Casino Glossary

• Two-card Poker

  Poker

  A poker variation where players are dealt only two cards to make a hand.

• Underlay

  CasinoStatistics

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

• Skin

  Casino

  Slang for a dollar bill.

• Double Saw

  Craps

  A bet that the next roll will be a 12.

• Little Joe from Kokomo

  Craps

  Slang for the number 4.

• Dealer

  Casino

  
  

  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

• Progressive

  SlotsVideo Poker

  A jackpot that grows with each bet placed on the machine or machines (if it is a linked jackpot). When it is won, it goes back to a preset amount and the process starts again.

• Paint

  Casino

  A face card, i.e. king, queen or jack. Also known as a picture or picture card.

• All the Spots We Got

  Craps

  A craps roll of 12, i.e. each die comes up 6. Also known as boxcars.

• Discards

  CasinoVideo Poker

  

  Cards that have been used and are no longer in play. In video and draw poker, cards that have been replaced in the hope of improving a hand. 

  Examples:

  Is there a program that tracks Caribbean Stud Poker discards?

  You need to put the discards on a tray before you get any replacements.

  In brick-and-mortar casinos, the discard tray often has a red glass filter that allows dealers and the casino security staff to spot the marked cards.

  I always keep an eye on the pile of discards, just in case.

  It is impossible to count cards when the dealer puts discards back into the shuffle.

  The outcome of the game is based on the player decision to keep or discard cards.