Live Casino Wordlist

New to the online casino scene in Pakistan and keen to grasp common gaming lingo, or just need a quick refresher? You're in the right spot! We've compiled a comprehensive list of casino terms you'll want to know, tailored for Pakistani players.

A

ACS - Abbreviation for Automatic Card Shuffler.

Action - The total amount of money a player wagers within a specific gaming session.

Alias - A username or nickname chosen by a player to represent them, often required for live casino games.

Android Casino - Refers to online casinos and games optimized for devices running the Android operating system, widely used in Pakistan.

Ante - An initial bet placed before a hand or round begins, common in many card games.

Auto-play - A feature on slot machines that allows the game to spin automatically for a predetermined number of spins.

Automatic Card Shuffler - A mechanical device used in some land-based casinos to shuffle card decks automatically.

Avalanche Function - A special feature in some slot games where winning symbols disappear and new ones fall into place, creating potential for consecutive wins within a single round.

B

Banker - In games like Baccarat, the Banker is a position that takes bets and pays winnings. In live casinos, this role is typically fulfilled by the dealer.

Bankroll - The total amount of money a player allocates for gambling purposes.

Basic Strategy (Blackjack) - A statistically proven method for playing Blackjack with the aim of maximizing Return to Player (RTP). Many Pakistani players consult guides on this to improve their odds.

Bet / Wager - Placing money on the outcome of a casino game. In Pakistani casinos, this is typically done using PKR (Pakistani Rupees). Bet Limits - The minimum and maximum amount you can bet in any given casino game. For example, a live Blackjack table might have a minimum bet of PKR 100 and a maximum of PKR 10,000.

Bet Max - On slot machines, this button allows you to place the highest possible bet for that game in a single spin.

Betting Layout - The designated area on a gaming table where players place their chips to make their chosen bets.

Betting Limits - The minimum and maximum stake allowed at a particular gaming table. This is important for managing your bankroll effectively.

Bonus - A promotional offer from a casino, often providing added value like free spins or bonus funds. Many Pakistani casinos offer welcome bonuses or reload bonuses. Some may require a deposit, while others are no-deposit bonuses.

Bonus Feature - An extra feature within a slot game, often triggered by specific symbols, which can lead to enhanced winning opportunities or special gameplay.

Bonus Symbol - Special symbols in slot machines that, when landed in a certain number (usually three or more), activate a bonus game or feature.

Burn Card - The top card dealt from a deck and discarded face down before a card game commences, often to prevent cheating. Players are typically unaware of what this card is.

Bust - In Blackjack, this occurs when a player's hand total exceeds 21, resulting in an automatic loss for that round.

C

Cage - In land-based casinos, this refers to the secure area where money and chips are stored, similar to a vault.

Card Counting (Blackjack) - An advanced technique used in Blackjack by some players to track the ratio of high to low cards remaining in the deck, potentially offering a strategic advantage. While it's a known strategy, its legality and practice can vary. For most players in Pakistan, focusing on basic strategy is more practical.

Card Counting - As mentioned above, a strategy for Blackjack. It's an advanced skill not typically used by casual players. Card Shark - A highly skilled card player, often one who plays professionally or exploits less experienced opponents. Card Sharp - An alternative term for Card Shark. Card Washing - A shuffling technique where cards are spread and moved across the table, resembling washing.

Cashback - A type of casino promotion where a percentage of net losses are returned to the player. This is a popular feature among online casinos targeting Pakistani players.

Cash Bonus - Bonus funds that can be withdrawn after meeting specific wagering requirements.

Cash Out - The option to settle a bet before the event concludes to secure winnings or minimize losses. This is common in sports betting, but some casino games also offer this.

Cashier's Desk - In physical casinos, this is where players can exchange cash for chips or cash out their winnings.

Chasing - The act of continuing to bet excessively after a series of losses in an attempt to recover lost money and break even. This is generally not a recommended gambling strategy.

Chip Tray - A tray used by dealers to hold and organize casino chips and coins.

Chips - Small, disk-shaped tokens used as a substitute for currency inside a casino.

Coat Tail - A player who bets on the same numbers or outcomes as a recent winner, essentially following their luck.

Cold Streak - A period where a player experiences persistent losses.

Comp (Complimentary) - Freebies or perks offered by casinos to players as a reward for their patronage. These can range from free drinks to hotel stays, depending on the amount wagered and time spent playing.

