ACTION - the amount of money wagered by a player during an entire playing session
ANCHOR MAN - the player betting on the last box on the blackjack table and making the final decision, therefore anchoring the game.
ANTE - usually in card games, a term used for the first money wagered on a hand
ANY CRAPS - a one-roll dice bet covering the 2, 3, or 12
ANY SEVEN - a one-roll dice bet covering any 7
AUDITION - a casino test to determine if a dealer will be hired
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BACCARAT - a card game where the winning hand totals closest to 9, discounting all units of 10
BACK LINE - See: Don't Pass Line
BAG - an English casino term for thousand, e.g., 3 bag = 3 thousand
BANKROLL - the amount of money a player has for one gaming session
BAR THE 12 - makes the 12 a push on the Don't Pass Bar
BASE - area on the dice table where the majority of bets are made and paid
BASE DEALER - dice dealer in charge of one of the bases
BASIC STRATEGY - the mathematically correct way to play blackjack
BETTING LIMITS - the minimum and maximum that can be wagered on one bet
BETTING RIGHT - betting on the Pass Line or with the shooter
BETTING WRONG - betting on the Don't Pass or against the shooter
BLACKJACK - a card game where players try to beat the dealer by getting closest to 21 without going over
BLACKJACK - a hand whose first two cards total 21
BOOK - to accept a bet
BOX - area of the dice table controlled by the boxman
BOXMAN - the casino employee in charge of the craps table
BREAK - to exceed 21
BURN CARD - any card placed in the discard rack without being entered into play
BUST - to go over 21
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CALL BET - a bet made verbally
CARD COUNTING - a system to keep track of the percentage of high cards to low cards. Used in blackjack to gain an advantage over the house
CARIBBEAN STUD - a five-card poker game with all players playing against the house
CHANGE COLOR - exchange one-color denomination casino chip for another
CHIPS - name given to the tokens used at the gaming tables
CHECK - name given to the tokens used at the gaming tables
COLOR UP/OUT - exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips
COME BET - a wager placed on the Come Line. Same as rules as the Pass Line, but placed after the point has been established
COME LINE - area on the craps table where Come Bets are placed
COME OUT ROLL - the first roll of the dice or the first roll after a point has been made. This roll establishes the point
CRAPS OUT - rolling a Crap (2, 3, or 12) on the come-out roll
CRAPS - dice term for 2, 3, and 12
CREW - dice/craps dealers assigned to the game
CROUPIER - term mainly used when referring to roulette and sometimes baccarat dealers
CUT - to divide the deck into two parts
CUT CARD - a hard plastic card used to cut the deck
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DEALER - a casino employee who deals the various games
DISCARD RACK - area of the table where the used cards are placed
DON'T COME BET - a bet placed on the Don't Come Bar. Same rules as the Don't Pass Line, except placed after the come-out roll
DON'T PASS BET - a wager placed prior to the Come-Out Roll that a seven will be rolled before a point is repeated
DON'T PASS LINE - the area on the layout where Don't Pass Bets are placed
DOUBLE UP - to increase a wager after the first two cards are drawn
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EDGE - the casino's advantage
EVEN MONEY - when the player has a blackjack and the dealer has an ace showing, a payout offered before the hole card is checked, pays 1-1 instead of 3-2
EVEN-MONEY - a payoff of 1-1
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FACE CARDS - the king, queen, or jack of each suite
FIRST BASE - the first seat nearest the shoe
FLOAT - the table bank
FLOORMAN - a casino employee who is part of the management team
FRONT LINE - See Pass Line
GEORGE - a good tipper
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HIT - to take another card
HOLE CARD - the dealer's face-down card
HORN BET - a one-roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11, and 12.
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INSURANCE - a side bet that the dealer has a blackjack. It is offered when the dealer's upcard is an ace. If the dealer has a blackjack, the bet is paid 2-1, if the dealer does not; the insurance bet loses
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LET IT RIDE - a poker game
LUMPY - a break-in dealer. Called this because their dealing is not smooth
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MONKEY - chinese term used in casinos for a card valued at ten
MONEY - $500
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NICKEL - $5 chips
NON-NEGOTIABLE - a promotional chip which can't be exchanged for cash
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ODDS - the amount a bet pays out: 2-1, 7-5, 35-1
OFF - term meaning that bets are not working
ONE-ROLL BETS - wagers that will win or lose depending on the next roll of the dice
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PALLETTE - the flat paddle used on the baccarat tables to scoop the cards
PASS-LINE BET - a wager made prior to the come-out roll that a point will repeat
PASS LINE - the area where a Pass-Line Bet is placed
PLAYER - a casino patron
POINT - dice term for the number rolled on the come-out roll if a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. The point has to be repeated before a seven rolls for the Pass Line bets to win
PRESS - increasing a bet by double
PROPOSITION BET - dice bets on number combinations
PUNTER - a casino player
PUSH - when the dealer and the player have hands with the same total. No one wins or loses
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QUARTER - $25 chips
RIGHT BETTOR -a person betting on the Pass Line
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SEVEN - OUT - rolling a seven after the point has been established
SHILL - a person employed by the casino as a game starter
SHOE - name given to the box in which the dealer places the freshly shuffled cards. Each hand is then dealt from the shoe
SHOOTER - the person rolling the dice
SOFT HAND - any blackjack hand that contains an ace valued at eleven
STAND - to not take any more cards
STICKMAN - the dice dealer who calls the numbers rolled and controls the stick
STUD POKER - poker game with no draw
SURRENDER - to give up half the wager before the hand is complete
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TABLE TEST - See Audition
TIP - a gratuity
TOKE - See Tip
TOKEN - the casino coins used to play slot machines
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UPCARD - the dealer's exposed card
WHALE - name given to a high roller
WORKING - a dice term meaning that the bets are in play
WORLD BET - a one-roll dice bet on the horn including the seven
WRONG BETTOR - a dice player who bets on the Don't Pass Line | 
