Online Casino & Gambling Dictionary A-E

Our casino and gambling dictionary explains gambling terms in an easy-to-understand alphabetical order. If you're not sure what casino and gambling words and terms mean whilst you're gambling online, check out our dictionary for clarifications.

Here you'll find terms, gambling jargon and expressions listed from A-E.

Action - the amount of money wagered by a player during a playing session. In poker, the placing of money into the pot.
Active - one who is still in the pot.
Anchor - the player sitting in the last position on a Blackjack table before the dealer. This is the person who makes the final decision, thereby anchoring the game.
Ante - a term usually used in poker to refer to the first money wagered on a hand, or the minimum amount that each player is required to put into the pot before a new hand can begin.
Any Craps - a one-roll dice bet covering the 2, 3, or 12.
Any Seven - a one-roll dice bet covering any 7.
Baccarat - a card game where the winning hand totals closest to 9 discounting all units of 10.
Bankroll - the total amount of money a player has for a gaming session.
Bar the 12 - in craps, makes the 12 a push on the Don't Pass Bar.
Base - area on the dice table where the majority of bets are made and paid.
Base Dealer - dice dealer in charge of one of the bases.
Basic Strategy - the mathematically correct way to play Blackjack in order to maximize your advantage.
Bet - wager or gamble
Betting Limits - the minimum and maximum that can be wagered on one bet.
Betting Right - betting on the Pass Line or with the shooter.
Betting Wrong - betting on the Don't Pass Line or against the shooter.
Blackjack - a card game where the player tries to beat the dealer by getting closest to 21 without going over. Also known as 21.
Blackjack Hand - a hand whose first two cards total 21.
Blind Bet - a bet that certain poker players are required to make as a result of their betting position.
Bluff - in poker, players bluff when raising a weak hand in the hope of driving out players with a stronger hand.
Box - in craps, the area of the dice table controlled by the boxman, where the center bets are placed.
Boxcars - in Craps, when you roll two sixes.
Boxman - the casino dealer in charge of the craps table .
Bring-in - in seven-card stud poker, this is the mandatory bet made by the player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting.
Bump - to raise.
Bust - to exceed 21 in Blackjack, making it a losing hand. Also known as break.
Caribbean Stud Poker - a five-card poker game where all players play against the house.
Cash-in - To cash-in a positive casino account balance for real-world money.
Casino credits - Refers to money in your casino account, which can be wagered online.
Change Color - to exchange one-color denomination casino chip for another. All denomination casino chips are different colors.
Chips - tokens used at gaming tables in lieu of cash.
Cold - a player on a losing streak or a slot machine that does not pay out.
Color Up/Out - exchange smaller denomination chips for larger denomination ones.
Come Bet - a wager placed on the Come Line in craps. Same rules as the wager on the Pass Line except it is placed after the point has been established.
Come Line - the area on a Craps table where the Come Bets are placed.
Come Out Roll -the first roll of the dice or the first roll after a point has been made in craps. This roll establishes the point.
Complete Hand - a Poker hand that is defined by all five cards. That is a straight, flush, straight flush, or a full house.
Craps Out - rolling a Crap (2, 3, or 12) on the come-out roll.
Craps - dice term for 2, 3, or 12.
Credit Button - a button in Video Poker that allows the player to bank coins won as credits and to use the credits to play without depositing more money.
Cycle - in video poker it's the statistically predicted average number of hands dealt per top jackpot, usually a royal flush.
Cut - the dealer divides the deck of cards into two parts and then inverts them after they have been shuffled.
Cut Card - a hard plastic card used to cut the deck or a card of a different color.
Dealer - a casino employee who deals the various games.
Dice - two or more identical numbered cubes.
Die - singular for dice, a cube with numbers 1-6 on each side.
Discard Rack - area of the table where the used cards are placed.
Don't Come Bet - a bet placed on the Don't Come Bar. Same rules as the Don't Pass Line except it is placed after the Come-Out Roll.
Don't Pass Bet - a bet placed prior to the Come-Out Roll that a seven will be rolled before a point is repeated.
Don't Pass Line - area of the table where the Don't Pass bets are placed. Also known as the Back Line.
Double Down - to increase a wager (in Blackjack) after the first two cards are drawn, in exchange for receiving only one more card, by placing an amount equal to the original bet on the layout. Also known as Double Up.
Dozen Bet - a bet on twelve numbers in roulette, i.e. 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36.
Draw - in draw poker, the second round of cards that are dealt.
Draw Button - allows Video Poker player to draw up to five new cards.
Drop Box - on a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.
Encryption - Encoding and scrambling data so that only the authorized recipient can read it. Used for online transaction security.
Even Money - a bet that pays you back the same amount you wagered, plus your original wager - a pay-off of 1-1.
Expected Return - in video poker it's the average amount paid back on a particular play for a particular bet.
Expected Win Rate - a percentage of the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win or lose over time.

CASINO & GAMBLING TERMS DICTIONARY