Comp Hustling - A player tactic to prolong their casino visit to maximize the acquisition of complimentary bonuses or rewards.

Comp Points - In online and mobile casinos, comp points are loyalty rewards that players earn by betting. These points can often be converted into bonus cash or other prizes.

Continuous Shuffling Machine - A device that continuously shuffles cards, used in some live casino games to speed up play and reduce dealer intervention.

Croupier - The casino employee responsible for managing a game, collecting bets, and paying out winnings.

CSM - An acronym for Continuous Shuffling Machine.

Cut Card - A colored or plastic card inserted into a deck of cards by the dealer to indicate where the deck should be cut or shuffled.

D

Dealer - Another term for Croupier; the casino employee who oversees a particular game at a table.

Deck Penetration - The depth into a deck of cards that a game is played before the cards are shuffled. This metric is important for games like Blackjack.

Deposit - The act of adding funds to your online casino account. Common deposit methods in Pakistan include bank transfers and e-wallets.

Deposit Bonus - A bonus offered by online casinos as a reward for making a deposit. Often a percentage match of the deposited amount.

Deposit Method - The various ways players can fund their online casino accounts, such as bank transfers, mobile payment systems, and sometimes cryptocurrency, relevant for Pakistani users.

Dice Control - A controversial theory in craps suggesting players can influence the outcome of a dice roll to achieve specific numbers. It is not considered a reliable strategy by most.

Dirty Money - A colloquial term for money won by the casino from losing player bets.

Discard Tray - A container held by the dealer holding used or discarded cards.

Double Down - When playing Blackjack, players gets the opportunity to double their hand after the first two cards. If a player selects "Double", a gambler can only receive one more card.

Down Card - Cards dealt face down.

Download Casino - Online casino games that require downloading software to play.

E

eCOGRA - Testing and standards organization that specializes in online gambling (E-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance)

Edge - Calculating a higher probability of occurrence for a bet than the odds you receive.

Encryption - Used by online casinos to protect money and information from hackers.

Even Money Bet - Wagering money when the odds are equal. The better can lose or win the same amount.

Expanding Wild - When playing slots, a gambler will come across all sorts of wild symbols and one of them is expanding wilds. This means that the wild symbol expands and gives gamblers more wilds on the board.

Expected Win Rate - The amount of money a player is expected to wine over a period of time.

Eye in the Sky - Closed circuit cameras used for monitoring a casino.

F

Face Card - Any jack, queen, or king card.

Face Down Card - See Down Card.

Face Up Card - Cards dealt face up.

Flash Casino - An online casino that uses an Adobe Flash plugin, where players can access games from a web browser.

Flat Betting - When a player bets the same amount each time.

Flush - When playing Blackjack a gambler can make a side bet. One of the side bets pays if a gambler receives the same suit on the first two cards together with the dealer's first.

Free Spins - A gambler can be offered a certain number of Free Spins in a welcome bonus. The opportunity to spin in a selected slot without having to bet any money. Sometimes the Free Spins come with wagering requirements and sometimes without.

Free bonus - A free bonus is a bonus that the casino gives to players without any deposit requirements, this is usually in connection with registering and opening an account with the casino.

G

Gambler’s Fallacy - A false belief that something is more or less likely to happen based on how many times it has happened before.

George - A term used by the Dealer for a big-tipping player.

Gross Winnings - The difference between how much a player bets and how much they win.

H

Hearts - One of the two suits of a deck of cards and one of the four suits.

High Roller - A player who consistently bets large sums of money.

Hit - When you play Blackjack, you always get two cards in your hand. If you want a third card say or click "Hit". The dealer then gives you a third card.

Hot Streak - When a player has a long-lasting winning run.

Hot Table - When players at a specific table keep winning.

House - Another term for Casino.

House Edge - The advantage a casino has to make money over players.

House Rules - Rules that are specific to a casino.

J

Jackpot - A large prize amount often associated with slot machines.

L

Layout - Markings on a game table dividing the surface into sections.

Live Dealer Games - An in-person casino game with a human Dealer, as opposed to an online casino game with a computer Dealer.

Lobby - Where players can see all games available in online casinos.

Loose Slot - A slot machine with a high payout.

Loyalty Program - A membership for casinos. Players can connect their cards to the membership so that when makes transactions, they can gain rewards.

