| 21 - Another name for Blackjack |
Bank - The person who covers the bets in any game. |
Black Book - A list of people excluded from a casino. |
| Action - Gaming action as measured by the amount bet over a period of time |
Bank Hand - The second of the two hands at the Baccarat Game. |
Blackjack - Used in the game of Blackjack to describe a natural, i.e. an Ace and Ten value card. |
| Ace - The highest value card in Blackjack and Poker, the one spot on a dice. |
Bar - What casino's may do if you become an Expert player or will do if you cheat. |
Bluff - Attempting to win a hand of poker with an inferior hand. |
| Aces & Eights - Known as the Dead Man's hand in poker, the hand held by Wild Bill Hickok when he was shot. |
Barber Pole - When you stack your chips indiscriminately so that values and colours aren't consistent. |
Book - Confirmation of a bet someone wishes to make |
| Agent - A Cheats side kick. |
Basic Strategy - Mainly a System of playing blackjack that takes advantage of the most favourable rules for the player can also be used to describe favourable playing in other games. |
Bonus Poker - A form of Jacks or Better video poker that offers favourable payouts on certain fours-of-a-kind |
| Aggregate Limit - The maximum amount paid out in a Keno game, about $50,000. |
Beat - To win money by cheating. |
Bonusing - A technique of rewarding slot machine players with additional random secondary jackpots not related to the actual game play. |
| Ante - In poker, What a player must bet before the cards are dealt. |
Beef - No not what you're having for dinner but a dispute over the conduct of any casino game. |
Boxcars - In craps a roll of 12 aka Hobo Bet. |
| American Wheel - Roulette wheel with 0 & 00 numbers |
Behind The Line - Betting free odds. The bet is placed behind the player's pass line bet. |
Boxman - The supervisor of the craps table who sits in the centre. |
| Any Craps - A craps bet where you bet that the shooter will roll either a two, three or twelve on the next roll |
Bet Against The Dice - A Craps bet that the shooter will lose. |
Break - In Blackjack to bust i.e. where your cards total over 21. |
| Any Seven - A craps bet where you bet the shooter will roll a seven on the next roll. |
Bet With The Dice - A Craps bet that the shooter will win. |
Break Down a Bet - To seperate the various chips in a bet prior to paying to ensure accuracy. |
| Automatic Shuffler - Machines on Blackjack tables, also some poker tables that shuffle cards providing uninterrupted playing but eliminates the ability to count cards. |
Bet Blind - To bet without looking at your cards. |
Brushing - Substituting cards or dice in a game |
| Back Line - a craps bet where you bet that the shooter will lose. |
Bevels - Dice that have been shaved on the corners to favour certain numbers. |
Bull - In poker another name for an Ace |
| Back the Bet - Making a free odds bet at craps |
Biased Wheels - An imperfection in a roulette wheel that favours certain numbers or section. Not relevent online. |
Burn - When a dealer in Blackjack or Baccarat discards one or more cards from a freshly shuffled deck. |
| Back in - Poker term meaning entering the betting after first passing or checking to the raiser. |
Black Action - A player using black, $100 chips |
Bust Out Joint - A casino that cheats players. |