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Las Vegas Casino Lingo

Before you start trying your luck in Las Vegas Casinos, it makes sense to learn some key words in the local language.

Bankroll - the amount of cash an individual has to gamble with.
Black chip - $100 chip, as a rule, it is black.
Cage - the casino cashier station where you can exchange your chips for cash.
Check - another name for the casino chip.
Comp - a present from the casino. Usually, it is a complimentary drink, room, dinner, or show.
Full-pay video poker - A video poker game that, if you know perfect strategy, gives you an edge over the casino. Perfect strategy is difficult to memorize and casinos are counting on players mistakes.
Green chip - $25 casino chip.
High roller - a person who plays with a bankroll of $5,000 and more.
Hold - the house profit from all the wagers; what the casino wins.
Live poker - traditional poker game, when seven-card stud are played against other individuals, not the casino.
Pit - a group of tables that forms a circle. The pit bosses and dealers stand in the middle and serve the gamblers who sit on the outside.
Rating - tracking a gambler's average bet, length of time played and net loss. Rating is made with a help of player's card with magnetic stripe.
Red chip - $5 casino chip.
Shill - a person employed by the casino to play games during the less busy hours. Shills are used in live poker games.