Casino Glossary

• Clump

  Casino

  An unusual sequence of cards in a deck that favors one side.

• Coat-tail

  Roulette

  Bet the same way as a winning player.

  Synonym: Chameleon Strategy

• Coin in/Coin out

  Slots

  The amount paid into and paid out by a slot machine respectively.

• Coins

  Slots

  Coins come in various denominations, from a penny up to $5 or more.

• Cold

  Description of a player who is losing a lot, or a machine or table where the players are losing.

  Antonym: Hot

• Collect

  Slots

  The button a player presses to cash out their money from a machine.

• Colonne

  Roulette

  French for column. In roulette, a bet on all 12 numbers in one of three columns.

  Synonym: Column Bet

• Column Bet

  Roulette

  A roulette bet on all 12 numbers in one of three columns. Pays 2 to 1.

  Synonym: Colonne

• Combination Way Ticket

  Keno

  A keno ticket in which a group of numbers are combined several ways.

• Come

  Craps

  A type of bet made after the point has been established. If not won or lost immediately, it establishes a second point, allowing a player to take odds on that number.

  Antonym: Don't Come Bet