Casino Terms combines a set of articles explaining the most used terms in the gaming industry.

If you are an experienced casino player you are highly likely already familiar with the majority of casino jargon. If you belong to casino newbies, then knowledge of the basics will help you to understand online casino industry better. Moreover, it will also help you to speak with other players in their own language.

Here you will find explanations and examples of generic gaming terms, poker, blackjack, slots terms. We grouped the terms per related category for easier reach.

Some casino terms are widely used in every day life. You probably heard of “poker face”, “he won a jackpot” and others which entered our life. For example, “poker face” in everyday life describes face with no emotions, which you cannot “read”. A person won jackpot often means he got smth by luck, it can be a successful job candidate hire, or dating a really nice partner.

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Poker terms (frequently used):

royal flush, full house, face card, mtt, big blind small blind, lay down, short stack, freeroll, high card flash, under the gun, rake, let it ride, bad beat, poker call, fifth street, ring game, buy in, poker check, redraw, five card stud, tilt poker, chinese poker.

Other Poker terms: fill up, the grind, straddle, muck, ante poker, d’Alembert.

Blackjack terms:

heads up, double down, first base, double or nothing, house edge, surrender. 

Other casino terms:

flat top, pokies, reels, 86’d, hijack,  quick pick, pit boss, big bet in Sic Bo.

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Lastly, you might find this section useful, it describes different casino games, their rules and tips: Casino Games. We hope this casino terms article is helpful. If you go to the home site menu, you would be able to find articles related to each of the above casino terms.