Comprehensive Gambling Terminology & Glossary Guide

Action: It is a casino or sports betting term that refers to the total amount of bet placed on any casino table by you and others.
ACS: Acronym for Automatic card shuffler.

All or Nothing: It’s a bingo or keno term where a player wins if all the numbers are drawn or nothing.

Active Payline: The term is used for slot machines where the current line in the play is referred to as active playline.

Add-On: it refers to adding more chips to the bankroll during the tournament.

Affiliate: It refers to the commission earned by promoting other brands to increase revenue.

Aggregate Limit: It refers to the maximum pay-off amount paid by casino operators to winners.

All-In: It’s a poker term that refers to wagering all the chips in one go.

Ante: Bet placed before a game round begins.

Arm: A player with outstanding dice throwing skills.

Advantage Player: A term used for professional players that are able to count cards in blackjack or have exceptional dice rolling skills in a craps game and who knows how to utilize bonuses and comps.

ATS: Acronym for Against the spread. It’s a sports betting term.

Annuity: a Lottery jackpot that is paid in instalments for a long time.

Arbitrage: A variation in available odds that guarantees player’s winning.

Aggressive: A poker term used for players raising bets frequently.

Banker: It also refers to the dealer who is responsible for winning payouts and owns the lost bets.

Buy-In: When players buy chips in exchange for cash.

Bankroll: Casino wallet or a fixed amount of money used while gambling.

Betting Layout: The area of the casino table where gamblers move their chips to place bets.

Basic Slots: Slot machines with a single pay line.

Betting Limits: refers to the minimum and maximum bets.

Bonus symbols: The symbols used for free spins or bonus games.

Barred: Used for a player with a banned IP address.

Beard: A Fake player in the casino.

Beef: A dispute between casino and player.

Burn card: A card picked from the top of the deck and discarded after a reshuffle or before a new round of cards is dealt.

BB: A casino jargon for blind Bet i.e.the bet placed without even seeing the cards.

Blinds: A term used for Forced bets.

Break-Even Point: When a player wins the amount equal to their placed wagers.

Breaking the Bank: When players win jackpots or big amounts in casinos.

BritBrag: A poker variant when a player uses 3 cards to play against the casino.

Bug: A poker term refers to the wildcard used only for creating flushes and straights.

Behind: When a player’s hand value is unlikely to beat the opponent’s hand.

Big bet: Sic Bo term; that predicts the sum of three dice outcomes will be between 11 and 17. Payout is 1:1.

Betting Wrong: It’s a crap term that refers to betting against the shooter.

Blocker: A card that a player holds required by an opponent player.

Canadian line: Combination point in hockey between the point spread and money line.

Cage: Refers to a casino bank where a lot of money is stored.

Capping a bet: adding wager to bet secretly after the game has begun.

Card Counting: A technique to keep track of the cards in Blackjack.

Camouflage: When players try to camouflage their current hands, playstyle and identity.

Capping: It’s a cheating trick to add or remove chips after result declaration.

Card Sharp: A term used for skilled card players.

Card Washing: Card-shuffling technique mostly used by the dealers.

Caribbean Stud Poker: It’s a five-card stud poker game.

Cascading/Collapsing Reels: A bonus feature offered every time on wining combination.

Cashback: Players get some refund amount on losing bets or a bonus amount.

Cash-Out: The withdrawal process from online casinos.

Casino Advantage: When house-edge is higher and the chances of casino winning are higher.

Casino Rewards: The additional bonuses or prizes offered by the casino.

Chase: To keep placing bets to recover losing bets

Chalk Player: Who plays only for favoured teams.

Chemin de fer: The french version of Baccarat.

Chips: Refers to casino currency.

Chip and chair: When a player with one chip still wins the bet.

Chop the Blinds: When only big and small blinds are left and they agree to take back the blinds to end the game.

Coat-Tail: The opponent player who chooses to place the same bet as chosen by winning player.

Coins: Another type of casino currency.

Cold: When players are likely to lose or on a losing streak.

Colouring Up: When players exchange smaller valued chips for higher value denominations

Comp Points: Casino reward points to claim prizes or payouts in casinos

Cracking the Nut: Term used for players who manage to recover their bet losses with profits.

Crossfire: The dealer’s chat about random things in front of players except for the game.

Chip Tray: Tray used for holding chips from house and players.

Croupier: French term for The Dealer.

D’Alembert Martingale System: The oldest betting strategy in gambling.

Dog Player: Used in sports betting for under-dog players.

Dollar: A 100$ bet.

Dozen bet: A bet on three consecutive dozens on the roulette table.

Dealer: The one who handles bets and cards.

