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  • Hot

    Casino

    A player on a winning streak or a slot machine that is paying out more often than normal.

    Antonym: Cold

  • High Society

    Casino

    $10,000 in chips.

  • Flash

    Casino

    A type of casino software that involves no downloading and can be used to play immediately.

    Synonym: Instant play or Flash version

  • Kalooki (also, Kalookie, Kaluki, kaloochi, Caloochi)

    Casino

    A version of the card game contract rummy.

  • Casino Supervisor

    Casino

    A casino upper-level manager.

  • Strategy

    Casino

    A deliberate method of gambling.

  • Croupier

    Casino

    French term for the dealer. The term is used in baccarat and roulette.

    Synonym: Banker, Dealer

  • Underlay

    CasinoStatistics

    A bet unfavorable to the player. The opposite of an overlay.

  • Skin

    Casino

    Slang for a dollar bill.

  • Dealer

    Casino


    Dealer, a casino employee who operates table games.

    A casino employee who operates table games, usually distributing the cards, or places bets and pays out winnings at a craps table. A croupier. Many online casinos offer live dealer games to their customers. The dealers are broadcast online in the real time dealing cards or spinning roulette.

    Examples: 

    A poker dealer distributes cards to players and manages the action at a poker table.

    Many online casinos have live dealer games.

    Blackjack is a comparing card game between a player and dealer. The players compete against the dealer but not against any other players.

    The dealer has Blackjack. 

    Never ask a dealer for advice.

    I feel bad for dealers sometimes, when they have to watch people's tantrums. People throw cards at dealers, and dealers have to take it, they cannot fight back.

    I always tip the dealer, even if I lose.

    Synonym: Banker, Croupier

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