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Baccarat - A table game using six or eight card decks which requires no skill. Also known as Punto Banco.
Back Line - In craps, same as Don't Pass Line.
Bag - British casinoexpression for ‘thousand.' Three bag, for example, equals three thousand.
Banker - Same as dealer in a card game.
Bank Roll - Also known as "Roll." Refers to the total cash a player has in order to support their bets.
Bar the 12 - A craps term, this converts the 12 into a Push on the Don't Pass Line.
Banned - Same as barred. A player who is longer allowed into a casino.
Base - The area on a craps table where most of the bets are placed.
Base Dealer - Craps dealer overseeing one of the Bases.
Basic Strategy - Common reference to the proper way to play blackjack according to statistics.
Bet - Same as wager.
Betting Limits - The minimum or maximum amounts of money that a player may wager. Different games and casinos typically have dissimilar wagering limits.
Betting Right - A craps term meaning "betting along with the shooter."
Betting Wrong - A craps term meaning "betting against the shooter."
Bingo - A game in which players purchase cards with numbers on them in a 5 x 5 grid corresponding to the letters in the word BINGO. Numbers are selected at random and the first contestant to complete the word BINGO in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line is declared the winner.
Black Book - A list of players barred from entering a (Nevada) casino.
Blackjack - A card game whereby contestants bet against the dealer and attempt to get as close to 21 as possible, but without exceeding 21. Also, blackjack refers to a hand whereby the first two cards add up to precisely 21.
Blind Bet - A poker term meaning a bet placed without the player actually seeing any of his or her cards.
Blinds - A forced wager in Texas Hold'em Poker.
Boxing - A horse racing term meaning a single ticket including more than one parlay.
Book - The acceptance of a bet.
Box - In craps, the area on the craps table that the Boxman controls.
Boxman - In craps, the casino employee overseeing play at a craps table.
Break - A blackjack term meaning going over 21.
Break Even Point - Theoretical gambling term meaning the point at which one's bets & payoffs would equal each other if a player played indefinitely.
Buck - A one hundred dollar wager.
Bug - Also known as a joker.
Bump - Same as "to raise."
Burn Card - Undealt cards placed in the discard tray once the dealer has shuffled and cut the deck.
Bust - Blackjack term meaning going over twenty-one. The same as Break.
Buy In - To buy chips. Also, the amount of cash used to buy chips at table games.