Casino Glossary
Casino Terms Quiz
97 multiple-choice questions on the vocabulary of blackjack, poker, baccarat, slots and the casino floor. Each question describes a term from our glossary and asks which one it is. After you answer, open the term's full definition. The complete list of questions and answers is further down this page.
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All 97 Questions and Answers
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Casino Fundamentals
Q1.Which term means the mathematical advantage the casino holds over the player on a given bet, expressed as a percentage?
Answer: House Edge
Q2.Which term means the mathematically expected average loss for a player, based on their action and the house edge?
Answer: Theoretical Loss
Q3.Which term means the statistical measure of how far actual results deviate from the expected value over a series of bets?
Answer: Variance
Q4.Which term, from a Yiddish word for winnings, means the commission a casino applies to certain bets, most commonly 5% on winning Banker bets in baccarat?
Answer: Vigorish (Vig)
Q5.Which term means the coloured tokens used as currency on the casino floor and exchanged for cash at the cage?
Answer: Casino Chip
Q6.Which term means the minimum clothing standards required to enter a casino or areas such as VIP rooms?
Answer: Dress Code
Q7.Which term means the amount returned to a player on a winning bet, expressed as a ratio such as 3:2 or as a multiplier?
Answer: Payout
Q8.Which term means the amount of money exchanged for chips when joining a casino table game or a poker tournament?
Answer: Buy-In
Q9.Which term means the minimum and maximum amounts a player may wager on a single bet at a table, shown on a placard?
Answer: Betting Limits
Q10.Which term means the average mathematical outcome of a bet over many repetitions, expressed as profit or loss per unit wagered?
Answer: Expected Value
Q11.Which term means the accepted codes of conduct and behaviour at casino tables and in the casino generally?
Answer: Etiquette
Table Game Terms
Q12.Which term means a mandatory bet placed before any cards are dealt, to start a round?
Answer: Ante
Q13.Which term means a card removed face-down from the top of the deck after the shuffle, before dealing begins?
Answer: Burn Card
Q14.Which term means exchanging a stack of lower-denomination chips for fewer higher-denomination chips of equal total value?
Answer: Color Up
Q15.Which term means the solid-coloured plastic card players use to cut the deck before dealing begins?
Answer: Cut Card
Q16.Which blackjack option doubles the original bet in exchange for receiving exactly one more card?
Answer: Double Down
Q17.In blackjack, which term means any hand that does not contain an Ace counted as 11?
Answer: Hard Hand
Q18.Which term means a card dealt face-down that only its holder (or the dealer) can see?
Answer: Hole Card
Q19.Which blackjack side bet is offered when the dealer shows an Ace and pays 2:1 if the dealer has a natural blackjack?
Answer: Insurance
Q20.Which term means the best possible starting hand, achieved without drawing any additional cards?
Answer: Natural
Q21.Which term means a tie between the player and the dealer, where no money changes hands and the original bet is returned?
Answer: Push
Q22.Which term means the plastic device that holds and dispenses several decks of playing cards at casino table games?
Answer: Shoe
Q23.In blackjack, which term means any hand containing an Ace that is currently counted as 11 without busting?
Answer: Soft Hand
Q24.Which term names the blackjack hand of Ace + 6, worth 7 or 17, that sets off specific variations in the dealer's drawing rules?
Answer: Soft 17
Q25.In blackjack, which term means dividing a pair of equal-value cards into two separate hands, each with its own bet?
Answer: Split
Q26.Which blackjack option lets a player give up half the original bet and leave the hand before drawing any cards?
Answer: Surrender
Q27.Which term means a card designated to stand in for any other card to complete the highest possible combination?
Answer: Wild Card
Q28.Which term covers the two basic player decisions in blackjack: drawing another card, or playing the current hand as it is?
Answer: Hit and Stand
Q29.Which term means an optional extra wager offered alongside the main bet, usually with higher payouts but a larger house edge?
Answer: Side Bet
Q30.Which term means the felt surface of a casino table, printed with the betting areas, game rules and payout information?
Answer: Layout
Poker Terms
Q31.Which poker term means discarding your hand and forfeiting the current pot, withdrawing from the round?
