21+3A blackjack side bet that combines your two cards with the dealer's up-card to form a three-card poker hand, paying if that hand is a flush, straight, three of a kind or better.core
Baccarat CommissionThe standard 5% fee a casino charges on winning Banker bets in baccarat, which offsets the Banker hand's natural advantage and creates the house's margin.core
Blackjack InsuranceAn optional blackjack side bet offered when the dealer shows an ace, wagering that the dealer has a ten-value hole card for a natural blackjack, paid at 2:1.core
Blackjack SurrenderA blackjack option to forfeit a hand and reclaim half your bet rather than playing it out, used on very weak hands against a strong dealer up-card.advanced
Card CountingA blackjack skill of tracking the ratio of high to low cards remaining in the shoe to estimate when the odds temporarily shift toward the player.advanced
Casino Hold'emA simplified house-banked version of Texas Hold'em where the player makes one call-or-fold decision after seeing the flop, then competes against the dealer's five-card hand.core
Casino WarA very simple card game where player and dealer each receive one card and the higher card wins, with a special 'war' resolution when the two cards tie.beginner
Continuous Shuffling MachineA device that continuously reshuffles returned cards back into the deck after every hand, so the shoe is effectively never depleted and there is no cut card.advanced
CrapsA dice game in which players bet on the outcome of rolls of two dice, structured around a 'come-out' roll and, if no immediate decision, a 'point' number that must be repeated before a 7 appears.core
Craps Come BetA craps wager identical in logic to the Pass Line but placed after a point is already set, effectively starting a fresh come-out sequence for that individual bet.advanced
Craps Odds BetAn additional craps bet placed behind an existing Pass or Don't Pass wager once a point is set, uniquely paid at true odds so it carries a 0% house edge.advanced
Cut Card & ShoeThe 'shoe' is the box that holds and dispenses multiple decks of cards, and the 'cut card' is a coloured marker inserted to mark where dealing stops before a reshuffle.core
Double DownA blackjack move that doubles your original bet in exchange for receiving exactly one more card, used when a single additional card is likely to produce a strong winning hand.core
European vs American RouletteThe two main roulette wheel designs, distinguished by whether the wheel has one zero (European) or two zero pockets (American), which sharply changes the built-in house edge.beginner
Even-Money BetAny wager that pays winnings equal to the stake (1:1), so a winning bet returns your stake plus the same amount again.beginner
Inside & Outside BetsThe two families of roulette wagers: inside bets on specific numbers or small groups (higher payout, lower chance) and outside bets on large groups such as colour or odd/even (lower payout, higher chance).beginner
La Partage / En PrisonTwo French-roulette rules that soften the loss on even-money bets when the ball lands on zero, roughly halving the house edge for those specific wagers.core
Pai Gow PokerA poker-based table game where players split seven cards into a five-card 'high' hand and a two-card 'low' hand, both of which must beat the dealer's corresponding hands to win.advanced
Pass Line BetThe fundamental craps wager that a shooter will win their sequence, carrying one of the lowest house edges on the table at about 1.41%.core
Perfect PairsA blackjack side bet that your first two cards form a pair, paying more for pairs that also match in colour or suit.core
Progressive Side BetAn optional table-game side bet linked to a growing jackpot that increases as players contribute, typically paying its top prize for a rare premium hand.advanced
Punto BancoThe most common, purely luck-based form of baccarat, in which the player bets on Player (Punto), Banker (Banco) or Tie and all card-drawing follows fixed rules with no decisions.core
Sic BoAn ancient three-dice game of Chinese origin where players bet on combinations of the shaken dice, with house edges ranging from modest to very high depending on the bet.core
Soft vs Hard HandA blackjack distinction based on the ace: a 'soft' hand counts an ace as 11 and cannot bust on the next card, while a 'hard' hand has no such flexible ace.core
Splitting PairsA blackjack option to separate a starting pair of equal cards into two independent hands, each receiving a new second card and its own matching bet.core
Table LimitsThe minimum and maximum amounts a table accepts on a bet, which frame how much can be staked per wager and constrain betting systems.beginner
Three Card PokerA fast poker-based table game played with three cards, combining an optional 'Pair Plus' bet on your own hand strength with an 'Ante and Play' bet against the dealer.core
Ultimate Texas Hold'emA house-banked poker variant where the player and dealer each build the best five-card hand from two hole cards and five community cards, with the player able to bet earlier for a larger raise.advanced
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