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Video Machine Talk Part3
Bust: To go over 21 in blackjack. Same as breaking.
Bust Out Joint: A casino that cheats the players.
Buy bet: To buy the point numbers four and 10 by paying a five percent commission. Not usually allowed in video craps.
Cage: The cashiers area of a casino where chips and coins are exchanged for cash.
Cancel Button: The button in video poker that allows a player to cancel the previous choice(s) made.
Cancellation Betting System: A betting system using a series of numbers that cancels numbers after a winning bet and adds numbers after a loss. Also known as the Labouchere system. Not recommended.
C & E: The abbreviation for craps-eleven. A Crazy Crapper bet that the next roll will be two, three, 11, or 12.
The Captain: The greatest and most innovative craps player in history.
Carousel: The name for an area containing a group of slot machines, usually of the same type, serviced by an individual cashier.
Cash Box: The removable container that accumulates coins.
Cash Out Button: In video poker, the button that allows you to receive the coins that a machine has credited you with.
Casino Advantage: The edge, usually shown as a percentage, that the house has over the player.
Casino Host: The person responsible for seeing that high rollers are treated with the dignity and graciousness their wallets merit.
Casino Manager: The person responsible for seeing that the games of a given casino are handled properly. For machines, this would be a Slot Manager.
Centerfield: The name for the nine in craps.
Change Person: Individual who changes currency for coin in the slot areas.
Chasing Losses: Increasing your bets in order to recoup what you've lost. Not a good way to play.
Check: Also known as token. The coin that is individually made for each casino that represents the dollar, five-dollar and higher denominations.
Check Rack: The tray that holds the coins for a game.
Choppy Game: A game where neither the house nor the player has been winning consistently. Opposite of a streak.
Clocking: Keeping track of the results of a particular game.
Coin Return: A feature on the slot and video-poker machines that returns either bent coins, tokens from another casino, or slugs to the player.
Cold Dice: Dice that aren't passing or making numbers.
Cold Machine: Any machine where you are losing.
Come Bet: Similar to the Pass Line bet, a wager that the next point number rolled will come up before another seven is thrown.
Come Out Roll: The roll that establishes the shooter's Pass Line point.
Come Point: The come number that must be repeated before a seven is thrown.
Tags: high rollers, slot machines
Video Poker Machine Talk Part2
Backing the Bet: Placing the odds on the Pass Line and Come bets. One of the better bets in the casino but usually not found in video-poker versions of craps.
Bad Rack: Casinoese for a player who doesn't pay his gambling debts.
Bank: A row of slot or video-poker machines.The person who covers the bet in a game. In most casino gambling, the bank is the casino itself.
Bankroll: The total amount of money a gambler sets aside to gamble with.
Bar: The banning of an individual from playing in a casino— usually at blackjack. Used against cheats and expert players alike. Video-blackjack players don't have to worry about being barred for counting cards as would a table-game player.
Bar the 12 or 2: In craps, the wrong bettor is not allowed to win on these numbers. They are pushes.
Basic Strategy: In blackjack and video blackjack, the best possible play of any given hand based on the dealer's up card and the two cards you possess. In other games, the best play available.
Behind the line: Placing the odds behind your bets on the Pass Line and Come. This is one of the best wagers in the casino. Unfortunately, most versions of video craps do not allow this bet.
Best Buys: Created by the Captain. This radically reduces the house's otherwise stifling edge on these bets. Cannot be employed at video craps however.
Betting against the Dice: In craps, a wager where you are betting against the shooter and for the seven.
Betting with the Dice: At craps, a bet that the shooter will make his point. A bet against the seven showing.
Bias: The tendency of the game to favor either the dealer or the player for prolonged periods.
Big Bertha: Those giant slot machines placed at entrances and exits to lure the unwary gambler. In video poker Big Berthas are usually the Tens-Or-Better variety.
Big Player: At slots or video poker, a player who plays for a sufficient amount of time at a relatively high denomination of machine to receive RFB comps.
Big Six and Big Eight: One of the worst bets at video craps. A wager where you bet that the six or eight will appear before the seven. Pays off at even money. A Crazy Crap-per bet.
Blackjack: A natural. A 10-value card and an ace. Pays off at three to two. In video blackjack avoid the machine if blackjack pays even money or three for two.
Board: The tote board that shows the winning keno numbers.
Boxcars: In craps, the number 12.
Box Numbers: The numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9,10.
Break: To go over 21 in blackjack. Sometimes referred to as busting.
Break the Deck: To shuffle the cards before continuing play. Usually in video blackjack, the machine will shuffle before playing out all the cards.
Bug: Sometimes euphemistically called an "odds adjuster." A mechanical contrivance that can be placed on a mechanical slot machine to prevent a given symbol from appearing. The video version of this activity would be called "variable prgramming."
Bull: Another name for the ace in poker.
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Tags: video blackjack, video poker machines