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- Catch - In keno, to catch a number means that a number you have marked on your keno ticket has been drawn.
- Chase - Having lost money on a bet, 'chasing' is having another bet simply to try and get back the loss.
- Check - In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip. In poker, a player can 'check' in order to stay in the game but not bet.
- Chemin De Fer - (French) A table game using 6 or 8 decks of cards, similar to Baccarat but requires skill.
- Chip, Chips - Round plastic discs. Casinos require that you use chips for betting. They are purchased at the gaming tables and exchanged at the cashier's booth or cage.
- Chip Tray - The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table’s inventory of chips.
- Chips - Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash.
- Coat-tail - Bet the same numbers as someone who is winning at the moment.
- Cold - A player on a losing streak, or a slot machine that is not paying out.
- Color Up - When a player exchanges smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips.
- Combination Way Ticket - In keno, a ticket in which groups of numbers are bet several different ways, allowing the player to spread money over more combinations.
- Comps - Complimentary gifts given by the casino to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free hotel room, meals and beverages.
- Copy - In Pai-Gow Poker, when a player and the banker have the same two-card hand, or the same five-card hand. The banker wins all copies.
- Cracking The Nut - Making enough money on a gambling venture to cover all expenses plus a reasonable net profit.
- Craps - Casino dice table-game.
- Credit Button - In slot machines or video machines, the button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits.
- Crossroader - An old term used to denote a cheat originated in the Old West practice of cheating at saloons located at crossroads. The term is still used today for casino cheats.
- Croupier - French word for Dealer, used in the games of baccarat and roulette.
- Cut - In card games following a shuffle before the start of a new round of play, when the dealer or player divides a deck into two parts and inverts them, using a cut card (see below).
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