GLOSSARY

ONE-ROLL BETS
Wagers that will win or lose depending on the next roll of the dice.

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 casino patron.

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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.
PUNTER
A casino player.

PUSH
When the dealer and the player have hands with the same total. No one wins or loses.

QUARTER
$25 chips.
RIGHT BETTOR
A person betting on the Pass Line

SEVEN-OUT
Rolling a seven after the point has been established.

SHILL
A person employed by the 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.

TABLE TEST
See Audition.

TIP
A gratuity.

TOKE
See Tip.

TOKEN
The casino coins used to play slot machines.

UDCARD
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.