| 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 |
