| Baccarat |
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The name of the game,A term derived from
baccara, the Italian word for zero. |
| Baccarat
en Banque |
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A
variation of chemin de fer, where three
hands are dealt and there are no set rules
governing the bank's play. Also known as
baccarat d deux tableaux. |
| Back
line (Craps) |
: |
A
term commonly used for the don't pass line. |
| Bad
Rack |
: |
A
special file kept by a central credit agency
inNevada listing those gamblers who have
dishonored or refused to pay their gambling
debts. |
| Ball
(Roulette) |
: |
The
white plastic ball that is spun counter
to the wheel's spin and which, when landing
in a pocket, determines the payoffs for
that spin of the wheel. |
| Banco
(Chemin de Fer) |
: |
The
term used by a player who decides to cover
the entire bank bet. |
| Banco
Prime |
: |
The
privilege of the player to the bank's right
to cover the entire bank bet when there
is more than one player calling banco. |
| Bank,
Bank Hand |
: |
The
hand that is dealt to and acts last. |
| Bankroll |
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The
stake a player uses to gamble with. |
| Bar,
Bar Card Counters |
: |
A
countermeasure by a casino prohibiting or
removing players who are card counters. |
| Bar
the 12 (Craps) |
: |
Barring
the 12 as a winning bet for wrong bettors,
making it merely a standoff. In this way
the casino retains its edge over wrong bettors.
Some casinos bar the 2 instead of the 12. |
| Bet |
: |
A
wager, using cash or casino chips, on any
gambling event in a casino. |
| Betting
Right (Craps) |
: |
Betting
that the dice will pass, or win. Betting
Wrong (Craps): Betting against the dice;
wagering that they will not pass. |
| Bettor |
: |
See
Player |
| Big
Bertha (Slots) |
: |
An
oversize specialty machine placed in a casino
as a novelty to attract players. |
| Big
6 and Big 8 (Craps) |
: |
A
bet paying even money that either the 6
or 8 will come up on the dice before a 7
is rolled. |
| Big
Six Wheel |
: |
A
side game involving a wheel six feet in
diameter containing fifty-four slots for
symbols, which are bet on by the players. |
| Bills |
: |
An
insider's term for $100 bills. |
| Bird
Cage |
: |
Another
term for chuck-a-luck. |
| Blackjack |
: |
The
name of the game.A winning hand consisting
of an ace and a ten-value card, dealt as
the original two cardsof a hand. |
| Blank,
Blank Ticket (Keno) |
: |
A
piece of paper issued by the casino, containing
the numbers 1-80, which the player marks
to play keno. |
| Blower
(Keno) |
: |
The
device that blows air into the bowl or cage
holding the marked and numbered Ping-Pong
balls, mixing them and forcing twenty of
them into the goose. |
| Board
(Keno) |
: |
See
Keno Board |
| Box
Numbers (Craps) |
: |
See
Place Numbers |
| Box
man (Craps) |
: |
A
casino executive who supervises the craps
table from a seated position between two
standing dealers |
| Break
the Deck (Blackjack) |
: |
See
Reshuffle |
| Bring
Out (Craps) |
: |
A
term used by the stickman exhorting players
to make certain bets in order to have the
point come up on the dice |
| Buck
(Craps) |
: |
See
Disk |
| Burn
a Card (Blackjack) |
: |
Taking
away the top card from the deck by the dealer,
who places it unseen either at the bottom
of the deck or in a separate plastic case. |
| Burned
Cards (Baccarat) |
: |
Cards
discarded after the decks have been cut
and before actual play begins. |
| Bust,
To Bust (Blackjack) |
: |
To
hit a hand so that the total goes over 21,
making it a losing hand. |
| Bust
Card (Blackjack) |
: |
The
designation of the 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 showing
as the dealer's up card. |
| Bust
Hand (Blackjack) |
: |
A
hand totaling from 12 to 16 points, which
when hit, might go over 21. |
| Buy
the 4 and 10 (Craps) |
: |
Paying
a 5 percent commission to the house in order
to have the place numbers 4 and 10 pay off
at correct odds of 2-1. |
