish 21

casino

A card game, similar to Blackjack, but without 10 cards in the decks

Sports Book

Sports Betting

A bookmaker taking bets on sporting events.

Sweepstakes Sports Betting Terms

A game associated most commonly with horse racing, or promotional advertising. The stake is divided among the winning stakeholders and relies on chance odds, not skill.
 

Texas Hold'em

poker

A popular poker game, where players build 7 card hands with 2 unique cards and 5 shared cards.

The Line, or The Wager Line Poker Terms

The line. Wager line – Is referring to either an agreed upon hypothetical line, or an actual line that is marked out, surrounding and defining ‘the wager pot’.

The World Series of Poker - W.S.O.P. Poker Terms

The world series of poker is a globally recognized televised annual tournament played in any one of the Harrah’s Entertainment Casino’s by anyone willing to pay the entry fee.

Under Pair

poker

A pair in Texas Hold'em where the face value of the cards is less than the highest value community card.

Vig

Sports Betting

Slang for Vigorish, a bookmakers fee.

Vigorish

Sports Betting

The fee charged by a bookmaker for handling the bet.

War

casino

A card game for 2 people. A gambling version, named Casino War is available at many casinos

Yo-leven

casino

Slang for Eleven, usually at a craps table

Zuke

casino

A tip for a casino dealer or croupier.