Degenerate Gambler: A gambler who place excess and frequent bets.

Deck: A single Deck refers to 52 cards.

Deuce: It means ‘two’ in online casino games.

Dime: The bets that are placed online as well as land-based to casinos.

Dime Bet: A $1000 bet in poker.

Dolly: A doll shaped marker is placed in winner’s square to help identify the winner.

Double or Nothing: When double of the previous wager is placed for breaking the even.

Dragon Hand: Hand dealt on an empty seat by player.

Draw: In the blackjack card game, draw indicates asking for extra cards.

Drop: To surrender the hand and keeping half of the initial stakes.

Drop percentage: The portion of player’s bet that casino wins due to house-edge.

Duo: A craps bet that two numbers will show on three outcomes of dice.

eCOGRA: Acronym for e-commerce online gaming regulation and assurance.

Edge: The term used for advantage in casinos.

Eighty-Sixed(86’d): It means being banned by the casino for foul play.

Encryption: Technology used for protecting casino transactions and software.

En Plein: It means the placement of single bets or single number bets in roulette.

En Prison Rule: French term for bonus rules in roulette.

Expanding Wilds: the term used in video slot machines for the bonus feature.

Eye in the Sky: Term used for overhead cameras to monitor gaming tables.

Equity: The expected amount a player is about to win based on winning odds.

Exotic: Also known as prop or proposition in horse betting. It refers to any bet other than straight or parlay.

Exposure: A sports betting term that refers to the total amount a sportsbook can lose.

Face Card: Any king, queen or jack in the deck of cards.

Flash Casino: Also known as instant casino.It’s an online casino where you can play from a web browser.

Flat Betting: When the amount of betting is the same each time.

Flat top: A jackpot slot with fixed amount.

Flat call: A player calls the bet instead of raising.

Flashboard: A device used in keno games to display keno draw.

Ficheur: Device used in roulette casino games.

Flea: The most irritating person on table.

Firing: A player who keeps placing large bets.

Fish: A player who loses often.

Foul: If cards are set with wrong number of cards

Forecast: It’s a bet that predicts 1st and 2nd places.

Flop: The first three community cards that a croupier deals

Fold: Players forfeit their hands in online casino games.

Free Spins : This is a bonus feature in video slots and slot machines.

FTW: It’s a casino jargon;for the win.

Futures: The bet is placed predicting the future outcomes.

Full ring: The terms refers to poker game table with maximum of 9 or 10 players.

Freeze-out: A tournament where you are not allowed re-buy.

Free-roll: An online tournament with no entry fee.

Fixed-odds: It’s gambling term used in sports betting.

Gambler’s Fallacy: It states that future outcome depends on previous bets.

Gambler’s Ruin : A strategy that can ruin or bankrupt the gambler.

George: The player who tips generously in an online casino.

Getting down: A gambling term used for making a bet.

Grease: It’s slang used for bribes.

Goose: It’s a keno term used to mix and draw keno balls.

Garbage Hands: The lower hand value that is unlikely to win.

GG: Acronym for good game!

GLA: Good luck all

Grand Salami: Combined score for all goals in a hockey game.

Gross Winnings: It denotes a series of winning bets.

Grid: A matrix that tells the status of different bets.

Hardway: It’s a bingo term that refers to a straight line pattern without any free space.

Heads Up: When a single player is playing at a blackjack table.

High Jack: The position to the right of the cut-off.

Hot Streak: Good Luck in Betting.

Home Field Advantage: The edge expected by home team.

Hot Table: Casino table where all players are winning.

High Roller: A player with high stakes bets.

Hit: HIt means to ask for an additional card in a blackjack game.

Hole Card: The dealer’s face down card.

Honeymoon Period: The winning streak of new players.

Hot: The players with high odds and ultimate winning streaks.

Hop Bet: The bet on the next outcome of dice in a crap game.

Horn bet: It’s a craps term and is placed on the next roll of dic to be 2,3,11 or12.

Hand: Cards owned by a player in his hand

Handle: The total bet amount on an event.

Half a dollar: A bet worth 50$.

Handicapping: A person who determines the point spread

Hard Count: Counting of winnings under supervision of cameras.

House: House refers to a casino.

House Edge: Advantage gained by the casino over the players winnings.

House Rules: Rules for particular casinos.

Inside Bet: It is a Roulette term that means to place bets on single numbers from 0-36.

Instant casino: Also known as flash casino where you can play games directly from a web browser.

Insurance Bet : This is a blackjack casino bet.

Insurance: Side Bets in Blackjack casino games.

Irregular Playing Patterns : This term is associated with online casino bonuses.

