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Gambling Dictionary
Come Bet - A wager placed on
the Come Line in craps. Same rules as the wager on the Pass Line except
it is placed after the point has been established.
Come Line - The area on a craps
table where the Come Bets are placed.
Come Out Roll - The first roll
of the dice or the first roll after a point has been made in craps.
This roll establishes the point.
Complete Hand - A poker hand
that is defined by all five cards. That is a straight, flush, straight
flush, or a full house.
Comps - Complimentary gifts
used by casinos to reward players for Gambling.
Cooler - A pre-arranged deck or
shoe of cards.
Copper - When a gambler takes
the opposing side of another gambler's bet, position or opinion.
Copy - In pai gow poker,
when a player and the banker have the same 2 card hand, or the same 5
card hand.
Correct Odds - The ratio of
favorable vs. unfavorable possibilities.
Cover - As in "covering the
spread". This occurs when a favorite you have bet on wins by more
points than you have had to give up.
Cowboys - Two Kings.
Cracking The Nut - Winning
enough money to cover one's expenses and make a little profit.
Craps - Dice term for 2, 3, or
12.
Craps Out - Rolling a Crap (2,
3, or 12) on the come-out roll.
Credit Button - A button in
video poker that allows the player to bank coins won as credits and to
use the credits to play without depositing more money.
Crew - Craps dealers assigned
to the game.
Crossroader-
A gambler who does not bet without cheating.
Croupier - The French word for
casino dealers, mainly referring to Roulette and Baccarat dealers.
Cycle - In video poker it's the
statistically predicted average number of hands dealt per top jackpot,
usually a royal flush.
Cut - The dealer divides the
deck of cards into two parts and then inverts them after they have been
shuffled.
Cut Card - A hard plastic card
used to cut the deck or a card of a different color.
Daub - A paste or liquid used
to mark cards.
Dry - A player who has run out
of funds and credit.
Deal - To give out the cards
during a hand.
Dealer - A casino employee who
deals the various games.
Dean - A smart gambler who can
calculate odds and percentages.
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