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High Roller
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Also known as Casino Whale. A player who bets large amounts of money and plays high table limits. High rollers get large amounts of comp points from the casinos. Brick-and -mortar casinos attract high rollers with charter plane transfers, limousine drives and best suites in the casino hotels. There are special rooms with high stake tables in some casinos exclusively for high rollers. Online casinos may offer special bonuses and big prizes to high rollers such as trips to some nice destinations and casino cruises.
Some people open large credit lines in a brick-and-mortar casino to make it look like they are high rollers. Casino hosts know about these tricks. They watch how much these people bet and then decide whether they are high rollers and deserve all the perks. Many high rollers bet black chips only.
Examples:
After a big loss, the casino staff started treating me like I was a high roller.
High rollers occupied all the best suites in this casino hotel.
Antonym: Grinder
See also: VIP
High Society
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Hit with the Deck
CasinoDeal great cards to a player over and over again.
Holding Your Own
CasinoNot winning or losing, but staying more or less even.
Honeymoon Period
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Synonym: Beginners Luck
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House Advantage or House Edge
CasinoThe casino's advantage, derived from the rules and/or payouts.
House Rules
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