AffiliateAn affiliate is an independent marketer or website that sends new players to a gambling operator and gets paid a commission for the traffic it refers.core
AggregatorA company that connects an online casino to many game studios through a single technical integration, so the operator can offer thousands of games without integrating each provider one by one.core
DealerA dealer is the trained human host who runs a live casino table game in real time — dealing the cards or spinning the wheel — while players watch and place bets over a video stream.beginner
Game Provider (Studio)A company that designs and builds the actual casino games — slots, table games, live dealer content — that operators offer to players.core
Game ShowA live casino format in which a human presenter hosts a wheel-, dice-, or ball-based game from a broadcast-style studio, combining simple bets with television-game-show entertainment.core
iGamingiGaming is the industry's umbrella term for gambling with real money over the internet, such as online casino games, sports betting, and poker.beginner
Live CasinoAn online casino format where real human dealers run real games such as roulette, blackjack, or baccarat in real time over a live video stream that players bet on from their own device.core
OperatorThe company that runs a gambling site or app — it holds your account, accepts your bets, and pays out any winnings.beginner
Poker TournamentA poker tournament is a structured event where every entrant pays the same buy-in for an equal stack of chips and plays until one person holds them all, with cash prizes paid to the top finishers.beginner
Table GamesCasino games such as blackjack, roulette and baccarat that are traditionally played at a physical table, typically against the house.beginner
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