Casino Glossary

• Deuce

  Craps

  A roll of 2. Also known as snake eyes.

• Encryption

  Casino

  A security measure taken by online casinos to protect data from hackers.

  See also: Sharker, Sharper, or Cardsharp

• Big Red

  Craps

  A one-roll bet that a 7 will be rolled. Caters to the superstition that saying "seven" will make it roll.

• Quarters

  Casino

  Slang for $25 chips.

• Down to the Felt

  CasinoPoker

  Down to the felt: an expression for a player with very little money left.

  See also: Circle

• Top Pair

  Poker

  Making a pair by matching a hole card with the highest card on the board.

• Easyway

  Craps

  A roll of 4, 6, 8 or 10 where the dice have different values. E.g. 6 and 2 is an easy 8 (vs a hard 8: 4 and 4).

• Supervising Authority

  Casino

  In some countries, a government organization which oversees casinos and takes care of complaints against them.

• Carré

  Roulette

  French for a corner bet, i.e. placing a bet on the corner where four numbers meet. If any of the numbers is the winner, the bet pays 8 to 1.

• Chip, Chips

  Casino

  Round tokens exchanged for and used instead of cash when betting in a casino.

  Synonym: Check