| Cage |
: |
In keno, a bowl-like device holding the numbered
Ping-Pong balls.In chuck-a-luck, the device
holding the dice.See Cashier's Cage. |
| Caller
(Keno) |
: |
The
casino employee who operates the blower and
goose, and who calls out the numbers selected
during the game as each is forced into the
goose. |
| Callman
(Baccarat) |
: |
The
dealer who runs or calls the game. |
| Cancellation
System |
: |
See
D'Alembert System |
| Cancel
Button (Video Poker) |
: |
The
button that enables a player to cancel a previous
decision to hold a particular card before
the draw. |
| Card
Counter (Blackjack) |
: |
A player
who keeps track of cards played out so that
he can determine if the remainder of the deck
or decks is favorable or unfavorable for him. |
| Caribbean
Stud Poker |
: |
A form
of poker played against the house, where the
player's options are either to fold or double
their bets. |
| Carousel
(Slots) |
: |
The
area provided by the casino for a group of
Bally $1 machines. |
| Carre
(Roulette) |
: |
The
French term for a corner bet. |
| Cashier's
Cage |
: |
The
place, usually in the rear of a casino, where
a player may redeem casino chips for cash
or may transact certain credit arrangements,
such as cashing checks. |
| Cash
Out Button (Video Poker) |
: |
By
pressing this button, the player will receive
all coins previously credited to him by the
machine. |
| Casino |
: |
The
entire area or space used for gambling.The
term for the house, the entity the gambler
plays against when making a wager. |
| Casino
Advantage |
: |
The
edge the house has over the player in any
game, usually expressed as a percentage, for
example, 5.26 percent. |
| Casino
Checks |
: |
The
term used by casino personnel to designate
their tokens, which are more commonly called
chips. |
| Casino
Chips |
: |
The
common term for tokens issued by the casino
in place of money, and having the equivalent
value of cash according to their denominations. |
| Casino
Manager |
: |
The
executive who supervises the entire casino
operation. |
| Catches
(Keno) |
: |
The
numbers chosen by the player that correspond
to those selected by the operator, and show
on the keno board during any particular game. |
| Center
Field (Craps) |
: |
The
stickman's term for the 9, since it is in
the center of the field bet area. |
| Change
Color |
: |
Changing
casino chips into smaller or larger denominations. |
| Change
Girl (Boy) |
: |
In
slots, the person who aids players by changing
their bills for coins to play the machines
with. |
| Chemin
de Fer |
: |
The
name of the European form of baccarat, derived
from the French term for railroad. |
| Chemmy |
: |
The
English slang term for chemin de fer. |
| Chips |
: |
See
Casino Chips |
| Chuck-A-Luck |
: |
A casino
side game, rarely played, in which three dice
are transferred at random from one cage to
another. |
| Cold
Dice (Craps) |
: |
Dice
that aren't passing. |
| Colonne
(Roulette) |
: |
The
French term for a column bet. |
| Column
Bet (Roulette) |
: |
A wager
paying 2-1, whereby a player bets that the
next spin of the wheel will come up on any
one of twelve numbers in the column he's betting
on. |
| Combination
Bet (Roulette) |
: |
A bet
on more than one event or on more than one
number, using a single chip |
| Combination
Ticket (Keno) |
: |
A versatile
ticket that combines unequal groups of selected
numbers to form various combinations |
| Come
Bet (Craps) |
: |
Betting
that the dice will pass after the come-out
roll. |
| Come
Box (Craps) |
: |
The
area on the layout where come bets are made. |
| Come
Out, Come-Out Roll (Craps) |
: |
The
initial or first roll of the dice before a
point has been established. |
| Commission |
: |
A fee
paid to the casino by the player when making
certain bets or when being paid off on certain
bets in various games. |
| Comp |
: |
The
expression, short for complimentary, used
in Nevada casinos to designate free services
furnished to gamblers. |
| Conditioning,
Conditions (Keno) |
: |
The
ways a bettor chooses to play his ticket,
written as a fraction, such as 2/4, which
translates to two four-spots |
| Corner
Bet (Roulette) |
: |
An
inside combination bet with one chip covering
four numbers at onetime. |
| Correct
Conditioning |
: |
Writing
a ticket to correspond with the exact intentions
of a player. |
| Counting
Cards (Blackjack) |
: |
See
Card Counter. |
| Cover,
Cover the Bank |
: |
To
wager enough so that the bank bet is entirely
faded, or bet against by one or more players. |
| Craps |
: |
The
name of the game.The roll of a 2, 3 or 12. |
| Craps
Out (Craps) |
: |
The
roll of a 2, 3 or 12 on the come out. |
| Credit
Button (Video Poker) |
: |
A button
that allows a player to
play out coins credited to him without using
his own coins. |
| Credit
Line |
: |
The
amount of credit a player is entitled to at
a casino. |
| Credit
Manager |
: |
The
executive in charge of the credit department
of a casino. |
| Crew
(Craps) |
: |
The
four dealers who staff a craps table. |
| Crossroader |
: |
A crook
who will cheat on anything he can, or steal
whatever he can lay his hands on. |
| Croupier
(Roulette) |
: |
The
house employee in the European game who operates
the roulette table with other croupiers; also
the European term for the dealer in chemin
de fer. |