Online Gambling Glossary


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Call - In Poker, to match the current bet.

Call Bet - Any bet made verbally.

Camouflage - Anything a gambler does to conceal his or her actions from the casino.

Capping - Placing extra chips on a bet after the deal has started. Illegal, and a serious form of player cheating.

Card Shark - An expert card player.

Caribbean Stud Poker - A form of five-card poker in which players compete against the house.

Carousel - A group of slot machines arranged in a circle, with a change person positioned in the center to exchange paper money into coins for the players.

Carpet Joint - A luxury casino. Slang.

Case Money - Emergency money.

Cashier's Cage - The cash desk in a casino where the cashier exchanges chips for money at the end of a gambling session.

Casino Advantage - A casino's edge (statistical or otherwise) over gamblers.

Casino Rate - A discounted hotel room sometimes offered by a casino to its customers.

Catch - In Keno, when a number you have chosen is drawn.

Change Color - To exchange any one-color denomination chip for another color chip.

Chase - To place another bet in the hopes of regaining money originally lost.

Check - In a casino, another term for Chip. In Poker, to stay in the game without placing a bet.

Chemin De Fer - A table game using 6 or 8 decks of cards, similar to Baccarat but requiring skill.

Chips - Round plastic discs representing different denominations of money. Casinos require chips.

Chip Tray - The tray near the dealer that holds the table's chips.

Coat Tail - To bet the same numbers as someone who is currently winning.

Cold - To be Cold is to be on a losing streak.

Color Up - To exchange smaller-denomination chips for larger denomination chips. Sometimes called Color Out.

Combination Way Ticket - In Keno, a ticket betting groups of numbers in different ways, giving the player a wider range of winning combinations.

Comps - Complimentary gifts offered to players by a casino, in order to make the player want to gamble. Usually includes food and beverages.


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