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Action- The amount of money wagered (put into action) by a player during an entire playing session.
Ante- A forced bet in which each player places equal (and typically small) amount into the pot before the deal begins.
Barred- Same as Banned. Not allowed to enter the casino premises permanently.
Betting limits- In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that a player can wager on one bet.
Blind bet- A bet that certain poker players are required to make because of their betting positions.
Buck - A $100 wager
Bug - A joker
Bump - To raise.
Capping - Referred to capping of bets. Placing extra chips on top of initial bet after the deal has begun. It is a serious form of cheating by a player.
Card Counting - Used in blackjack game. Recording (in memory) played cards (usually high cards) so as to establish a conditional probability advantage on the remaining cards against the dealer.
Card Sharp - A person who is an expert at cards.
Cold - A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that is not paying out. 
Color up - When a player exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
Comp- Complimentary gifts given by the casino to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free hotel room, meals and beverages.
Croupier- French word for Dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette.
Dime Bet- A $1000 wager.
Dollar Bet- A $100 wager.
Dividend - means the agreed payout or return on any bet.
Down Card - A face down card.
Dont Come Bet- Craps A bet placed on the Don’t Come Bar. Same rules as the Don’t Pass Line, except placed after the come-out roll.
Dont Pass Bet- Craps A wager placed prior to the Come-Out Roll that a seven will be rolled before a point is repeated.
Dont Pass Line-The area on the layout where Don’t Pass Bets are placed.
Double Up - To increase a wager after the first two cards are drawn.
Double Down – To make a second bet on a player’s blackjack hand, in which the player only receives one additional card.
Draw - Where competitors in an event finish evenly. Where there is a draw and this is not offered as a betting option, the return will be divided by the number of joint winners.
Edge - An advantage over an opponent.
Edge-The casino’s advantage.
Even Money- When the player has a blackjack and the dealer has an ace showing, a payout offered before the hole card is checked. Pays 1-1 instead of 3-2.
Even-Money- A payoff of 1-1.
Expected Win Rate - A percentage of the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win or lose over time.
Face Cards - The Jack, Queen, and King of any suit of cards.
Family Pot - In poker, when everyone at the table decides to enter a pot.
First Base - At the blackjack table, the position on the far left of the dealer is considered to be first base and is the first position dealt with.
Flat Top - A slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive.
Flop - In a game of hold ‘em, the three cards dealt face-up in the center of the table.
Foul - In pai gow poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.
Get Even - Amount you need to bet to break even.
Hard Hand - In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven.
Hardways Bets, In Craps Hard Six (two 3's) and Hard Eight (two 4's), pay 9 to 1, and Hard Four (two 2's) and Hard Ten (two 5's), pay 7 to 1. You win if the Hardway you are betting rolls before a 7 or a non-pair combination of the number bet.
High Roller - A player that wagers big bets.
Hit-To take another card.
Hole Card-The dealer's face-down card.
Hot - A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out.
Horn Bet- A one-roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11, and 12.
House Advantage - The casino in-built advantage, usually gained by paying less than the odds.
Insurance -A side bet that the dealer has a blackjack. It’s offered when the dealer's upcard is an ace. If the dealer has a blackjack, the bet is paid 2-1. If the dealer does not, the insurance bet loses.
Juice- The bookmaker's commission, also known as vigorish
Let it Ride- A poker game.
Load up - To play the maximum number of coins per spin that a slot machine or video game will allow.
Loose - Referred to slot machines that have a generous payout.
Lumpy - A break-in dealer. Called this because their dealing is not smooth.
Mechanic - Slang meaning a dealer who cheats.
Monkey - Chinese term used in casinos for a card valued at ten.
Nickels-$5 chips.
Non-negotiable - A promotional chip which can’t be exchanged for cash.
Odds - Ratio of probabilities.
One Roll Bets- Wagers that will win or lose depending on the next roll of the dice.
Overlay - A good bet where the player has an edge over the casino.
Payoff - The return or payback the player receives for his or her wager.
Pay Table - The chart that shows what each win pays
Pallette -The flat paddle used on the baccarat tables to scoop the cards.
Pass Line Bet - A wager made prior to the come-out roll that a point will repeat.
Pass Line-The area where a Pass-Line Bet is placed.
Pit - An area of a casino in which a group of table games are arranged, where the center area is restricted to dealers and other casino personnel.
Pit Boss - A supervisor who oversees a gaming area. Usually supervises more than one table at the same time.
Point- Dice term for the number rolled on the come-out roll if a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. The point has to be repeated before a seven rolls for the Pass Line bets to win.
Pocket Cards - which are sometimes referred to as hole cards or down cards. These cards are dealt face down. A third card is dealt to each player face up. Face up cards are also called up cards or open cards.
Press a Bet - Adding the winnings over the current bet to 'let it ride'.
Probability- A mathematical calculation that establishes the likelihood that an event will occur.
Proposition Bet- Dice bets on number combinations.
Push - A tie hand between a dealer and a player.
Quarters- $25 chips.
Rated- Determination by the casino that a player's skill level is above average or on a professional level. A player's rating may be stored on computer and referred to the pit.
Right Bettor- A person betting on the Pass Line.
