Casino glossary A–Z

The casino glossary

34 casino terms you will hear in casino hotels & resorts, on the casino floor and at the casino cage, each in one plain sentence.

Ante: A small bet every player places before a hand begins in some casino card games.

Baccarat: A casino card game in which you bet on the player hand or the banker hand.
Bankroll: The money you have set aside for the casino.
Blackjack: A casino card game played against the dealer; the hand closest to 21 wins.
Buy-in: The amount you exchange for casino chips when you sit down at a casino table.

Cage: The casino cashier, where casino chips and slot tickets are exchanged for cash.
Casino floor: The gaming area of a casino hotel, with casino slot machines and casino table games.
Casino host: A casino employee who looks after regular casino guests and arranges comps.
Casino resort: A large casino hotel with resort amenities such as pools, a spa and shows.
Chips: Tokens used instead of cash at casino table games.
Comp: A complimentary benefit, such as a meal or casino hotel room, given for tracked casino play.
Craps: A casino dice game played at a large table with many possible bets.
Croupier: The casino employee who runs a roulette or baccarat table.

Dealer: The casino employee who deals cards and pays bets at a casino table.

Pay table: The chart on a casino slot machine or video poker machine that lists what each result pays.
Pit: A group of casino tables arranged around a central staff area.
Pit boss: The casino supervisor responsible for the tables in a pit.
Players club: A casino's free loyalty program, which tracks casino play with a card.
Progressive jackpot: A casino jackpot that grows with every bet until someone wins it.
Push: A tie between the player and the casino dealer; the bet is returned.

Resort fee: A mandatory daily charge some casino resorts add to the casino hotel room rate.
Roulette: A casino game in which you bet on where a ball lands on a spinning wheel.

Shoe: The box on a casino table that holds several decks of cards.
Sportsbook: The area of a casino where sports bets are placed, where sports betting is legal.

Table minimum: The smallest bet allowed at a casino table.
Ticket: The printed voucher a casino slot machine pays out, redeemed at a kiosk or the casino cage.
Toke: Casino slang for a tip given to a casino dealer.

Video poker: Draw poker played on a casino machine against a fixed pay table.

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