A — Z of the table
Baccarat
Player vs Banker on totals modulo ten. Banker bet carries the lowest house edge of any common table game.
Blackjack
Twenty-one against the dealer. A natural pays 3:2, and basic strategy reduces the house edge to roughly 0.5%.
Boxman
The seated supervisor at a craps table, responsible for the chip bank and game integrity.
Chip
The standardized casino token that represents currency on the gaming floor.
Comp
Casino-issued complimentary item — rooms, meals, shows — earned through tracked play.
Craps
Two-dice game with the lowest-edge bets on the floor. The Pass Line + max odds is the textbook play.
House Edge
The casino's mathematical expected profit on a bet, expressed as a percentage of the wager.
Natural
A blackjack or baccarat hand totaling exactly the target on the first two cards. Pays a premium in blackjack.
RNG
Random Number Generator — the algorithmic engine behind every digital casino game.
Roulette
Spinning wheel of 37 or 38 pockets. The single zero gives a 2.70% house edge; the double zero pushes it to 5.26%.
RTP
Return To Player — the inverse of the house edge, expressed as the percentage paid back to bettors over time.
Shoe
The dealing box used to hold multiple decks in blackjack, baccarat and other card games.