Glossary
| Casino Term | Casino Term Description |
| action | The amount of money wagered. In poker, the placing of money into the pot. |
| active player | One who is still in the pot. |
| ante | In poker, a small portion of the minimum bet that each player is required to put into the pot before a new hand starts. |
| banker | In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table. |
| bankroll | A players total available gambling money. |
| basic strategy | In blackjack, the set of plays that you should make to maximise your advantage. |
| bet | Wager |
| betting limits | In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that you can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted. |
| bingo marker | A crayon or ink dauber that is used to cover the numbers on a bingo game card. |
| black | The most common colour used for $100 chips. |
| blind bet | A bet that certain poker players are required to make because of their betting positions. |
| bluff | In poker, players bluff when raising with a weak hand in hopes of driving out players with stronger hands. |
| board | In poker, the community cards dealt face-up in the centre of the table are referred to as on the 'board'. |
| boat | Another term for a full house. |
| break-even point | The break-even point is the point at which if you played forever, the bets you made would approximately equal the payoffs you'd receive. |
| bring-in | In seven-card stud, the bring-in is a mandatory bet made by the player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting. |
| buck | A $100 wager |
| bug | A joker |
| bump | To raise |
| burn card | In card games, the card temporarily removed from play. After a shuffle and cut, one card is placed on the bottom of the deck or in the discard tray, which is called burning the card. |
| bust | In blackjack, to go over twenty-one. If you bust you lose |
| button | In poker, a small plastic disc used as a marker that is moved from player to player after each hand to designate the dealer position. |