Casino Glossary

• Jimmy Hicks

  Craps

  Rhyming slang for the number 6.

• Joker

  Casino

  An extra card often used as a wild card.

  Synonym: Bug

• Joker Wild Video Poker

  Video Poker

  A game in which the player can make five of a kind with a joker wild card and win 1000 coins.

• Juice

  Casino

  The house commission. Also known as vig or vigorish.

  Synonym: Vig., Vigorish

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

  Casino

  A version of the card game contract rummy.

• Kicker

  PokerVideo Poker

  1) In a draw poker game, an odd high card held that doesn’t contribute to a straight or a flush, usually an ace or a king;

  2) In poker, a card used to decide the winner on hands that are otherwise tied. E.g a pair of kings with an queen beats a pair of kings with a jack. In video poker, the card may affect a jackpot payout.

• Know Your Customer

  Casino

  Relevant information obtained from the players for the purpose of verifying their credentials to prevent identity theft, financial fraud, or money laundering. 

  Synonym: Player Verification

• La Partage

  Roulette

  If a 0 or 00 comes up, one of three things can happen to an even-money bet (e.g. black, even), from worst to best: a loss, la partage and en prison. In la partage, the player loses half their bet.

• Ladies

  PokerVideo Poker

  Poker term for queens.

• Late Surrender

  Blackjack

  A player option to give up half the original bet after the dealer checks for, but doesn't find a blackjack.