M

Marker - Similar to a short-term loan or a line of credit, a player can borrow money from a casino to bet.

Maximum Bet - The highest a player can bet during a game.

Minimum Bet - The lowest a player can bet during a game.

Mobile Casino - A mobile casino is where you can play all online games on your phone.

Multi-Hand - Game When players use multiple hands at once during a game. A bet must be made from each hand.

Multi-Player Game - When players use only one hand at a time during a game.

N

Net Winnings - The amount a casino makes after prizes and winnings are distributed after a game is played.

No deposit bonus - A no deposit bonus is a bonus that you get without having to make a deposit.

O

Odds - The chances of winning or losing during a game.

Optimal Strategy - A “correct” way to play to give players a better chance at winning.

Open Card - When playing Blackjack, a player can choose a table where the dealer shows both his cards instead of one. This gives a clear advantage, but at the same time, the dealer always wins equally, which means that the player’s advantage quickly disappears.

P

Paint - Slang term for Face Card.

Payout - The money given to a player after a winning bet.

Payout Odds - How much a player will win from a bet, relative to the stake. This means for 3:1, a player will win $3 for every $1 put down.

Payout Percentage - How much money is returned to a player. For example, if a player’s payout percentage is 90%, for every $10 wagered, they will win $9.

Payout Table - Shows how much can be won on a specific game.

Payline - A pay line is the same as a paytable. It is a line where winnings are paid out in the game.

Pit - Areas that break up a casino. Each pit has a designated number of tables for games.

Pit Boss - An employee who oversees an individual pit.

Play Bonus - For online gambling, this can be used for wagering only. It can’t be withdrawn.

Play For Fun - For online casinos, games with no winnings that are offered to players who don’t put down any money.

Progression Betting - Broken into two styles. 1. Positive betting, which means when a player increases their stake after a win, and 2. Negative betting, which means a player decreases their stake after a win.

Progressive Jackpot - A Jackpot that grows until it is one.

Put - Slang for a Tie in a game.

R

Reload Bonus - The reload bonus is given to loyal players at a casino. It is granted when gamblers deposit more money in their casino accounts. A "top-up bonus" and means that you get an extra penny if you choose to top up your gaming account.

Re-spins - In some slots you can get re-spins. This means that you get a free spin if you succeed in fulfilling the function.

RTP - RTP stands for return to player and is the payback percentage. Most often you will find RTP in a slot and can see how much is refunded to players.

S

Shoe - A container that holds and dispenses cards at a game table.

Shuffle - When a dealer mixes the cards to keep the order anonymous.

Side Bet - A bet placed on an outcome not related to the result of the game. For example, betting that your first card is higher than 10.

Sign Up Bonus - For online casinos, incentive given to player when they first join.

Slots - A slot machine is a casino game that has spinning reels. The reels contain symbols on them. If the symbols line up, a prize is won. The price depends on where the different symbols land.

Stake - A bet size.

Sticky Bonus - Slang for Play Bonus.

Stiff -A term used by the Dealer for a player who doesn’t tip.

Split - When a player gets the same value on both cards when playing blackjack, there is an opportunity to split them. Another card on each will be dealt. Now there are two playing hands that must match the initial wager for the new second hand.

T

Table - Hold A gaming table’s profit after a set period of time.

Table Limit - The minimum and maximum amounts of money that players can bet on one hand.

Tilt - To play recklessly due to emotions, typically caused by losing.

Toke - Slang for tip given to Dealer.

True Odds - The odds of a bet based on probability.

Turnover Requirement - An expression that is used to describe the amount wagered. Meaning placing bets with the money that´s been deposited.

Tournament - Allows players to make bets with a minimum rate that competes with other players.

U

Up Card - See Face Up Card.

V

VIP Club - For the most loyal players, some casinos have VIP programs. The higher the VIP players climb in the VIP club, the better the rewards.
VIP Player - A player valued for betting regularly and/or for using high stakes at a casino.
VIP Program - For online casinos, how players can be rewarded for their activity.

W

Wager - How much money a player bets.

Wagering Requirements - For online casinos, it dictates how much a play must bet before making a withdrawal.

Welcome Bonus - If a player is new to a casino and opens an account, they are rewarded with a welcome bonus.

Whale - Players who bet thousands or millions of dollars in one night.

Withdrawal - When a player moves the money from their online account back to the payment of their choice.