A

ACES – rolling two ones in Craps.

AGCC – acronym for the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.

AGGREGATE LIMIT – the total amount a casino is liable to pay out in a single round.

ALL IN – a bet where the player wages all their remaining funds.

ANTE – a forced bet all players have to place to enter a poker game.

B

BANKER – an universal casino term against whom all the players are betting.

BET – a stake made by the player.

BIG BLIND – a forced bet in Poker by the player sitting two seats to the left from the dealer.

BLACKJACK – a Blackjack term for the player total on the first two dealt cards equalling 21; typically pays out 1.5x the original bet.

BLIND – a forced bet a player makes in Poker.

BOOK – an establishment betting on the outcome of sporting events.

BOOKMAKER/BOOKIE – an entity accepting bets on sporting events.

BURN CARDS – one or more cards taken from the top of the deck and discarded after a shuffle / before a new hand; likely done to make card counting more difficult.

BUST – a Blackjack hand that exceeds 21.

BUY-IN – the amount of money needed to enter a Poker table.

C

CALL – action to match the current bet in Poker.

CARD COUNTING – a strategy used primarily in Blackjack to evaluate the mix of the cards remaining in the deck and determine whether it’s favorable for the player or the dealer.
CASHBACK – when casino refunds a percentage of the money a player has lost over a specific period of time.

CASH BONUS – a cash incentive offered to new players by the casino upon making their first deposit.
CASH OUT – transfer money from an online casino to the player’s bank account or digital wallet.

CHECK – a Poker action to stay in the hand without betting.

CHIPS – the currency used in casinos to make a wager, traded in for money.
COLUMNS BET – an Outside Roulette bet placed simultaneously on 12 non-consecutive numbers displayed in one of three columns on the betting table; pays 2:1.
COMP POINTS – loyalty points earned by placing real money bets, usually exchangeable for bonus or real cash.
COMMUNITY BOARD – five cards dealt face up in the center of Texas Hold’em table; all players can use them in combination with their own two cards to create the highest-value poker hand.
CONTRIBUTION – proportion of bets that count towards bonus wagering requirement; usually varies according to game type.

CORNER BETS – a wager in Roulette made on four numbers by placing chips on the corner of adjacent numbers.
CRAPS – a game played with 2 dice; also an outcome of 2, 3 or 12 rolled during the Come-Out (initial) Roll.

CROUPIER – someone appointed at a gambling table to assist in the conduct of the game.

D

DEAL – to distribute the cards.

DEALER – a casino employee in charge of distributing cards to all players at a table or card game.

DEPOSIT – a payment the player makes to transfer funds to their online casino account.

DOUBLE DOWN – double player’s Blackjack bet by taking only one more card after having been dealt the initial cards.

DOUBLE OR NOTHING – a bet that pays out double the original wager; applies to almost all table games.

DOWN CARD – a card that is dealt face down.

DOZENS BET – an Outside Roulette bet on one of the three consecutive dozens (1st 12, 2nd 12 or 3rd 12).

E

EIGHTY-SIXED (86’D) – a slang term to be banned or ejected from a casino.

F

FACE CARD – a card with a face, such as the Jack, Queen or King; used in almost every card game.

FIVE CARD CHARLIE – a Blackjack term for drawing five cards without exceeding 21, which guarantees a win.

FIXED ODDS – predetermined odds in a casino game that do not change based on external factors or the total amount wagered.

FLOP – the first three community cards dealt in Texas Hold’em Poker.

FLUSH – a Poker hand made of five cards of the same suit.

FOLD – an action in Poker to discard the current hand.

FOUR OF A KIND – a Poker hand made of four cards of the same rank.

FULL HOUSE – a Poker hand made of three cards of one rank and two cards of a second rank (Three of a Kind and Pair).

G

GAMBLE – playing with chance.

GETTING DOWN – slang term for making a bet.

H

HAND – the cards a player is currently holding.

HARD HAND – a Blackjack hand that does not contain an Ace.

HIGH BET – a Roulette bet placed on all of the numbers ranging from 19 to 36.

HIGH CARD – the highest card in a player’s hand, if it’s lower than a Pair.

HIGH ROLLER – a player who places large wagers.

HIT – a request to draw an additional card in Blackjack.

HOUSE – a term referring to the casino itself; the entity against which players are betting.

I

J

JACKPOT – the largest available prize in a casino game, triggered by a specific outcome.

JOKER – a wildcard that can be used as a substitute to assist players in creating certain hands.

K

KENO – a lottery-style game where players bet on a range of numbers varying from 1-80.

L

LIMIT – a maximum or minimum amount players can bet on a game.

LIVE DEALER GAMES – online casino games played against a livestreamed dealer in a remote location, who can also be interacted with in a live chat.

LOCK – a slang term for a bet that is an easy and guaranteed win.

LONGSHOT – the opposite of a “lock”, a bet that is unlikely to win.

LOW BET – a Roulette bet placed on all of the numbers ranging from 1 to 18.

M

N

NO DEPOSIT BONUS – an incentive rewarded to the player upon signing up, typically in the form of some free spins or some funds.

NO LIMIT – a game with no set limit on the bet size.