Jackpot: The biggest prize money awarded by any casino.

Jacks or Better: Jacks is a variant of a popular video Poker game.

Joker: The 53rd or 54th card in a deck. Sometimes used as a wildcard.

Juice: It is a slang used in casinos for fees charged by the casinos or bookmakers.

Junket: The complementary travel trips rewarded to the VIP & loyal casino players.

Keno: It’s a kind of lottery game where players place bets on numbers range from 1 to 80.

King ticket: it’s a keno ticket that a player buys for a single spot.This single spot is referred to as king which may be combined to form multiple keno tickets.

Kicker: A player with high hand value; but not considered for winning combinations.

Lady: A casino term for Queen.

La Grande: Combination of two cards worth 9 points.

La Petite: Combination of two cards worth 8 points.

Let it ride: To add previous bet amount in current bet in poker game.

Linesman: also known as oddsman;the person who sets the betting lines.

Little joe: it’s a crap term that means hard 4; also referred to as little joe from kokomo.

Lo: short-term for Low poker.

Lock: refers to an easy winner in gambling.

Long odds: odds with 10:1.

Line bet: it points to the activated paylines on multiple payline video slots.

Limits: The maximum bet limit that is allowed to be raised only by players.

Limp: It’s a term used in poker games to flat call the amount of big blind.

Ladderman: A person who oversees the baccarat game in traditional casinos.

Lay the Odds: Winning the amount less than expected wagered amount.

Layout : Surface of casino table where players can place the wagers.

Lobby: It refers to the casino lobby where different kinds of games are available.

Locals Casino: Term used for various brick and mortar casinos available for localities and tourists.

Low Poker: A Poker variant.

Long shot: An unexpected winner in a casino.

Low Roller : A person who likes to play on low budget or low stakes.

Loyalty Scheme/Program: The offers rewarded by casinos to players for wagering their amount multiple times.

Live Dealer Games : Online Live dealers are made available from dedicated casino studios or from traditional casinos.

Lump sum: A lottery winning amount paid as a single payment.

Marker: When a gambler marks checks or requests casino credit to play casino games.

Mechanic : The professional dealer skilled in cards handling.

Multiplier : A mechanism in online casinos used for multiplying payouts .

MVG : Acronym for Most valuable guest.

Mobile Slots: Online Slot machines/Video slot games that can be played on smartphones.

Maximum Bet: Maximum bets are highest stakes wagered by the players.

Maniac: An aggressive player who places loose bets in poker games.

Margin: A sports betting term that refers to the competitor amount finished in front of another competitor.

Martingale: It’s a casino strategy mostly used in Roulette, blackjack and other casino games.

Monkey: A face card or 10 in a poker game.

Money Line: A bet on the event of winner with no point spread.odds.

Monster: A quite strong hand in poker.

Muck: When a player folds a hand on the poker table facedown to discard the pile.

MTT: acronym for multi table tournament.

Multi-race ticket: It’s a keno term used for wagering multiple tickets.

Minimum Bet: Minimum bets are lowest stakes placed on casino tables.

Multi-Hand Games : the casino games where more than one player participates like blackjack, baccarat etc.

Multiplayer Games: The casino games where many players are playing simultaneously.

Natural: To Deal with the best hand value.

Net Winnings : Refers to amount obtained by deducting initial stake form winning payout.

Non-Negotiable Chips: The chips that are used only for promotions ad can not be exchanged for real cash.

Nut : It means a general and required cost to run a casino.

Nut-Nut: A player with both the best highest hand and lowest hand value.

Non-Sticky Bonus : Bonus amount that can be withdrawn at any point of time.

No-Limit: A casino game with no bet limit.

Nose Bleed: The bets or stakes already too high.

No Deposit bonus: The casino bonus that doesn’t require any initial deposit to play casino games.

Np: casino jargon for no problem or nice play.

N1: casino jargon for a nice one.

Nickel: A bet worth $500.

Nickel line: The sports wagering line where juice is 5%.

Nina from Pasadena: It’s a crap bet on the next roll of dice for the combination of 9.

NH: Nice hand.

Off the board: The game that is not being offered by a sportsbook or bookmaker any more.

Off-suit: the cards of different suits in poker.

Omaha: a special variant of poker that aims to get the best hand value with 5 cards.

Odds: The chances or probability of winnings.

Online Casino Games: the casino games that are played online.

On tilt: A player who can’t bear a loss and starts playing recklessly and aggressively.

Open : The first player who makes a bet in a poker game.

Open ended straight draw: A straight that is formed by any of two cards in poker.

Outside Bet: The various bets meant for roulette games

Outlaw line: The earliest line n sports betting and only a few of players are allowed to bet on this line.

