Casino Operations and Games
American Roulette
American roulette uses a double-zero wheel (0 and 00), generally increasing house edge versus single-zero layouts.
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Baccarat
Baccarat is a house-banked card game where players bet on player, banker, or tie hands.
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Bet Behind
Bet behind lets remote players wager on another seated player’s blackjack hand decisions.
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Bet Multiplier
A bet multiplier scales how many credits or lines are staked per spin beyond the base denomination.
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Betting Window
A betting window is the timed period when live casino bets are accepted before the round locks.
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Blackjack
Blackjack is a house-banked card game where players try to reach 21 without going over, competing against the dealer.
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Bonus Buy
Bonus buy lets a player pay a multiple of stake to enter a slot bonus feature immediately.
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Bonus Round
A bonus round is a special feature mode entered from the base game, often with unique rules or picks.
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Buy Feature Cap
Feature trigger rate is how often a slot bonus is expected to occur in base play.
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Cage
The cage is the casino cashier area where players buy chips, redeem chips, and handle certain cash transactions.
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Casino
A casino is a venue or platform that offers house-banked games and related gambling products.
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Casino Chip
A casino chip is a colored token representing a cash value used for table wagering.
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Casino Floor
The casino floor is the public gaming area with machines, tables, and related amenities.
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Casino War
Casino war is a simple house-banked card game comparing player and dealer high cards with an optional war raise.
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Chat Moderation
Chat moderation manages player messages in live casino tables to reduce abuse and collusion signals.
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Comps
Comps are complimentary goods or services casinos offer based on rated play.
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Craps
Craps is a dice game with multiple bet types on the outcomes of two dice.
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Dealer
A dealer is the casino employee who runs a table game, handles cards or dice, and settles bets.
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Decision Time
Decision time is the countdown for live table players to hit, stand, or take other actions.
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Dedicated Table
A dedicated live table is reserved for one operator’s players rather than shared across many brands.
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Denomination
Denomination is the base credit value of a slot machine or electronic game.
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Drop
Drop is the amount of cash and chip equivalents placed into table drop boxes over a period.
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Edge Sorting
Edge sorting is a technique that exploits tiny asymmetries on card backs to identify ranks.
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European Roulette
European roulette uses a single-zero wheel, generally implying a lower house edge than double-zero American roulette on comparable bets.
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Fill and Credit
Fill and credit are chip transfers that restock or remove chips from a table inventory.
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French Roulette
French roulette is a single-zero roulette variant that may include special even-money rules such as la partage or en prison.
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Gamble Feature
A gamble feature offers a chance to double or lose a slot win via a secondary chance game.
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Game Show Casino
Game show casino products are live studio games with host-led formats and multiplier-style prizes.
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High Roller
A high roller is a player who regularly wagers large amounts, often receiving VIP hosting.
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Hold and Spin
Hold and spin is a bonus style that locks special symbols and respins remaining positions for more collects.
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Infinity Table
An infinite or shared seating live table lets many online players join the same dealer deal without limited physical seats.
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Insurance Bet
Insurance is an optional blackjack side wager offered when the dealer shows an ace.
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Jackpot Seed
A jackpot seed is the starting amount a progressive resets to after it is won.
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Land-Based Casino
A land-based casino is a physical gambling venue with floors, tables, and machine games.
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Lightning Multiplier Table
Lightning-style multipliers randomly enhance certain live table bets or numbers for a round.
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Live Casino
Live casino streams real dealers and tables so online players can bet in real time.
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Live Dealer
A live dealer hosts a real-time table game on camera for remote players.
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Loss Disguised as a Win
A loss disguised as a win celebrates a return that is smaller than the stake as if it were a success.
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Marker
A marker is a form of casino credit that lets an approved player take chips against a signed obligation.
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Max Win
Max win is the published ceiling on how many times the stake a slot can pay in a single game cycle.
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Multiple Camera Angle
Multiple camera angles let live casino players switch views of the table, wheel, or shoe.
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Near Miss
A near miss is a displayed outcome that looks close to a jackpot or bonus without awarding it.
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Online Slot
An online slot is a remote RNG slot game delivered through a casino client.
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Pai Gow Poker
Pai gow poker is a house-banked game where players split seven cards into a five-card and two-card hand against the dealer.
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Pit
A pit is a cluster of table games supervised by pit personnel on a casino floor.
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Player Tracking
Player tracking links carded play to an account so casinos can measure wagering and award comps.
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Push
A push is a tie where the stake is returned neither won nor lost under table rules.
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Reel Strip
A reel strip is the ordered sequence of symbols that defines what an RNG index maps to on each reel.
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Roulette
Roulette is a house-banked game where players bet on where a ball will land on a spinning wheel.
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Round Result Overlay
A round result overlay is on-screen graphics showing win/loss amounts after a live casino round.
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Scatter Symbol
A scatter symbol can pay or trigger features without needing to land on a payline.
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Shoe Penetration
Shoe penetration is how deeply a card shoe is dealt before reshuffling.
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Sic Bo
Sic bo is a dice game where players bet on totals and combinations of three dice.
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Side Bet
A side bet is an optional additional wager attached to a main table game, often with a higher house edge.
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Slot Floor
The slot floor is the area of a casino dedicated to slot machines and similar electronic games.
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Slot Machine
A slot machine is an electronic or mechanical game that spins reels and pays according to symbol combinations.
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Smart Shoe
A smart shoe is an electronic card shoe that reads and helps verify cards as they are dealt.
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Soft Count
Soft count is the counting of drop-box contents and related cash/chip paperwork in a secure count room.
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Stream Latency
Stream latency is the delay between real studio action and what the player sees in a live casino client.
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Surveillance
Casino surveillance monitors gaming areas with cameras and staff to deter theft and collusion.
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