NO WAGERING REQUIREMENT – a casino promotion that allows for the player to immediately cash out the money they win on a bet.

O

ODDS – the mathematical probability of winning a bet in a casino game.

OFF THE BOARD – an indication that a bookmaker is not accepting bets at that time.

OMAHA – a Poker variant, similar to Hold’em, where players are dealt four hole cards and share community cards; two hole cards and three community cards are required to be used to create a hand.

ONLINE CASINO – an online version of a traditional casino, which offers real-money gambling through a variety of games; they can be accessed using the web or a proprietary software client.

OUTSIDE BET – Roulette bets placed outside of the numbered grid, such as Even/Odd, Red/Black, 1 to 18 or 19 to 36.

P

PAIR – a Poker hand made of two cards of the same rank.

PASS – to not bet or to fold in Poker.

PAY TABLE – a chart in Poker that lists the payout structure for winning combinations.

PAYOFF – the amount of money a player receives after a win.

PAYOUT – the projected amount of money a player may win on a successful bet.

PERCENTAGE – the probability of winning a bet.

PLAYTHROUGH REQUIREMENT – the amount of money a player needs to spend on a bonus sum before being able to cash out.

POKER – the generic name for a variety of card games having set rounds of betting, where wins are decided by rankings for card combinations.

POT – the collective sum of money wagered throughout a round of Poker from antes, raises and calls.

POWERBALL – a lottery variant, where players choose a combination of five numbers and one bonus number.

PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT – a jackpot that keeps rising in size until it’s won.

Q

QUADS – a Poker bet that is more commonly called Four of a Kind.

QUARTER BET – a Roulette bet that is more commonly called Corner Bet.

R

RAISE – a Poker action to wager up to double the current ante.

RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR (RNG) – a system in online casinos to ensure randomized and fair results each round.

RANK – the numerical value of a card in Poker.

RE-BET – an option in online casino games to bet the same amount as the last round.

RE-BUY – an additional amount of chips a player can purchase when running low on chips.

RELOAD BONUS – a bonus amount of money offered to online casino players for continuing to add funds to their account.

RIVER – the fifth and final community card dealt in Texas Hold’em Poker.

ROLLOVER REQUIREMENT – an alternative term for Playthrough Requirement.

ROULETTE WHEEL – the rotating mechanism used in games of Roulette to determine the winning number; typically contains 37 or 38 pockets.

ROYAL FLUSH – a Poker hand made of a 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of the same suit; the rarest hand in Poker with very small odds of creating.

S

SCATTER SYMBOL – special Slots symbols that pay out despite appearing outside the winning payline.

SCRATCH CARD – a lottery ticket that needs to be scratched off to reveal symbols.

SHOOTER – the person rolling the Craps dice.

SHOWDOWN – the final presentation of each player’s cards to determine the winner of the Poker hand.

SLOT MACHINE – a gambling machine with three rows of symbols and a winning payline; typically all three symbols must match for a payout.

SMALL BLIND – a forced bet in Poker by the player sitting directly left of the dealer.

SNAKE EYES – rolling two ones in Craps, also called Aces.

SOFT HAND – a Blackjack hand containing one or more aces, that are either worth 1 or 11.

SOFTWARE PROVIDER – companies that develop and license online casino games, which online casinos host on their sites.

SPLIT – an action in Blackjack that allows you to split the dealt cards into two separate pots, assuming the cards were exactly the same value; the same bet must be placed on a split hand as the original bet and additional cards for each hand are dealt separately.

STAKES – the given limit of a Poker table for betting and raising.

STAND – an request in Blackjack to deny any more cards from being dealt.

STICKY BONUS – a cash bonus that can’t be cashed out until satisfying the playthrough requirement.

STRAIGHT – a hand in Poker made of five consecutive cards of any suit.

STRAIGHT BET – a Roulette bet on one singular number.

STRAIGHT FLUSH – a Poker hand made of five consecutive cards of the same suit.

STREET BET – a Roulette bet on three numbers at once.

SUIT – the colored categories of playing cards.

T

TAPPED OUT – a slang term for a player who is out of money.

TELL – a Poker term to indicate a player’s expression that might give away information about their hand.

TEXAS HOLD’EM – the most popular variant of poker, where players are dealt two hole cards face down and five community cards are dealt face up for everyone to use.

THREE OF A KIND – a Poker hand made of three cards of the same rank.

TURN – the fourth community card dealt in Texas Hold’em Poker.

U

UP CARD – a card that is dealt face up.

V

VARIANCE – a term, alternatively called Volatility, describes how often a casino game produces winning combinations in relation to their payout; low variance games produce winning combinations frequently with relatively low payouts, whereas high-variance games produce winning combinations rarely with higher payouts.

VIDEO POKER – five-card draw poker played online or on machines.

VOLATILITY – an alternative term for Variance.

W

WAGER – an alternative term for Bet.

WAGERING REQUIREMENT – an alternative term for Playthrough Requirement.

WILD CARD – a card in a Poker deck to represent a substitute card to create the best possible hand.

WELCOME BONUS – a bonus rewarded to new users upon signing up.

Y

YO – the number 11 in Craps, can also be called “Yo-leven” to avoid confusion between eleven and seven.