Casino Glossary

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Table Hold

The amount of money won by the casino table game from the players during an eight-hour work shift.

Table Stakes

[Poker] Stakes in which the betting and raising is limited to the amount of money a player has on the table in front of him.

Tapping Out

Losing one's entire gambling bankroll and thus having to stop playing.

Tell Play

[General] Observing the dealer's body language and expressions to determine his hole card.
[Poker] In poker game 'tells' pertain to quirks or readable aspects of a players actions, verbal behavior, or body language that give away information about what cards they are holding.

Third Base

[Blackjack] The spot nearest the dealer’s right hand, which will be played last before the dealer’s hand is played.

Third Street

[Poker] In seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards.

Three of a Kind

[Poker] Three cards of the same rank

Time Cut

(Also "Axe" or "Collection") Money charged each player on a time basis by the casino or by the poker room owner. Charge is usually on a 3 minute or an hourly basis.

Toke

Toke is short for 'token'.

Token

The casino own coins used to play slot machines instead of real coins.

Touch Wand

A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers.

Tournament

A competition game between a group of players over a period of time.

Trips

[Poker] Three cards of the same rank.

True Odds

The real odds of something happening. Actual odds taking into account the casino edge. The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times that it will not. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.