Casino Glossary

• Betting Wrong

  Craps

  Placing don't pass line and/or don't come bets; sometimes resented by pass line bettors. Also called playing the "dark side".

• Bicycle Wheel

  Poker

  A hand of A2345, which is a straight and, in most lowball games, the best possible low hand.

• Big Bet

  Casino

  In limit poker games in casinos, the larger of two fixed amounts that can be bet.

  Synonym: Bet Max

• Big Eight

  Craps

  An even-money bet that an 8 will be rolled before a 7. A sucker bet since a place bet on the 8 wins exactly the same way, but pays more.

• Big Red

  Craps

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

• Big Six

  Craps

  An even-money bet that a 6 will be rolled before a 7. A sucker bet since a place bet on the 6 wins exactly the same way, but pays more.

• Bingo

  BingoCasino Game

  A game where the player tries to be the first to match 5 numbers in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally, on a 5x5 card to drawn numbers.

• Black

  Casino

  The standard color of $100 casino chips.

  See also: Red, Green

• Black Bet

  Roulette

  A bet that the next number will be one of 18 black ones. There are also 18 red and one or two green numbers (0, 00).

  Antonym: Red Bet

• Blackjack

  Blackjack

  An ace and a face card or 10, dealt as the first two cards to a player or the dealer. An unbeatable hand that pays 3 to 2 to the player (as long as the dealer doesn't also have a blackjack).