Casino Glossary

• Copy

  Poker

  In pai gow, a tie, most often on the two-card hand, rarely on the five-card hand. The banker wins ties.

• Chameleon Strategy

  Roulette

  Mimicking the play or strategy of a winning roulette player.

  Synonym: Coat-tail

• Card Sharp or Shark

  Casino

  An expert card player.

  See also: Triple Sharp

• Cashout time

  Casino

  The period of time it takes for money to be transferred by a casino to a player's bank account.

  See also: Cashout

• Collect

  Slots

  The button a player presses to cash out their money from a machine.

• 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

• Camouflage

  Casino

  

  Any measures take to disguise what a gambler is doing, e.g. a blackjack card counter varying their bet size frequently. The main rule of any camouflage is to act like a gambler. Some card counters prefer to joke with their neighbors, dealers and pit boss to keep their attention away from what they are doing. They cheer when somebody wins Blackjack or a double card. They act nervous when there is a big bet on the table.

  It is considered among card counters that a pleasant personality and good social skills are a must for a good camouflage. They may act confused and intentionally make stupid mistakes that would later cover their strategic moves, and ask other players for hints. Others chat about card counting like this is something stupid to do while actually counting cards.

  Changing tables or switching to other games with minimal house edge, like Craps, Baccarat or Mini Baccarat, some Video Pokers, after a good win is also considered a part of a camouflage.

  Examples:

  What are your Blackjack counting camouflage techniques?

  Let's play Craps now as a camouflage.

  See also: Sharker, Sharper, or Cardsharp

• Combination Way Ticket

  Keno

  A keno ticket in which a group of numbers are combined several ways.

• Counter

  Casino

  A player who keeps track of the cards played, especially in blackjack.