| 11-10 | A traditional sportsbook bet in which the gambler puts up $11 to win $10. The difference is the sportbook's commission. |
| All in | In poker, to put your last remaining chips into the pot. |
| Ante | In a gambling game, a small portion of the minimum bet that each player is required to put into the pot before a new game starts. |
| Baccarat | A card game where the winning hand comes closest to 9 discounting all units of 10. |
| Basic strategy | A blackjack playing system that is designed to minimize the house edge as much as possible without using techniques such as card counting. Used by most non-card counters. |
| Betting limits | In a table game, the posted minimum and maximum amounts of money that you can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted. |
| Bingo | A game of chance in which each player has one or more cards printed with differently numbered squares on which to place markers when the respective numbers are drawn and announced by a caller. The first player to mark a specified pattern of numbers (such as a row) wins. |
| Bluff | In poker, the act of raising a bet with a weak hand in hopes of driving out players with stronger hands. |
| Burn | card(s) Cards that are discarded without being dealt to the players. After the cards are shuffled by the dealer and cut by one of the players, one or more cards are "burned" before any cards are dealt to the players. |
| Bust | In blackjack, after taking another card (a “hit”), the player's total exceed 21. The Player loses when he/she "busts." |
| Call | In poker, the act of matching the current bet on the table. |
| Card counting | A system for improving a blackjack player's edge by assigning “weights” to each card face and summing the card weights as each new card is turned face up. The “count” indicates when the game is favorable for the player, so that the player can place larger bets and/or make changes in playing strategy. |
| Casino | A private-sector business that offers games of chance and is regulated and taxed by the state where it is located. |
| Casino rate | A reduced hotel-room rate that the casinos offer good customers. |
| Check | In poker, an announcement that a player wishes to stay in the game but not bet. |
| Come-out roll |
In Craps, the first roll of the dice or the first roll after a point has been made. This roll establishes the point. |
| Comps |
Complimentary (free) giftsgiven by casinos to entice players to gamble. Typical "comps" include free room, food and beverage. |
| Cover | In sportsbook betting, a wager where the pointspread is met for a win. |
| Croupier | The French word for dealer, used in the games of baccarat, craps and roulette. |
| Cut card |
A (usually colored plastic) card that is used to cut the cards after they have been shuffled by the dealer. |
| Don't pass bet | In craps, a wager placed prior to the come out roll betting that a seven will be rolled before a point is repeated. |
| Double down | In blackjack, to double the initial bet and receive exactly one more card. The option to double is often allowed on the players first two cards only, although some casinos allow doubling after splitting a pair. Some casinos allowing doubling only with a two-card total of 10 or 11. |
| Early surrender | Giving up (folding)your hand in exchange for half your bet, even when the dealer has a blackjack. Very valuable to the player, but rarely offered by casinos. |
| Electronic Gaming Device | (EGD) An electrical game of chance such as slot machines and other video games. |
| First base | The first player at a table to act on his/her hand is said to be sitting at “first base.” |
| Flop | In a "hold ‘em" poker game, the communal three cards dealt face-up in the center of the table after the initial two cards are dealt. |
| Flush | In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of one suit. |
| Fold | In poker, when a player declines a bet and drops out of the hand. |
| Full | house In poker, a hand consisting of a three cards of the same rank and a pair. |
| Gross Gaming Revenue | The amount a casino earns from games of chance before taxes, salaries and other expenses are paid -- the equivalent of “total sales,” not “profit.” |
| Hard hand | In blackjack, any initial hand that does not contain an ace. |
| Hedge | To reduce amount of potential loss by wagering on the opposite side of a previous bet. |
| High roller | A big bettor, sometimes referred to as a "whale." |
| Hit | Drawing a new card in Blackjack to add to an existing hand. |
| Hole card | The dealer's card that is placed face down. |
| House Advantage | The "edge" or amount that a casino will win over time, expressed as a percentage of the player's wager. Sometimes called "casino advantage." |
| House-banked game | A game in which the player bets against the house; for example: blackjack, roulette and other table games. |
| Inside bet | Inroulette, abet placed on any number, or small combination of numbers, inside the 0 to 36 numbered section. |
| Inside straight | In poker, four cards of a five card sequence where the sequence can only be completed one way. |
| Insurance | A side bet in blackjack, of up to half the original bet. It is offered when the dealer's upcard is an ace. This bet pays 2:1 if the dealer has a blackjack. |
| Late surrender | Surrender (folding)which is only allowed when the dealer does not have a blackjack. If the dealer does not have a blackjack, the player loses half the bet and doesn't play the rest of the hand. |
| Line | In sportsbook betting, the posted list of upcoming games and their point spreads |
| Marker | A check that is written at a gaming table by a player who has established credit with the casino. |
| Mini-baccarat | A scaled-down version of baccarat, played with fewer players, dealers, and formality but following the same rules as baccarat. |