Overdrawn: also called as hot. It represents a number that seems to be drawn frequently.

Over/Under: A bet on combined score or goals of two teams together that they will exceed or not the target score.

Overcard: A hole card that is higher than any other card on board.

Overdue: A number that is drawn less frequently.

Overlay: The odds with more benefits to players than houses than casinos.

Overbet: The bet is larger than size of pot in poker game.

Paint: The term refers to face cards including King, Queen and Jack.

Passive: A poker player who raises bets infrequently or with a little margin.

Paroli: This is a betting system used by roulette players.

Pineapple: A special variant of poker game where 3 cards are dealt along with community cards.

Point spread: the points allotted to a tea i.e, less likely to win.

Postage stamp: A 2×2 grid pattern formes on any of four corners in bingo.

Powerball: it’s a Lottery jackpot Variant where a players wins by matching five numbers and a bonus ball.

Puppy: sports betting term for underdog player.

Puckline: The line in sports betting where both goal spread and money line are played.

Pull tab: A lottery ticket where numbers are revealed by uncovering or pulling away something.

Pass: The decision taken by a player to forfeit the hands and says pass to stop accepting any card in that particular game round..

Pat: It refers to the total hand value of minimum 17 points.

Payline: It’s a combination of symbols or pattern whose outcome is a 100% win.

Payoff: It means the winning payouts given to players after placing successful bets.

Paytable: The Menu available for slot machines and video slots.

Pigeon: A naive or knowledge less casino player .

Pit Manager : The casino manager who manages multiple casino tables at a time.

Pit: An area designed specifically for casino games.

Plug: A card group isolated with a plastic card.

Pocket Cards: The face down cards dealt by the players.

Pot: The total amount of bets which is collected in the middle of the table.

Progressive Slots: different variants of video slot games.

Punto Banco : It’s a Baccarat casino game variant.

Provably Fair: It’s an algorithm used in online casinos for conducting fair casino games.

Payout Percentage : It is the overall or lump sum payout percentage paid to players by casinos on overall bets placed in casinos.

Payout Table : A game table consisting of payouts for different casino bets.

Penetration: A certain percentage of deck that is dealt before shuffling the deck.

Phantom Bonus: The bonus that is removed from the user’s account during cash-out.

Progressive Jackpot: The jackpot that keeps progressing over time.

Push: The casino term used for ‘A tie’ when neither the player nor the house wins the game

Quads: This term refers to number 4 cards of same suit or rank

Quick Pick: Also known as lucky dip where numbers are selected automatically by computer instead of player.

Quarter Bet: It’s similar to corner bet in roulette where a player bets on four numbers with a single wager.

Qualifier : Players need to fulfil certain criterias for betting in casino or sports games.

Queer: Online casino’s anamalous money.

Racino : It’s a combination of casino and racetrack.

Rabbit hunt: Dealing the remaining cards after a player or dealer’s hand has ended.

Rack : It’s a tray that carries coins, tokens and hold chips.

Rag: A card of least value and hardly makes any difference to hand value.

Rake : Fees charged to players by traditional casinos for playing casino games.

Rail: To observe the casino games without participating.

Rapid Roulette: A variant of roulette casino game.

Rainbow: Three to four cards of different suits.

Rating: A process to rate the players and casinos as per their performance and services.

Rank: It denotes the number of card

Reload Bonus: When an old player adds money to his casino wallet, a reload bonus is offered to them by the casino.

Reverse Tells: the body language, actions and expressions that are repeated intentionally to give false information about the player’s cards.

Reel: The horizontal columns in slot machines are termed as reels.

RFB : This term is associated with complementary awards given to the VIP players in casinos.

River: The last community card dealt by the dealer.

Right Bettor: The player betting with the shooter.

Royal Flush : The best possible sequence or combo of player’s hand values excluding wild cards.

Royalties: Special bonuses that can be earned for playing pre-determined hand values.

RNG: RNG is a technique that stands for random number generator which is used by online casinos to conduct fair game plays.

Roulette : Roulette is a mini wheel game consisting of o to 26 numbers. The bets are placed on these numbers.

Runline: A spread is used instead of a money line in a baseball game.

Shill: The term used for professional players who get paid for playing.

Shiner : The mirror or small device used to reflect light to reveal card values of the opponent player.

Scalper: A player who gets profit by placing different bets and pointing the differences in odds from different sports books.

Shuffle Tracking: It’s a technique of card counting in blackjack.

Scare Card: A community card with the opponent with a better hand value.

Shutter: It’s a board or card consisting of the bingo balls..

Scaring Money: A bankroll that a player can’t afford to lose.

