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Cage

The section of the casino usually behind a cage where you buy or exchange your chips from cash

Call

In the game of poker to match other players bet with the same amount

Call Bet

In the game of baccarat a bet made by announcing it rather than by laying money on the table

Caller

In the game of baccarat the person who announces the outcome of a hand. Or in bingo the person who calls the numbers

Calling Station

In poker a player who doesn’t raise very often

C and E

In the game of craps a bet on the total of the roll adding up to 2,3,11 or 12

Capped Pot

In poker when there is a maximum number of bets allowed in each betting round

Capping a Bet

Adding more chips to your winning bet when the dealer is not looking so that they have to payout more

Card Counting

A method in the game of blackjack where the player remembers which cards have already been dealt in order to shift the odds of winning in the players favour

Carousel

A group of slot machines put together of the same type in a casino which are usually linked to a progressive jackpot

Case Bet

The final bet a player makes before he runs out of chips

Cash In

To convert casino chips to money

Casino Host

An employee at the casino who's job at the casino is to look after the high rollers

Casino Manager

The person with overall control of the casino floor

Catch

1. The numbers selected by a keno player that match the ones selected by the keno machine
2. In poker when you obtain the card your hand requires

Centrefield

The position at the centre of a blackjack table where a player may sit

Change

In baccarat a call by the dealer used when there has been a tie

Chasing

Betting steadily more money in order to win back money you have already lost

Check Blind

In poker when a player checks their hand without looking at their cards

Check/Checking

In the game of poker when a player wants to stay in the game but does not yet want to make a bet

Checks

Alternative name for casino chips

Check Rack

The tray which sits in by the dealer where the chips are stored

Check Racker

A second dealer in the game of roulette who assists in paying out winnings and clearing away chips

Chip
A circular usually plastic disc used in casinos to bet with
Chunk

To make a very large bet in one go

Cinch Hand

In poker a hand that is unbeatable

Clapper

A strip of plastic at the top of the big six wheel which when it stops in a particular slot on the wheel denotes the winner

Clocking

Watching the results of a casino game

 
 
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