Call
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When a player matches the current bet on the table. In keno and bingo, to
draw the numbers for each game.
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Caller
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In Bingo, the person who is responsible for choosing the game pattern,
drawing each bingo ball and reading each number clearly. In poker, someone
who has called a bet.
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Cap - Poker
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The last permitted raise in a betting round is called the cap.
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Card Counting
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Keeping track of all cards that have been played since the shuffle.
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Card Sharp
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A person who is an expert at cards.
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Caribbean Stud Poker
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A game of Poker using five cards where all players play against the house.
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Casino Advantage
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The edge that the house has over the players.
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Catch - Keno
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To catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno
ticket has been drawn.
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Check - Poker
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A player can check in order to stay in the game but not bet.
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Chips
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Tokens used instead of money for betting.
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Cold - Slots
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A Slot machine that constantly loses or a player who continues to lose.
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Color Up
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When a player leaving a game exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger
denomination chips.
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Combination Way
Ticket - Keno
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A ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing
the player to spread money over more combinations.
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Community Cards -
Poker
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Face up cards on the table that are shared by all players are termed
community cards. Texas Hold'em and Omaha always have community cards.
In stud games, a community card is dealt in place of the last down card when
too few cards remain in the deck for each player to receive a down card.
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Complete Hand - Poker
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A dealt hand of five cards not requiring a draw; e.g. straight, flush, straight
flush, or full house.
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Comps
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Complimentary gifts used by casinos to entice players to gamble. Typical
comps include free room, food and beverage.
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Copy - Pai Gow
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When a player and the banker have the same two-card hand, or the same
five-card hand. The banker wins all copies.
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Craps
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A term for a roll of dice to reach the numbers 2, 3, or 12.
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Credit Button - Poker
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In online machine poker, a button that a player can click to bank money or to
keep playing using won money credits.
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Crew - Craps
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Dealers of the game.
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Croupier
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The French word for dealer, used in the games roulette and baccarat.
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Cut
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After cards are shuffled, they are divided into two stacks and the bottom
stack is placed on the top.
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Cut Card
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A plastic or different colored card used to cut/divide a deck of cards.
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Cycle - Video Poker
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Is the statistically predicted average number of hands dealt for the top
jackpot, which is usually a royal flush.
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Dead Blind - Poker
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In a situation where you have missed your blinds and wish to re-enter the
game before your turn to post the big blind. You must post both blinds and
the small blind is termed a dead blind, meaning it does not count towards
calling a bet.
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Dead Hand
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A hand no longer in the game.
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Dice
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Two or more cubes each numbered on all sides from 1 to 6.
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Die
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Singular for dice, a cube numbered on all sides from 1 to 6.
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Discard Rack - Poker
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Area of the table where used cards are placed.
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Don't Come Bet - Craps
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Bet placed on the Don't Come Bar. This bet observes the same rules as the
Don't Pass Line except it is placed after the Come-Out Roll.
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Don't Pass Bet - Craps
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A bet (that a seven will be rolled before a point is repeated) which is placed
prior to the Come-Out Roll.
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Don't Pass Line - Craps
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Area of the table where Don't Pass bets are placed. Also known as the Back
Line.
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Door Card - Poker
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The first face-up card dealt with the two down cards in 7 Card Stud games.
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Double Down - Blackjack
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It is the players option to double his original bet in exchange for receiving
only one more card. To do this the player turns over his first two cards and
places an equal bet alongside the original bet.
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Down Cards - Poker
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The face-down cards dealt to a player.
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Dozen Bet - Roulette
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A bet on twelve numbers; i.e. 1-12, 13-24, or 25-36.
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Draw - Draw Poker
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The second round of cards that is dealt.
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Draw Button - Video
Poker
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Allows a player to draw up to five new cards.
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Drawing Dead - Poker
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This describes the situation when a player is trying to draw a card to complete
a hand when there is already a hand that will beat it, even if made.
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Drop Box
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On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and
chips.
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