Answer: Fold
Q32.Which term means the commission the casino deducts from each poker pot as its fee for running the game?
Answer: Rake
Q33.In Texas Hold'em, which term means the mandatory bets posted by the two players to the left of the dealer button before the cards are dealt?
Answer: Blind
Q34.Which term means the ratio of the current pot size to the cost of a call, used to judge whether calling is mathematically justified?
Answer: Pot Odds
Q35.Which term means wagering all of a player's remaining chips in a single bet, typically in poker?
Answer: All-In
Q36.Which poker action passes the betting opportunity to the next player without betting, and is allowed only when no bet has been made yet?
Answer: Check
Q37.Which term means the shared face-up cards dealt to the board in games like Texas Hold'em and Omaha, which every player may use?
Answer: Community Cards
Q38.Which poker term means an observable behaviour or physical cue that may reveal the strength of a player's hand?
Answer: Tell
Q39.Which poker term names the discard pile, where cards are thrown face-down so the hand's contents stay secret?
Answer: Muck
Q40.Which poker term means the third bet in a sequence, a re-raise of the first raiser's bet, made for value or as a bluff?
Answer: Three-Bet
Q41.Which poker term means a voluntary third blind, usually twice the big blind, posted before the deal to gain the last action pre-flop?
Answer: Straddle
Slots & Technology
Q42.Which term means a line across the reels of a slot machine along which matching symbol combinations pay out?
Answer: Payline
Q43.Which term means a jackpot prize that grows with each bet placed, pooling contributions from several machines or a network?
Answer: Progressive Jackpot
Q44.Which term means the software that generates statistically random outcomes so that electronic games are fair and unpredictable?
Answer: RNG (Random Number Generator)
Q45.Which term means the percentage of all money wagered that a slot machine or game is configured to pay back to players over time?
Answer: RTP (Return to Player)
Q46.Which term means a slot symbol that triggers bonus features or free spins wherever it lands on the reels?
Answer: Scatter Symbol
Q47.Which term means the cashless slot technology in which players insert and receive printed barcoded tickets instead of coins?
Answer: TITO (Ticket-In, Ticket-Out)
Q48.Which term describes whether a slot machine tends to pay frequent small wins or infrequent large wins, rated low, medium or high?
Answer: Volatility
Q49.Which slot bonus feature awards a set number of spins at no extra cost, usually triggered by landing scatter symbols?
Answer: Free Spins
Q50.Which term means a special slot feature, triggered by specific symbol combinations, that offers winning chances beyond the base game?
Answer: Bonus Round
Q51.Which term means a factor that increases a winning payout by a set amount, used in slot machines and some table game variants?
Answer: Multiplier
Q52.Which slot bonus mechanic locks the triggering symbols in place and re-spins the reels to land more matching symbols?
Answer: Hold and Spin
Q53.Which term means the base credit value of each unit wagered on a slot machine, which sets the cost per spin at a given bet level?
Answer: Denomination
Player & Finance
Q54.Which term means the total amount of money a single player wagers during a session or period?
Answer: Action
Q55.Which term means the total amount of money a player sets aside specifically for gambling?
Answer: Bankroll
Q56.Which term means a pre-approved borrowing facility a casino extends to a player for drawing chips?
Answer: Credit Line
Q57.Which casino slang term means a $1,000 wager?
Answer: Dime
Q58.Which term means wagering the same amount on every hand, spin or round, regardless of earlier outcomes?
Answer: Flat Bet
Q59.Which term means playing casino games for long periods with small, conservative bets in the hope of slowly building up winnings?
Answer: Grind
Q60.Which term means the casino credit instrument (a promissory note) used to draw chips against an approved credit line?
Answer: Marker
Q61.Which casino slang term means a $5 chip?
Answer: Nickel
Q62.Which casino slang term means a $25 chip?
Answer: Quarter
Q63.Which term means a defined period of continuous gambling, used as a unit for bankroll management and tracking results?
Answer: Session
Q64.Which term means a second bet placed to offset possible losses on a main wager, reducing variance at the cost of long-term expected value?
Answer: Hedge
Q65.Which term means an emotional state in which a player makes poor decisions out of frustration, anger or overconfidence, often after a losing streak?
