| If you're visiting a Las Vegas casino, you may | | | | one in Vegas actually gambles, if you read the |
| wonder what kind of language they're speaking. | | | | literature. They all participate in "gaming". You'll win or |
| There is a lot of Vegas lingo, and learning a few of | | | | lose money either way, but gaming doesn't carry the |
| the more popular terms and what they mean can | | | | same expectation of losing as gambling. |
| make you look like an old hand in the casino. | | | | Of course, some of the terms in Vegas have several |
| Some of the terms are colorful and will really make | | | | meanings. You might hear the term "action" used in |
| you look cool. Vegas veterans call dice "bones". Want | | | | several ways. Personally, "action" could be the |
| to look cool? Roll the bones at a craps table. Another | | | | amount of money you bet during one casino |
| cool Vegas term is "bill". Be careful, this is a $100 bill, | | | | gambling session, or the entire amount you bet during |
| not just a dollar. | | | | your trip. The term is used both ways. For the |
| You may be interested in playing a "progressive" | | | | casino, "action" can refer to the annual amount the |
| game. This is a game where the jackpot keeps | | | | casino deposits, or the amount of play in a specific |
| growing until someone wins. Each play makes the | | | | time period defined by the casino management. |
| jackpot grow until some lucky person wins the entire | | | | The "buy in" is the smallest amount that you can join |
| "pot" or amount of money available. | | | | a table game for. You will notice that some tables |
| You may notice a "fill" while you're in the casino. | | | | require $5, $10 or even $50 and more to join the |
| When a machine's coins are replenished, or more | | | | game. This term inevitably leads to "high roller," or |
| chips are brought to a table game, it's called a fill. Of | | | | someone who has a lot of money to bet and isn't |
| course, the coins go into the machine's hopper, or | | | | afraid to use it. Depending on the casino, a high roller |
| the container inside the machine that holds the coins | | | | is usually considered someone who bets $10,000 or |
| or tokens. | | | | more during a day. Or you might say, his action is |
| You may want to keep an eye out for the "pit" while | | | | $10,000 or more. |
| you're in the casino. This area is usually off-limits to | | | | Finally, you'll probably need the useful term, "all-in". |
| customers, but it's where the "pit boss" or supervisor | | | | This can mean that you are betting everything you |
| monitors the activity in the casino. It's interesting to | | | | have left in a poker game, but it can also mean |
| see the pit boss concentrate and monitor the | | | | you're broke or absolutely exhausted after a long |
| "action" or activity on the "floor" (gaming area). | | | | day of "gaming" Vegas can be a lot of fun, and |
| Of course, "gaming" was originally coined because of | | | | knowing some of the lingo can make you feel like a |
| the negative connotation of the word "gambling". No | | | | real "insider". |