THE CASINOSTAYPASS FIELD NOTES
Know the terms.
Find your footing.
Understand 34 common terms before your next casino hotel & resort stay. Browse the A–Z guide or find a word, from the room’s resort fee to the table minimum on the gaming floor.
A
- Ante
- A small bet every player places before a hand begins in some card games.
B
- Baccarat
- A card game in which you bet on the player hand or the banker hand.
- Bankroll
- The money you have set aside for the casino.
- Blackjack
- A card game played against the dealer in which hands aim to reach 21 without going over.
- Buy-in
- The amount you exchange for chips when you sit down at a table.
C
- Cage
- The cashier, where chips and slot tickets are exchanged for cash.
- Casino floor
- The gaming area of a casino hotel, with slot machines and table games.
- Casino host
- A casino employee who looks after regular guests and arranges comps.
- Casino resort
- A large casino hotel with resort amenities such as pools, a spa and shows.
- Chips
- Tokens used instead of cash at table games.
- Comp
- A complimentary benefit, such as a meal or hotel room, given for tracked play.
- Craps
- A casino dice game played at a large table with many possible bets.
- Croupier
- The casino employee who runs a roulette or baccarat table.
D
- Dealer
- The casino employee who deals cards and pays bets at a table.
E
- Eye in the sky
- The casino's overhead surveillance cameras.
H
- High roller
- A guest who plays for large stakes.
- House edge
- The casino's built-in mathematical advantage on a casino game.
J
- Jackpot
- The top prize on a slot machine.
M
- Marker
- A line of credit a casino extends to an approved guest.
P
- Pay table
- The chart on a slot machine or video poker machine that lists what each result pays.
- Pit
- A group of tables arranged around a central staff area.
- Pit boss
- The casino supervisor responsible for the tables in a pit.
- Players club
- A casino's free loyalty program, which tracks play with a card.
- Progressive jackpot
- A casino jackpot that grows with every bet until someone wins it.
- Push
- A tie between the player and the dealer; the bet is returned.
R
- Resort fee
- A mandatory daily charge some casino resorts add to the hotel room rate.
- Roulette
- A casino game in which you bet on where a ball lands on a spinning wheel.
S
- Shoe
- The box on a table that holds several decks of cards.
- Sportsbook
- The area of a casino where sports bets are placed, where sports betting is legal.
T
- Table minimum
- The smallest bet allowed at a table.
- Ticket
- The printed voucher a slot machine pays out, redeemed at a kiosk or the cashier.
- Toke
- Casino slang for a tip given to a dealer.
V
- Video poker
- Draw poker played on a gaming machine against a fixed pay table.
W
- Whale
- Casino slang for a guest who plays for very large stakes.
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THE TAKE-ALONG EDITION
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Keep 34 useful terms close with the printable Casino Hotel Glossary Pocket Card. Open the reference and print a copy for your trip.