Answer: Tilt
Casino Operations
Q66.Which term means the secure cashier area where players exchange chips for cash and use casino banking services?
Answer: Cage
Q67.Which term, of French origin, means the casino employee who manages a table game, dealing cards or spinning the wheel and paying winning bets?
Answer: Croupier
Q68.Which term means the total cash and monetary instruments deposited into the gaming tables during a period?
Answer: Drop
Q69.Which term means the locked metal container beneath each gaming table that receives cash and other monetary instruments?
Answer: Drop Box
Q70.Which term means the ceiling-mounted camera and surveillance system that monitors all gaming areas?
Answer: Eye in the Sky
Q71.Which term means the casino supervisor who oversees several gaming tables and assists the pit boss in managing the pit?
Answer: Floorman
Q72.Which term means the total amount wagered across all bets in a casino, or on one game, during a period?
Answer: Handle
Q73.Which term means the percentage of the drop that the casino keeps as revenue after paying all winning bets?
Answer: Hold
Q74.Which term means the secured area of the casino floor enclosed by a ring of gaming tables and staffed by table-games supervisors?
Answer: Pit
Q75.Which term means the senior casino supervisor responsible for all the table games and staff within a pit?
Answer: Pit Boss
Q76.Which term means a tip given to a casino dealer or another casino employee?
Answer: Toke
Q77.Which term means a shipment of chips delivered to a gaming table when its chip tray runs low?
Answer: Fill
Q78.Which term means the casino employee who conducts a table game and, in blackjack, plays a hand by fixed drawing rules (for example, hitting on 16 or below)?
Answer: Dealer
Q79.Which term means the loyalty card that tracks a player's gambling activity and awards points, comps and tier benefits?
Answer: Player Card
Q80.Which term means casino-issued credits that can be wagered on slots or table games but usually cannot be withdrawn directly as cash?
Answer: Free Play
VIP & High Roller
Q81.Which term means complimentary goods or services a casino offers to reward a player's loyalty and action?
Answer: Comp
Q82.Which term means a player who consistently wagers large amounts of money at casino games?
Answer: High Roller
Q83.Which term means an organised trip for high rollers, arranged by a casino or promoter, that usually includes transport and accommodation in exchange for a minimum level of play?
Answer: Junket
Q84.Which term means a casino's formal assessment of a player's gambling activity, used to work out appropriate comp levels?
Answer: Rating
Q85.Which term means non-negotiable chips issued to VIP players that can be wagered but not redeemed for cash, with commission paid on the total volume wagered?
Answer: Rolling Chip Programme
Q86.Which term means a player whose wagering is so large that a single visit can materially affect a casino's financial results?
Answer: Whale
Q87.Which term means the casino employee who manages relationships with high-value players and delivers personalised service?
Answer: Casino Host
Q88.Which term means the points collected through a casino loyalty programme that can be redeemed for comps, cash back or other benefits?
Answer: Comp Points
Q89.Which term means a cash refund paid to a player as a percentage of their net losses over a session or visit?
Answer: Loss Rebate
Q90.Which term means non-negotiable chips given to players as a rebate or incentive, which must be wagered before their cash value can be withdrawn?
Answer: Dead Chip Programme
Q91.Which term means a private or semi-private gaming area for high-stakes players, with higher table limits and exclusive services?
Answer: VIP Room
Q92.Which term means cash or wired funds deposited with the casino cage in advance, used for high-stakes play without formal credit approval?
Answer: Front Money
Advantage Play
Q93.Which term means the blackjack technique of tracking the ratio of high to low cards left in the shoe to gain a mathematical edge?
Answer: Card Counting
Q94.Which term means the percentage of a blackjack shoe dealt before the reshuffle, a key factor in how well card counting works?
Answer: Penetration
Q95.In card counting, which term means the running count divided by the number of decks remaining?
Answer: True Count
Q96.Which term means counting cards while standing behind a blackjack table without playing, then joining only when the count is favourable?
Answer: Back-Counting
Q97.Which advanced blackjack technique follows clusters of high cards through the shuffle to predict where they will be in the next shoe?
Answer: Shuffle Tracking