Session- A period of play at any gambling game.
Seven-Out- Rolling a seven after the point has been established.
Shill- A person employed by the casino as a game starter.
Shoe- Device, usually a wooden box, used for holding and dispensing playing cards to be dealt.
Shuffle Up- Premature shuffling of playing cards by the dealer.
Split bet- In Roulette a two number wager that allows you to cover two numbers with one bet.
Spooking- Used in blackjack game. The act of standing behind the dealer to peak at the hole card and then secretly convey the information to a partner player sitting at the table. An illegal form of cheating
Sportsbook- A collection of all the bets taken on a fixed odds betting event
Stand- To not take any more cards.
Stake- The amount of money that is bet.
Stickman- The dice dealer who calls the numbers rolled and controls the stick.
Stud Poker- Poker game with no draw.
Surrender-To give up half the wager before the hand is complete. .
Tell Play- Observing the dealer's body language and expressions to determine his hand of cards.
Toke- A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips.
Underla - A bad or unfavorable bet.
Upcard- The face up card of the dealer's initial hand in blackjack.
Vigorish- (Also abbreviated Vig.) The casino edge or commission taken by the house.
VIP - A Very Important Person. Usually a big bettor or a high roller.
Wager- The amount of money at risk
Working- A dice term meaning that the bets are in play.
World Bet- A one-roll dice bet on the horn including the seven.
Wrong Bettor- A dice player who bets on the Don’t Pass Line.

All In- A player who runs out of chips during the course of a hand is said to be "all-in." He may be entitled only to win that portion of the pot which existed at the time he went all-in (see also Main Pot and Side Pots).
Betting Limits- The amount a player may bet or raise on any turn is set by the betting limits of the game. For example, a 3-6 table requires bets or raises to be $3 for the first two rounds of betting, and $6 for the last two rounds of betting. Likewise, a 4-8 table requires bets or raises to be $4 and $8 for the first two and last two rounds respectively.
Betting Round- One round of betting. There are four betting rounds in a given hand: before the flop, after the flop, after the turn, and after the river.
Big Blind- The big blind is made by the player immediately to the left of the small blind, and is equal to the minimum bet. For example, the big blind in a 3-6 game is $3, and in a 4-8 game, $4.
Blinds- The blinds are required bets made by the two people to the left of the dealer button before any cards are dealt, and serve to get money into the pot initially.
Burn Cards- In a live game, the dealer is required to deal one card off the top of the deck face down into the muck immediately prior to dealing the flop, the turn card, and the river card. These are called "burn cards."
Buy-in- When a player first sits down at the table and buys chips, it is called a "buy-in". The minimum buy-in for True Poker is 10 times the small bet or small blind in Pot/No limit. For example, in a 3-6 game, the minimum buy-in is $30. Once the player has bought his initial chips and wishes to buy more, he can purchase any quantity of chips provided it is $10 or greater. However if a player goes all-in and runs out of chips, they must purchase a full minimum buy-in amount.
Call- Once a bet has been made in a given round, if a player matches the bet (i.e. does not raise or fold), it is a "call."
Check- If there has not been a bet made in a given hand, a player can "check," which means he is not betting and is letting his turn pass without increasing the amount in the pot.
Chips- Circular color-coded discs used for betting, chips are available in denominations of $1, $3, $5, $25, $100, $500.
Fold- If a player elects to fold, he withdraws from the hand and forfeits all bets he has placed up to that point in the hand. Typically a player will fold when he does not want to call a bet in order to stay in the hand.
Hand- One complete game beginning with the posting of the blinds and concluding with one or more players winning the pot.
Main Pot and Side Pots- If a player runs out of chips in the course of a hand, (i.e. he goes "all-in") the pot is split into a "main pot". This is the same pot that existed up to the point any players went all in. A "side pot" is that portion of the pot to which the all-in player does not participate and cannot win.
Muck Cards- All discarded cards lying face down in front of the dealer, consisting of all folded cards and all "burn cards."
Pot- The total number of chips that are bet in a given round and any prior rounds. Once betting in a round is complete, the total chips bet are moved into a pile near the center of the table.
Raise- Once a bet has been made in a given round, any subsequent increase to the amount bet is called a raise. If the bet is increased after it has been raised, this is called a re-raise.
Rake- The commission charged by the house as a percentage of the total pot won at the end of most hands is called a "rake". This represents the only source of revenue for the house, since all winnings go to the players. The rake amount is never more than $3 and is determined by the number of players at the table, and the amount in the total pot.
Small Blind- The small blind is made by the player immediately to the left of the dealer button and is equal to half of the minimum bet, rounded down to the nearest dollar. For example, the small blind in a 3-6 game is $1, and in a 4-8 game, $2.
Split Pot- If two or more players have the same hand at the showdown, the pot is split equally between them. If the pot cannot be split equally, the odd dollar is paid to the player next in line for the Blinds.
Table Stakes- A convention of poker, followed in most card rooms including True Poker, which dictates that a player can only play with the chips he had from the beginning of the hand. In other words, a player is not allowed to buy more chips during the course of a hand nor may they remove chips from the table during or between hands, unless they exit the game. (A player similarly may not exit and quickly return with out less chips.)