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Understanding Casino Terms and Slang

Walking onto a casino floor or reading a gambling forum can feel like stepping into a completely foreign country.

This guide will decipher the most common and confusing casino terms you will inevitably encounter during your gambling journey.

Decoding Casino Bankroll Slang

Action: A highly versatile term referring to the total amount of money a player wagers over a specific period.

Vigorish (Vig): The commission or fee taken by the house, most commonly used in sports betting or baccarat (also known as the “juice”).

• Drop Box: The secure box on a table game where the dealer deposits paper currency exchanged for chips.
• Color Up: Exchanging a large stack of small-denomination chips for a few large-denomination chips before leaving the table.
• Flat Betting: Wagering the exact same amount of money on every single hand or spin without altering the bet size.

Slang Used at the Casino Tables

Burn Card: The top card of the deck that the dealer discards face down before dealing, designed specifically to prevent cheating.

Tilt: A poker term adopted by all gamblers, describing a state of emotional frustration that causes reckless, mathematically terrible betting decisions.

Casino Staff and Operations

Eye in the Sky: The massive, hidden network of surveillance cameras hidden within the dark glass bubbles on the casino ceiling.

Shill: An employee secretly hired by the casino to play at empty tables using house money, purely to attract real customers to the game.

When you speak the language of the casino, you instantly command more respect from the dealers and the veteran players around you.