Silver Mining : When players analyze different slot machines that are unused to find coins.

Shark: An expert or veteran casino player.

Semi Bluf: To pretend you have strong hand value and in actual your hand value is weak.

Sic Bo: A casino game where three dice are rolled together and bet is placed on the outcome of the dice.

Sixth Street: Fourth stage of betting is called Sixth street.

Skimming: An act of stealing money during gambling.

Skin: term used for money in the casino banks.

Slots: A popular and one of the oldest casino games.

Spinner: The player on the winning streak.

Shoe: It’s a box used by the dealer to deal the cards in casinos

Sign-Up Bonus: The bonuses given to users for registering on casino for first time. Also known as welcome bonus.

Stake: The total amount wagered on the outcome of any casino game.

Sticky Bonus: The bonuses that can’t be withdrawn and are for gaming purposes only.

Snake Eyes: Two 1’s on the dice in craps game.

Spooking: A person in the casino who peeks into hole cards and usually stands behind the dealer.

Smooth Call: A poker term for flat call.

Stacked Wilds : Bonuses offered in the video slots or slot games.

Staggered players: A pay table in casinos that pays more to players who wagered more.

Standing Hand: The total hand value of cards indicating the players/dealers to stop hitting.

Suited Connectors: Cards of same suits and consecutive numbers.

Sticky Wilds: A slot machine term that is quite similar to wild symbols. The difference is the sticky wilds are fixed at grids.

Suit: The term represents different suits of casino cards like spade, diamond, club and hearts.

Surrender: It’s a bet placed in Blackjack and Roulette variants.

System: The rules set to form betting strategies.

STT: acronym for single table tournament.

Table Hold : The casino money made after an 8-hour long shift from a single game table.

Tai Sai: Another name for Sic bo.

Table Limit: The minimum and maximum bet limit on a particular casino table.

Tank: Time taken to think before making any decision.

Table Stakes: The rule set of casinos that states players are not allowed to remove or add chips during the play.

Teaser: The bets on two or more teams where the bettor is likely to win.

Tells : The dealer and player’s instinct actions.

Texas Blackout: It’s a bingo variant where all even/odd numbers are considered depending on the first number.

Third Street: The term used in Seven stud poker indicates the first betting round of a game.

Texas Hold’em: A poker Variant with multiple betting rounds where players share community cardas and are dealt with two hole cards.

Three of a Kind: Hand value with three cards of the same rank.

Toke: To tip the dealer.

Tap Out: When the player’s whole bankroll is finished or is lost.

Time Cut: The money charged by casinos to play in their poker rooms.

Trey: Represents a 3.

Trips: A hand value with three cards of the same rank.

Turkey: A player who acts disrespectfully to the dealer.

Tronc: A Box in traditional casinos to tip the dealers by players.

Turn: It’s a poker term that represents four or five community cards have been dealt.

Twenty-One: Another name of Blackjack casino game; with the aim of getting hand value closer to 21.

Underplay: A method a player adopts when he has strong hand value and has high odds of winning.

Under the gun(utg): It tells about the position of the player sitting to the left of blinds in poker.

Unit: Smallest bet amount in an online casino.

Up Card: The term refers to the Face-up cards of the dealers.

Variance: A measure of winning and losing probability in poker.

Vigorish: It refers to the commission or fees charged by the house to play casino games.

Viking Poker: Another name of Caribbean Stud Poker.

Virgin: The Combination of numbers that has never been drawn before.

VIP: High rollers players that get exclusive prizes and special bonuses.

Virtual Casino games: The casino games that operate on software and RNG technology.

Wager: The bets placed in traditional and online casinos.

Wagering Requirements: To get benefits and to claim bonuses in online casinos, a certain amount has to be wagered for a number of times.

Weak Bet: It’s crap bet on single number that appears on single dice.

Wise Guy: A knowledgeable bettor.

Welcome Bonus: Also known as sign-up bonus; offered to new users who register for the first time.

Whiff: A player who misses the draw.

Washing: the term used for croupier actions..

Wheel: A straight from ace to 5.

Web Wallet: This term refers to the online wallets in casinos.

Whale: High roller players placing large bets with no budget issues.

Wild Symbols: Slot machines and video slots have some matching symbol requirements, these special symbols are referred to as wild symbols.

Withdrawal: A process to withdraw money from a casino account.or cash out their chips.

Wrong Bettor: A player betting against the shooter.

Yhs: A slang for your hand sucks.

YW: you are welcome.

Yo: Denotes 11 number.

3Bet: when a player raises the bet when another player places the bet.

4Bet: When a player raises the bet when another player places the 3bet.