Casino Glossary

• Front Line

  Craps

  Another name for the pass line.

• Four Card Straight

  Video Poker

  Four cards that can potentially make a straight, either inside (e.g. J1087) or open ended (e.g. J1098).

• Twelve Number Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on the 12 numbers in one of the three columns on the inner roulette layout. Pays 2 to 1. Also known as a column bet.

• Twenty-One or 21

  Blackjack

  Other names for blackjack.

• Hand

  Casino

  
  

  1) A player's cards;

  Examples:

  I had the worst hand in Texas Hold'Em last round.

  Pocket Rockets (AA) is not exactly the worst hand in poker.

  In Blackjack, you need to achieve a hand as close to 21 as possible.

  2) A round of play in a card game.

  Examples:

  Let's make a break after this hand.

  Wait till the end of the hand to exchange money for chips.

  
  
   

• Fill

  Poker

  Make a strong hand.

• 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.

• Colonne

  Roulette

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

  Synonym: Column Bet

• Flash

  Casino

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

  Synonym: Instant play or Flash version