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Call
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In poker, 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 a bingo game, 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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Card Counting
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Keeping track of all cards that have been played since the shuffle.
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Card Shark
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A person who is an expert at cards.
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Carousel
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A group of slot machines that are positioned in a ring, enabling a change person to stand in the center.
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Cashier's Cage
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The place in a casino where players may redeem their casino chips for cash.
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Casino Advantage
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The edge that the house has over the players.
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Casino Rate
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A reduced hotel-room rate that the casinos offer good customers.
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Catch
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In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn.
In poker to catch means drawing for a card and getting it.
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Check
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In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip. In poker, a player can check in order
to stay in the game but not bet.
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Chips
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Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash.
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Chip Tray
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The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table's inventory of chips.
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Cold
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A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that isn't paying out.
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Color Up
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When a player in or leaving a game exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
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Combination Way Ticket
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In keno, 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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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
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In pai gow poker, 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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Credit Button
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In slot machines or video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.
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Croupier
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The French word for dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette.
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Cut
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When the dealer divides a deck into two parts and inverts them after they have been well shuffled.
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Cut Card
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A card of different color that is used to cut a deck of cards.
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