Casino Glossary S to T
Other Glossary Pages A to B, B to D, D to G, G to L, L to P, P to S, T to Z.
Shield - the glass around the roulette wheel that prevents punters from touching the wheel
Slot Floor - the area of the casino where the slot machines are located
Stickman - the dealer who announces the rolls at the craps table and passes the dice to the shooter
Shift Boss - the casino executive in charge of a designated shift
Slot Mix - the designation of the mixture of loose and tight machines, different denominations and slot versus video gaming machines
Stiff - a blackjack hand that might break if you take a hit, but isn't good enough to be a pat hand. A player who doesn't tip the cocktail waitress or dealer
Shill - a casino employee who poses as a player in order to get more players involved at a dead or slow table
Slug - a group of cards inserted into a blackjack deck in an order already known to a dishonest player. also a piece of round metal that when inserted into a slot machine imitates a card
Stops - the number of points where a slot machine reel might become motionless.
Shoe - the box that holds the cards in various games
Snake Eyes - the total of two on the craps table
Straight - five cards in sequence
Shoot - to roll the dice
Snapper - slang for a natural blackjack
Straight Flush - five cards in sequence in suit
Shooter - the person who rolls the dice
Soft Hand - a blackjack hand in which an ace is counted as one
Straight Slots - slot machines that have payouts that are fixed and unchanging
Short Odds - receiving less than the true payout of the bet
Split - to divide one hand with two identical cards into two hands at the blackjack table
Stuck - to lose or to be losing money to the house
Short Term - the theory that since the casino has a an advantage over the long term, the player can win in the short term
Spooking - the skill of discovering the dealers hole card in blackjack, a spook is a player who gets that information and passes it on to his fellow players
Surrender - an option at blackjack where the player can give up half his bet before drawing any cards
Showdown - in poker the final betting followed by the comparison of the remaining players hands.
Spread - the difference between the minimum and maximum bets of a player
Sweat - a casino exec or player who worries about losing
Shuffle Up - a tactic aimed at card counters the dealer will shuffle sometimes after every hand
Stack - a group of 20 chips especially with special roulette chips
Swing Shift - a casino work shift that runs from 6pm to 2am
Side Bet - a second bet in addition to the primary bet on a propisition at a table game
Stacked Deck - a deck whose cards have been prearranged
System - a way to gamble that will help the gambler to succeed
Side Pot - a group of bets at poker in addition to the main pot
Stand - to decline any additional cards at the blackjack table
Take Down - to recall a bet before a decision is made
Single Deck Blackjack - a blackjack game that uses only one deck
Steaming - a gambler playing recklessly in order to recoup his losses
Taking Odds - taking free odds behind the pass line or a come bet
Sleeper - a bet at the craps table that the player has forgotten about or even left the table without collecting
Stick - the device used at craps table to move the dice around the table
Tapped Out - losing all your money
