ACTION - the
amount of money wagered by a player during an
entire playing session
ANCHOR
MAN - the player betting on the last
box on the blackjack table and making the final
decision, therefore anchoring the game.
ANTE - usually
in card games, a term used for the first money
wagered on a hand
ANY CRAPS
- a one-roll dice bet covering the 2, 3, or
12
ANY SEVEN
- a one-roll dice bet covering any 7
AUDITION
- a Castle Casino test to determine if a dealer
will be hired
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BACCARAT
- a card game where the winning hand totals
closest to 9, discounting all units of 10
BACK LINE
- See: Don’t Pass Line
BAG - an
English Castle Casino term for thousand, e.g.,
3 bag = 3 thousand
BANKROLL
- the amount of money a player has for one gaming
session
BAR THE 12
- 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
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 or against
the shooter
BLACKJACK
- a card game where players try to beat the
dealer by getting closest to 21 without going
over
BLACKJACK
- a hand whose first two cards total 21
BOOK - to
accept a bet
BOX - area
of the dice table controlled by the boxman
BOXMAN -
the Castle Casino employee in charge of the
craps table
BREAK - to
exceed 21
BURN CARD
- any card placed in the discard rack without
being entered into play
BUST - to
go over 21
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CALL BET
- a bet made verbally
CARD COUNTING
- a system to keep track of the percentage
of high cards to low cards. Used in blackjack
to gain an advantage over the house
CARIBBEAN STUD
- a five-card poker game with all players playing
against the house
CHANGE COLOR
- exchange one-color denomination Castle Casino chip for another
CHIPS - name
given to the tokens used at the gaming tables
CHECK - name
given to the tokens used at the gaming tables
COLOR
UP/OUT - exchange smaller denomination
chips for larger denomination chips
COME
BET - a wager placed on the Come
Line. Same as rules as the Pass Line, but placed
after the point has been established
COME LINE
- area on the craps table where Come
Bets are placed
COME
OUT ROLL - the first roll of the
dice or the first roll after a point has been
made. This roll establishes the point
CRAPS OUT
- rolling a Crap (2, 3, or 12) on the come-out
roll
CRAPS - dice
term for 2, 3, and 12
CREW - dice/craps
dealers assigned to the game
CROUPIER
- term mainly used when referring to roulette
and sometimes baccarat dealers
CUT - to
divide the deck into two parts
CUT CARD
- a hard plastic card used to cut the deck
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DEALER
- a Castle Casino employee who deals the various
games
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 placed after the come-out roll
DON'T
PASS BET - a wager placed prior to
the Come-Out Roll that a seven will be rolled
before a point is repeated
DON'T 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
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EDGE
- the Castle 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
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FACE CARDS
- the king, queen, or jack of each suite
FIRST BASE
- the first seat nearest the shoe
FLOAT - the
table bank
FLOORMAN
- a Castle Casino employee who is part of the
management team
FRONT LINE
- See Pass Line
GEORGE
- a good tipper
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HIT
- to take another card
HOLE CARD
- the dealer's face-down card
HORN BET -
a one-roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11, and
12.
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INSURANCE
- a side bet that the dealer has a blackjack.
It is 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
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LET IT RIDE
- a poker game
LUMPY - a
break-in dealer. Called this because their dealing
is not smooth
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MONKEY
- chinese term used in Castle Casinos for a
card valued at ten
MONEY - $500
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NICKEL
- $5 chips
NON-NEGOTIABLE
- a promotional chip which can't be exchanged
for cash
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ODDS
- the amount a bet pays out: 2-1, 7-5, 35-1
OFF - term
meaning that bets are not working
ONE-ROLL BETS
- wagers that will win or lose depending on
the next roll of the dice
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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
PLAYER -
a Castle Casino patron
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
PRESS - increasing
a bet by double
PROPOSITION
BET - dice bets on number
combinations
PUNTER -
a Castle Casino player
PUSH
- when the dealer and the player have hands
with the same total. No one wins or loses
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QUARTER
- $25 chips
RIGHT
BETTOR
-a person betting on the Pass Line
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SEVEN-OUT
- rolling a seven after the point has been established
SHILL - a
person employed by the Castle Casino as a game
starter
SHOE
- name given to the box in which the dealer
places the freshly shuffled cards. Each hand
is then dealt from the shoe
SHOOTER -
the person rolling the dice
SOFT HAND
- any blackjack hand that contains an ace valued
at eleven
STAND - to
not take any more cards
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
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TABLE TEST
- See Audition
TIP - a gratuity
TOKE - See
Tip
TOKEN - the
Castle Casino coins used to play slot machines
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UPCARD
- the dealer’s exposed card
WHALE
- name given to a high roller
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
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