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Gambling Dictionary
Bookie - A person who takes racing and sporting bets.
Box - In craps, the area of the dice table controlled by the boxman, where the center bets are placed.
Boxcars - In craps, when you roll two sixes.
Boxman - The casino dealer in charge of the craps table.
Break Even Point - The point at which the bets made by a player would approximately equal the payoffs made to that player.
Bring It In - To start the betting on the first round.
Bring-in - In 7 card stud poker, this is the mandatory bet made by the player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting.
Broke Money - Money the casino gives a broke player for transportation home.
Buck - A $100 wager.
Buffalo - Placing a bet on each of the Hardways and Any 7.
Buffalo Yo - Placing a bet on each of the Hardways and 11.
Bug - A joker.
Bum Steer - Erroneous information.
Bump - To raise.
Burn Card - Any card placed in the discard rack without being entered into play. After the deck is shuffled and cut, one card is burned.
Bust - To exceed 21 in Blackjack, making it a losing hand. Also known as break.
Busted - A player who has run out of funds and credit.
Buster - Odds of 15 to 1 on a winning horse.
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.
Buy - Paying the house a 5% commission to get true odds on a Place bet.
C and E Bet - A proposition bet on the 11 (E) or any Craps (C).
C Note - A $100 note.
C.O.D - No assets, no credit. All bets must be for cash only.
Call - In poker, when a player matches the current bet on the table. In keno and bingo, to draw the numbers for each game.
Came Up Lame - A person who left town owing money leaving no forwarding address.
Camouflage- What a gambler does to hide his/her activity from the casino.
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