Free Online Casino Glossary
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H
I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P
Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
C
call | In poker, when a player matches the current bet on the table.In keno and bingo,to draw the numbers for each game. |
caller | In a bingo game, the person who is responsible for choosing the game pattern, drawing each bingo ball and reading each number clearly.In poker, someone who has called a bet. |
card counting | Keeping track of all cards that have been played since the shuffle. |
card sharp | A person who is an expert at cards. |
carousel | A group of slot machines that are positioned in aring, enabling a change person to stand in the center. |
cashier's cage | The place in a casino where players may redeem their casino chips for cash. |
casino advantage | The edge that the house has over the players |
casino rate | A reduced hotel-room rate that the casinos offer good customers. |
catch | In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn |
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. |
chips | Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash. |
chip tray | The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table's inventory of chips. |
cold | A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that isn't paying out. |
color up | When aplayer leaving a game exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips. |
combination way ticket | In keno, a ticket inwhich groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations. |
comps | Complimentary gifts used by casinos to entice players to gamble.Typical comps include free room, food and beverage. |
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. |
credit button | In slot machines or video machines,the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits. |
croupier | The French word for dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette. |
cut | When the dealer divides a deck into two parts and inverts them after they have been well shuffled. |
cut card | A card of different color that is used to cut a deck of cards. |