Casino Glossary

• Catching Cards

  Casino

  Being dealt the cards a player needs to win.

• Center Field

  Craps

  A bet that the next roll will be a 9.

• Craps

  Casino GameCraps

  1) A casino game where players bet on the outcome of rolling two dice;

  2) In the aforementioned game, a dice roll of 2, 3 or 12.

• Cheval

  Roulette

  French for a split bet, i.e. betting two numbers at once by placing a chip on the line between the two. Pays 17 to 1.

  Synonym: Split Bet

• Casino

  Casino

  An establishment that offers gambling.

  Synonym: House

• Check

  CasinoPoker

  1) Not betting when it is your option and no one has bet before you;

  2) A chip.

  Synonym: Chip, Chips

• Casino Edge

  Casino

  The theoretical house advantage over a player in a particular game or bet.

  Synonym: Casino Advantage

• Crapping-out

  Craps

  Rolling craps (2, 3 or 12) on the come-out roll.

• Clump

  Casino

  An unusual sequence of cards in a deck that favors one side.

• Column Bet

  Roulette

  A roulette bet on all 12 numbers in one of three columns. Pays 2 to 1.

  Synonym: Colonne