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Call
[Poker] To call is to match the current bet.
[Keno] Keno and bingo, to draw the numbers for each game.
Caller
[Bingo] 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.Camouflage
A skilled player does anything to conceal their activities from the casino. (eg. mimics typical gamblers, using disguises, appearing to be drunk, etc.)
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
[General] Keeping track of all cards that have been played since the shuffle.
[Blackjack] 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.
Carousel
A group of slot machines that are positioned in a ring, enabling a change person (to change bank-notes into coins) to stand in the center.
Carpet Joint
[US] slang for a luxury gambling casino.
Case money
Emergency money.
Cashier’s Cage
The casino cash desk for cashing in the chips.
Casino Advantage
The edge that the House (casino) has over the players.
Casino Rate
A reduced hotel-room rate (price) that the casinos offer to good customers.
Catch
[Keno] to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn.
Chase
Having lost money on a bet, 'chasing' is having another bet simply to try and get back the loss.
Check
[Poker] A player can "check" in order to stay in the game but not bet.
[General] In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip.
Chemin De Fer
[French] A table game using 6 or 8 decks of cards, similar to Baccarat but requires skill.
Chip, Chips
Round plastic discs. Casinos require that you use chips for betting. They are purchased at the gaming tables and exchanged at the cashier's booth or cage.
Chip Tray
The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table’s inventory of chips.
Coat-tail
Bet the same numbers as someone who is winning at the moment.
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.
Combination Way Ticket
In keno, a ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations.
Comps
Complimentary gifts given by the casino to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free hotel room, meals and beverages.
Copy
[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.
Cracking The Nut
Making enough money on a gambling venture to cover all expenses plus a reasonable net profit.
Craps
Casino dice table-game. Click here for more details about Craps.
Credit Button
[Slot machine] In slot machines or video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.
Crossroader
An old term used to denote a cheat originated in the Old West practice of cheating at saloons located at crossroads. The term is still used today for casino cheats.
Croupier
[French] French word for Dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette.
Cut
In card games following a shuffle before the start of a new round of play, when the dealer or player divides a deck into two parts and inverts them, using a cut card (see below).
Cut Card
A faceless card of different color, usually red or black, that is used to cut a deck of cards.
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